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Mashup Score: 2
I aim to honor Amara’s memory through advocacy by turning the painful parts of my grief into powerful forces that get positive results toward change!
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Mashup Score: 0Blood Clot Survivors Can Do Anything: Charles' Story - 2 month(s) ago
This experience has taught me that blood clot survivors can do anything, and that we are all a team. We can relate to each other.
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"The nurses connected me to an EKG machine and all was good. They said it was likely bad cramps from my morning back workout. About a week later, my calf felt like a machete was cutting through it..." 👉 Full story: https://t.co/UCb2v7IDrq #stoptheclot #bloodclots #dvt #pe https://t.co/orLaWP6Wh3
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Mashup Score: 1
Trust your instincts and advocate for your loved ones. Push for answers, especially if there’s a family history.
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"The doctor was about to discharge us when a sense of dread crept over me. Christian’s pain persisted, and I pressed the doctor again. He offered a D-dimer test to rule out clots, though he assured us it was unlikely." Full story: https://t.co/EGqSPAV9fd #stoptheclot https://t.co/DIbT8djMva
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Mashup Score: 11Trey Smith Partners with the National Blood Clot Alliance - 2 month(s) ago
Trey was initially misdiagnosed – told his breathlessness was due to an upper respiratory infection. Thankfully, Trey listened to his gut…
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Clot survivors can do incredible things! 🏈💪 Congrats @treysmith, @Chiefs offensive lineman & survivor, for making the '25 @NFL #ProBowl! 🎉 After a PE in college, Trey thought his football dreams were over. Now, he's dominating the field! https://t.co/LA0xp4faMN https://t.co/ocXNpovaRn
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Mashup Score: 1My Pain Was Ignored For Almost a Year: Caitlin's Story - 2 month(s) ago
They placed me on blood thinners and left me to it, causing me to experience worsening pain and swelling, which was constantly ignored.
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"My leg was over triple the size of the other, leaving me barely functional. I suffered like this for almost a year. I moved at the end of '22. I went to a new GP & got diagnoses of factor 2 prothrombin gene mutation, APS & post-thrombotic syndrome." More: https://t.co/ksnezi3Jhz https://t.co/XEclpIkqnq
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Mashup Score: 8Pregnancy - Stop The Clot, Spread The Word® - 2 month(s) ago
If you are expecting or recently had a baby, you know that it can be an exciting and joyful time. From doctor’s visits, where you might catch the first glimpse of your developing baby during an ultrasound, to decorating the nursery and picking out precious little baby clothes. Enjoy all of these special moments and plans. As you prepare for the day when your baby arrives, it is important that you take care of yourself. There is one key health issue that many women who are expecting a baby might overlook:
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We're grateful to #WonderWoman actress @GalGadot for courageously sharing her experience after suffering a blood clot in her brain #CVST during her pregnancy in Feb 2024. More about pregnancy and blood clots: https://t.co/SsPqGKa4Ki Read the full article: https://t.co/trq808mhZV https://t.co/8VOBYfIMuI
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Mashup Score: 4
The ER doctor suspected the clots were caused by my birth control pill. I have been on this pill since I was 18 years old.
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"The ER doctor suspected the clots were caused by my birth control pill. I have been on this pill since I was 18 years old. Immediately, I was put on blood thinners and could no longer take an estrogen-based birth control." Full story: https://t.co/gO1oizLQmb #stoptheclot https://t.co/yQL6PFW6he
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Mashup Score: 4Another Minute of Waiting Could Have Killed Me: Paige's Story - 2 month(s) ago
The anxiety I had after my clot remains every day. I was only 25 years old and told another minute of waiting could have killed me.
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"A cycle of waking up and passing out would happen a couple more times. I remember coming to and begging not to let me die. I couldn’t breathe." Read Paige's full story: https://t.co/Pe31M7m1VS #stoptheclot https://t.co/ijEOc6aSt7
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Mashup Score: 5I Was Described as Neurotic: Caroline's Story - 2 month(s) ago
I saw a doctor again in May 2023 when I started experiencing symptoms again. She described me as “neurotic.”
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"Two days later, I felt faint and couldn’t move the left side of my body. I realized I was having a stroke. It turns out that due to a hole in the heart (PFO), another clot had formed and traveled through my heart to my brain." Full story: https://t.co/5UdjCD4XHB #stoptheclot https://t.co/SCKeRwYpQI
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Mashup Score: 2NBCA Community Thrombassadors - 2 month(s) ago
NBCA Community Thrombassadors are dedicated to spreading blood clot education, awareness, and prevention in their communities.
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We trained 20 new Thrombassadors last week who now have the tools and knowledge to spread blood clot awareness in their communities. Congrats, all! Our next training is 1/16/25 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. Learn more and sign up: https://t.co/2hwi3rxPof #stoptheclot https://t.co/k5EOcK73LT
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"Her autopsy results came back 6 months later. Her death was caused by taking birth control and factor V Leiden. Unaware of Mara’s genetic predisposition, we had no reason to suspect a life-threatening risk would occur from taking the birth control pill." https://t.co/Npg2bBf5bA https://t.co/S6aFmluH1P