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coord_deniseMy name is Denise and I had an undiagnosed overactive thyroid for over 10 years. Eventually it was treated with radioactive iodine, and now I have an under active thyroid.

I have done voluntary work for many years. I helped take aid to Bosnia and then ran a local homeless charity.

Our group is quite small. We have quite a few members who live too far away to attend meetings, but we do keep in touch by phone. At the moment the priority is to get a venue, as we do not have one at this time.

I started a thyroid support group before I knew of the British Thyroid Foundation. The purpose was to just listen and support local sufferers. When I heard about the BTF, I decided our local group should join forces with BTF and became a Local Coordinator for BTF.

 
 
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Clare wrote: ‘I would be very honoured to accept your invitation and would like to thank the Trustees for thinking of me. I am sure you are aware that my work is rather all-encompassing but I shall do what I can to help raise awareness of thyroid disorders and in doing so, to help those who are suffering.’

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Mr Geoffrey E Rose, Consultant Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London has joined the BTF's board of trustees. Mr Rose says: ‘I will happily serve as a Trustee of the British Thyroid Foundation for the best interests of patients with thyroid problems and especially to advance the cause of those with thyroid eye disease’

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