 She was seen by 5 endocrine paediatric consultants in the NHS – 4 of whom discharged her saying there was nothing wrong with her as it was all in the mind.Mary did not believe this, she researched on the internet, read books on hormone deficiency and accessed the web sites of Thyroid UK and the Thyroid Patients Advocacy Forum.She was convinced her daughter had deficiencies in cortisol, thyroid and oestrogen.