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    Former first lady Barbara Bush dead at 92, spokesperson says

    Former first lady Barbara Bush, wife of President George H.W. Bush, has passed away.

    Bush passed away shortly after deciding to forgo further medical treatments for her failing health, a family spokesman said.

    Having been hospitalized numerous times while battling congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, she decided Sunday that she wanted to be "surrounded by a family she adores," according to a statement released by the office of former President George H.W. Bush.

    Barbara Bush was diagnosed with Graves' disease in 1989 after she lost 18 pounds in three months.
    Graves' disease causes mood and body changes when the immune system "mistakenly attacks" the thyroid gland, causing overproduction of the hormone thyroxine, according to the Mayo Clinic.

    She later began taking medication, including steroids, to treat the condition and received radiation therapy in 1990 for her eyes as part of the treatment.

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    The end of an era. She brought grace to the Whitehouse.

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