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Kathleen Speirs

Scots gran with bulging eyes left riddled with anxiety after crippling thyroid disease diagnosis

A Scots gran left with bulging eyes and a neck scar from an autoimmune condition says people staring at her in the street has left her riddled with anxiety.

Clare-Louise Farrell, from Head of Muir, Falkirk, was diagnosed with thyroid condition Graves' Disease in May 2017.

As a symptom of her illness, her immune system mistakenly attacks the muscles and fatty tissues around and behind her eyes, causing them to swell.

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