please pray for my son Michael who has graves disease ,which has affected him mentally and physically . he loves to play sports ! but i recently found out by my exwife that he can no longer take gym in high school his first year ,because he is not doing so well academically. I hurt for him because i played sports all through my teenage years. I dont care if he plays on any organized team . But since hes been diagnosed about a year ago, he has been cut from a park football team and his eighth grade basketball trials . each time i see him dissappointed it kills me. I just want him to be able to enjoy the fun of sports! he has a follow up with his doctor tommorrow! I pray to god that all goes well! Graves Disease , an accelerated thyroid gland, or hyper thyroid which causes rapid weight loss and accelerated heart beat . before we knew what he had he went from a healthy 6,2 150lbs 14yrs old to 117 lbs. I felt helpless because it seemed that my baby was withering away after being healthy up to this point! I love him and my youngest son so much ! I just want them to be healthy!

Michael Sr.