Hi everybody
Just for the record: George & Barbara Bush do have Graves’. Millie, the dog, had lupus.
In her book, BARBARA BUSH: A MEMOIR, she says on page 412, “One day, the rumor that George had lupus swept across the United States and the stock market dropped 40 points. I loved setting people straight: THE DOG had lupus: George was fine.”
She goes on to say, “In December 1993, George, Millie, and I gave blood to Dr. Jonathan Jaspan at Tulane University to be tested for a possible common virus that might be responsible for our autoimmune diseases. A virus conceivable might trigger one type of disease in George and myself (that is, Graves’ disease), and another type in Millie (lupus). If such a virus is found and proved to be the cause, it will be an important breaktrough”
Having said that, my vote goes to Geo. & Bar for the “mystery spokesperson”.
Cindy
