Rare disease acromegaly finds an Ottawa champion

Dianne Sauvé sometimes finds herself looking at someone in public — on a bus, say — and thinking, “I believe that person has it, too.”
The “it” is acromegaly, a rare disease that can result in abnormal growth of the forehead, nose, jaw, hands and feet. Caused by a tumour on the pituitary gland that increases growth hormone, its other symptoms include joint pain, extreme fatigue, excessive skin tags, headaches, enlarged organs, menstrual cycle irregulari