Real stories. Real people. Real impact.

"When Heidi was diagnosed with multiple pulmonary embolisms (PE) in July 2005, our lives changed forever. The fear of losing her to this 'silent killer' was immediate and overwhelming."

"At just 31, my life changed forever on a random Wednesday in October 2022. A sudden massive bilateral pulmonary embolism with heart and respiratory failure left me unconscious on my basement floor and fighting for my life in the ICU."

People die from clotting events. This was true in the 'stone age,' before Factor V Leiden (FVL) and other clotting disorders were identified, and it is still true today.

"Recently, I was out for my typical early morning six-mile run. Two miles in, I suddenly started seeing double, the world was tilting, and I couldn't continue."

March 15, 2015 is a date that probably doesn't stand out to most of us – but Jared remembers that day clearly. It was the day he was hospitalized with a nearly fatal pulmonary embolism (PE).

Mark's life changed dramatically when he was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism (PE), a blood clot in the lungs.

In the spring of 2001, Mary Beth underwent foot surgery. A week later, she developed excruciating pain in her right leg that turned out to be a DVT extending from her ankle to her mid-thigh.

"In the winter of 2007, Melissa Hogan woke up with a swollen leg and ankle. As a healthy 24-year-old, she had no idea what was causing the swelling."

Just two days before her 70th birthday, Nancy Marriott was rushed to the ER in Boulder, Colorado with severe shortness of breath and near-fainting episodes. Diagnosed with massive saddle pulmonary embolisms (PEs), she was on the brink of death.