Tragic Details About Faith Hill's Daughter Gracie McGraw's Health Struggles

When you're the eldest child of two of the biggest stars in country music, you're bound to have an interesting life. Just ask Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's daughter Gracie McGraw, who has grown up to be stunning, but is also intent on making her own mark on the entertainment industry, having made her off-Broadway debut in 2024. However, a key thing to know about Gracie is that despite her pedigree, success, and the lavish lifestyle she shares with her sisters, she's also had to face her own personal struggles, particularly as it pertains to her health. And to make matters worse, social media commenters aren't exactly known for being the most empathetic when it comes to that sort of thing. 

In March 2022, Gracie revealed in a now-deleted Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS. According to the Cleveland Clinic, PCOS is a hormonal imbalance in the ovaries that can disrupt the menstruation cycle, as well as result in skin, hair, and/or weight issues. "To get the correct diagnosis you would need 2 out of the 5 characteristics of PCOS and I had 4," Gracie wrote in her post (via E! News), adding, "During my appointment with my endocrinologist I realized that may have been a factor in my issues with weight, so we decided to try a medicine to regulate my body more normally and create the tools to continue to keep my body and myself healthy as I get older." The McGraw-Hill heiress concluded her post by offering words of support to anyone who may be facing their own health struggles, be they physical or mental. That said, effectively treating her own affliction would prove to require some trial and error for Gracie.

Gracie McGraw's initial post regarding her PCOS diagnosis was nothing if not transparent and vulnerable, with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's eldest daughter being rather forthcoming with what she was going through, how she was going about handling it, and how much of a journey it was just to get to that point. "I'm learning to navigate the new blemishes, but I don't think that I would have ever allowed myself to go to a doctor's appointment like this unless I had taken the correct steps toward my mental health, because as much as physical health is important, mental goes hand in hand," Gracie wrote at the time.

Even so, that didn't stop users on social media from taking potshots as Gracie showed off her progress. However, Gracie herself took the comments on the chin, and made it clear that she wasn't going to be shamed for doing what she felt was necessary to keep herself happy and healthy. In mid-2023, Gracie posted a bikini photo on Instagram alongside the cheeky caption, "It's a gorgeous day for narcissism!" One user commented on the now-deleted post with the addition, "And Ozempic!"

Gracie was quick to clap back, explaining that while she did indeed use Ozempic to try and treat her PCOS the previous year (something she had already confirmed beforehand), it didn't really work for her, and she switched to a combination of exercise and a similar drug called Mounjaro to manage her weight. "No need to accuse when I have been open about it," she wrote (via People). In other words, though Gracie's PCOS almost certainly took a toll on her body prior to her undergoing treatment, she shows no sign of giving into negativity.