Barbara Bush died this week at the age of 92 ... She was diagnosed with Graves’ disease In March of 1989, during her husband’s first year as president, Barbara was diagnosed with Graves ...

And a source close to the Bush family told CBS News reporter Jenna Gibson on Tuesday that, while Barbara’s chronic pulmonary disease (COPD) made breathing difficult, “she is alert and was ...

1989 – Founds the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. 1989 – Makes public that she was diagnosed in 1988 with Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disease that commonly affects the thyroid.

A Cure for Cancer Barbara Bush also devoted energy to finding a cure for cancer. When Robin was diagnosed with leukemia in 1953, the Bushes had never heard of the disease. Eight months later ...

I have graves disease! the shakes, the nerves. THE CRAZY!! goodbye thyroid. I will kill you with radioactivity,” she wrote.

Barbara Bush also devoted energy to finding a cure for cancer. When Robin was diagnosed with leukemia in 1953, the Bushes had never heard of the disease. Eight months later, the Bushes donated ...