Share Your Story
The Coalition to Prevent DVT wants to hear from you.
If you would like to share your story, fill out the required fields below and let
us know how DVT has impacted you.
Below are a few suggested questions to help get your story started.
- Do you have a pre-determined risk factor? (i.e., Cancer, Heart or Respiratory Disease,
etc.)
- Were you hospitalized? If so, how long?
- Are you currently being treated for DVT?
- Did the DVT result in a pulmonary embolism (PE)?
Ultimately, this is your story so please include whatever you feel is important.
Click here to
share your story.
Your story will become a part of the Coalition to Prevent DVT archives. Your stories,
thoughts and ideas will help shape future programs however due to the volume of
responses we receive we are unable to respond to individual submissions.
DVT Diaries
Have you or someone you know experienced a DVT? You’re not alone. Certain people
may be at a higher risk for DVT; however, it can occur in almost anyone —
a friend, family member, patient or colleague.
Click on the link below to view a collection of personal accounts of experiences
with deep-vein thrombosis or DVT. Some of the authors are well-known figures; others
are people just like you. Their diverse backgrounds and experiences prove that DVT
can strike almost anyone at any age and because of any of a number of risk factors.
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Foreword:
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By Melanie Bloom |
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Chapter 1: |
Winning Against Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) |
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Chapter 2:
| From High-Energy to Hospitalized in Less Than a Week |
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Chapter 3:
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My Husband Didn't Have to Die |
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Chapter 4:
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I Wasn't Too Young to Get DVT |
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Chapter 5: |
DVT Awareness Needs to Catch Up With Breast Cancer Awareness |