Until summer 2022, this site will provide updates on Hannah’s recovery process from the successful brain (pituitary) and
sinus surgery she went through in Jan 2022 to cure Cushing’s Disease.

It is extremely rare in that only 1 in 1 million get it. It causes every cell in the body to malfunction
Examples of areas impacted include, but are not limited to, memory & cognitive function, bone density,
organ function, muscle and joint degeneration, severe fatigue, inflammation, poor immune system, difficulty fighting infection, etc.

As intended, the surgery made her body stop making cortisol (fight or flight hormone)
but since it is required to survive, she is on a high dosage replacement, which she now has to 1) slowly wean off of while 2) her body takes 1-2 years to fully heal.
The weaning process is the most difficult element since it has been likened by doctors to having the same withdrawal symptoms as a heroin addict and takes 6 mo to 1 year.