16 months ago I received a call that my sister Molly was being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit in Williamsburg, VA, with a blood clot in her leg which had traveled to her lungs, it was a pulmonary embolism. A blood clot. ICU. It was pretty scary. James and I hit the road at 2300 hours that night and made it to Chesapeake in the wee hours of the morning. After picking up my other sister Nancy, we made our way up to Williamsburg and spent the next four days in the ICU with Molly and my family. We didn't leave Williamsburg until they released her from ICU. She was only 35 years old.
Since January 2009 Molly has had to change almost everything in her life; from eating habits to how she travels. Because she was put on coumadin, a blood thinner, she has been in a doctors office almost every week for blood tests. She named her clot, Claude, and feels that it would have been less expensive to have a baby than a blood clot.
Here are the facts: a blood clot is medically known as deep vein thrombosis. It can lead to death. Learn about this condition and learn how to prevent it. I use travel socks when traveling by car, train, or airplane. If you don't own a pair, buy a pair.
Last Thursday she recevied the greatest news: Claude was gone!!! No more coumadin!!!! It was finally over!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Such fabulous news! I had to share! But more importantly to share knowledge about DVT and how it can be prevented.
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