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What they found was a rare, serious condition, antiphospholipid syndrome, which means that Sharon’s blood has a tendency to clot which in turn led to her placenta detaching and the loss of the babies.
Evelyn Piazza's story
Samantha Jordan, daughter of David and Wendy Jordan, has been diagnosed with restrictive lung disease, fibromyalgia, myocarditis (swollen heart), lupus, and antiphospholipid syndrome, which causes blood clots. As a result, she is taking a variety of medications.
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At 21, she was diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome, an autoimmune disease, mostly in young women, that makes abnormal proteins in the blood that leads to improper blood flow and possible clots.
Last October, doctors discovered that atrial fibrillation combined with antiphospholipid syndrome were to blame.
Samantha Jordan, daughter of David and Wendy Jordan, has been diagnosed with restrictive lung disease, fibromyalgia, myocarditis (swollen heart), lupus, and antiphospholipid syndrome, which causes blood clots. As a result, she is taking a variety of medications.
Donald D. Piazza of Bunker Hill searched for three years to find his wife, Evelyn, an old English sheep dog because she had always wanted one. He found Devilyn's Master Dofess at a difficult time in their lives. Their son Scott, 30, had returned home suffering from antiphospholipid syndrome. His death sent Ev into a state of depression.
Sean McWillie's APS story.
Nathan's Story
I self-diagnosed my own natural killer blood cells. Experts diagnosed me with a blood clotting disorder antiphospholipid syndrome. It was treated with aspirin and injections, which I gave myself at home. Hopeful, I told Chris: “Now we know what the problem is and it’s being sorted, maybe we’ll be lucky at last.”
She delivered three stillborn babies and lost one at eight weeks before doctors discovered she had Antiphospholipid Antibody syndrome, a condition that causes miscarriage.
Heather Nichols APS Story
"She started getting sick ... (doctors) ruled out leukemia. She bled for about a year and we started doing treatments. She bled from her mouth ... everywhere. She had no platelets. They ended taking her spleen out. Once they took her spleen out she starting throwing blood clots, so it did the exact opposite. Then more symptoms started occurring and she ended up being diagnosed with systemic lupus with a blood disorder called antiphospholipid (corrected) syndrome."
Dawn Paddock diagnosed with blood clotting condition after miscarriages. The 33-year-old's two children were born after taking a daily aspirin. She now wants to raise awareness of little-known condition with simple cure. 'I worked with people who had miscarriages and I had never heard of antiphospholipid syndrome, which shows how rare it is.'
A SERIOUSLY ill Bahraini has been forced to give up treatment abroad after his family ran out of money.
Fadhel Anajris, 46, suffered a stroke in 1999, which forced him to give up his job and has been in a wheelchair since 2005.
The former policeman was diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS), which can be life threatening, and has epileptic fits as a result of recurring strokes.
Jess Barnes owes her life to the skill and dedication of staff at Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre and her grateful friend, Jenny Burr, is running in a charity event to say thank you.
Jess suffers from Hughes Syndrome, a disorder of the immune system that increases the risk of blood clots and miscarriages.
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