1989 – Founds the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. 1989 – Makes public that she was diagnosed in 1988 with Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disease that commonly affects the thyroid.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Barbara Bush, wife of former President George H.W. Bush and mother of former President George W. Bush. Personal:Birth date: June 8 ...