As many of you know, my cause is DVT. (See http://brendablackburn.com/her-cause.php for more information.)
March is DVT Awareness Month
"...March is Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month. DVT is a blood clot that forms in the deep veins, usually in the leg. If a DVT breaks loose and travels to the lungs, it is called a pulmonary embolism (PE). Each year, up to 2 million Americans are affected by DVT, and of those, approximately 300,000 will die. That is, more people die annually from DVT/PE than from breast cancer and AIDs combined.
DVT can be prevented. To learn more about deep vein thrombosis - including the signs, symptoms, risk factors, and prevention methods - and to get answers to your questions, visit www.clotcare.org."
(The above is quoted from the website http://www.clotcare.org/clotcare/deepveinthrombosisemail.aspx)
Please help me to spread awareness by sharing this message. Thank you so much.
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