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Sophie is in the company of her two-year-old daughter who gleefully dances at her mother’s feet. She moves slowly and lethargically. Her hair is shaved down into a crop cut and she wears a flowy dress. She tells us that she is finishing up on a few chores and will join us in the living room shortly, leaving her hyper little girl behind.
The young toddler plays, oblivious of the fact that she was born at a time when her mother was fighting for her life and soon after the diagnosis of the illness that plagued her delivery. Sophie has hyperthyroidism, a condition characterised by overproduction of thyroid hormone. The thyroid hormone typically controls metabolism and in excess amounts, will affect the workings of different systems in the body.
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