'It impacts weight, sleep and mental health':

Michele Adams is quick to say, "I don't want to throw anyone under the bus," but it took her being hit by a car for her thyroid disease to finally be diagnosed. 

Adams has always been an active person, but for a few years, she had felt tired and had a constant tightness in her throat. She was diagnosed with post-nasal drip but did not feel relief after a year of treatment. 

"I thought this exhaustion, hoarse voice and lump in my throat were just my new normal," Adams said. "I'd accepted it, and I shouldn't have."