This is dedicated to my cousin who actually has Grave's. I hope you like it. Please give me suggestions for the next few chapters because I need help. I am sorry for not uploading in a while. We just had finals. I hope to get a few more chapters written this week, but it might not happen. Thanks for all the comments. Enjoy.


G is for Grave's disease:

She had been sixteen when she was diagnosed. She had been really tired for weeks and had been losing weight without trying. She finally decided to see a doctor when Beck began to notice and worry about her. In fact he had taken her in. She remembered that day like it way yesterday.

"Jade West," the nurse called. She stood up and took Beck's hand, walking back with the nurse.

"Alright, Mrs. West," the nurse said, closing the door behind them, "What brings you in today?"

"Well," Jade said, "I have been really tired for the past couple of weeks, I am losing weight without doing anything and I have been getting sick a lot."

"Anything else?" the nurse asked, writing down everything Jade said.

"Yeah," Jade said, "The past couple of days, I've been having diarrhea. I thought it was just another bug, but I feel fine other than the diarrhea."

"Alright," the nurse said, making a note.

"She has also been more irritable than usual," Beck said from the chair he was sitting in.

"Ok," the nurse said, "Now, take off your shoes and follow me." She took Jade to be weighed and measured her height before taking her back into the room.

"Alright," the nurse said, "Let me just take your temperature and blood pressure."

Jade nodded as the nurse stuck the thermometer in her mouth. "Temp is normal," she said, sticking the blood pressure cuff on her. "And BP looks good too," she said after the cuff released, "The doctor should be in in just a few minutes."

"Thanks," Jade said as the nurse left.

"You alright?" Beck asked, getting up onto the exam table with her.

"Yeah," Jade said, leaning against him, "I just want to find out what's wrong with me. Sorry I've been so cranky lately."

"It's fine," Beck said, kissing her forehead, "I just want you healthy." Jade smiled at him. They just sat there in each other's embrace until the doctor came in.

"Hi Jade," Dr. Brooks said, entering, "Who is this?"

"My boyfriend, Beck Oliver," Jade said, "Beck this is Dr. Brooks. She has been my doctor since I was little."

"Nice to meet you," Beck said, shaking the doctors hand.

"Let's see what's going on with you Jade," Dr. Brooks said, washing her hands before looking at the chart, "fatigue, weight loss, sick a lot, diarrhea, irritable."

Jade nodded as the doctor put her hands on her neck, feeling around, eyebrows furrowing as she ran her hands over part of Jade's neck.

"What?" Jade said, seeing her face.

"I need to take some blood," the doctor said as she laid Jade down and began examining her stomach, "I think you may have Grave's disease."

"What is that?" Beck asked, worry lacing his voice.

"It is a malfunction in the thyroid that causes it to produce too much of certain chemicals," Dr. Brooks said, helping Jade up, "It is treatable and easy to manage with medications. It is however, an autoimmune disorder so her immune system will be compromised slightly."

"How long does the test take?" Jade asked.

"Well," the doctor said, "Let me listen to your heart first." She did and nodded as she took off her stethoscope. "Just as I thought," she said, "Rapid heart rate. I am almost certain this is what you have. The blood tests will be done in about twenty minutes once the nurse takes them. Normally, you would need a parent, but I will let it slide because I know how your parents are."

"Thanks, Dr. Brooks," Jade said as the doctor left.

The tests had been positive and Jade had been on anti-thyroid medication for just over two years. She still had problems with getting sick a lot, but everything else had resolved itself. She had Beck to thank for her diagnosis and all the support he gave her.


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