Patient Stories
Blood Clot Awareness is my Platform: Lisa’s Story
Lisa Thomas is Mrs. Rosemount and is a contestant in the Mrs. Minnesota pageant. She is using her pageant platform to promote awareness about risk of blood clots, because she is a survivor of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and wants to use the pageant microphone to help Stop The Clot. My name is Lisa…
Don’t Let Anyone Dismiss Your Symptoms: Haley’s Story
Haley, a nursing student, found out what it’s like to be on the other side of the bed rail as well as how annoying it is to have her blood clot symptoms ignored or dismissed by a doctor. I am a 21 year old female who was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary…
I Felt Like I Was Having a Heart Attack: Jessica’s Story
Jessica Stadler went from being a healthy, active young woman to someone with 3 pulmonary emboli (PEs), and she wants to alert everyone to the signs and symptoms of DVT and PE, so that they seek care right away. I have always been considered the healthy one among my friends and family. As an athletic young…
