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‘I just knew I wanted to be a mother and nobody was going to tell me I couldn’t’

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.

Dog brought joy in woman's final years

Evelyn Piazza's story

Dinner to benefit ill Westfall student

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.

Someone Call Dr. House

Written by: Kelesy Richardson

For Children Lost to APS

Written by: Shelley Walker

Seronegative APS & Lupus...What a Combination!

Written by: Tina Pohlman

APS & CAPS Galore

Written by: Stephane Bedard

A Letter to APS

Written by: Rebecca Jarquin

Catastrophic APS Sucks!

Written by: Kitt Ray

Merlene Davis: A parent teaches Meadowthorpe students about the importance of heart health | Family.

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.

Meadowthorpe mom ‘excited to be alive,’ reminds students to keep hearts healthy | Our Schools

Last October, doctors discovered that atrial fibrillation combined with antiphospholipid syndrome were to blame.

Dinner to benefit ill Westfall student

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.

Dog was depression antidote for late Bunker Hill resident

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.

UCI Engineers: Must Love Dogs

Sean McWillie's APS story.

APS Awareness- Nathan’s Story

Nathan's Story

Without Dr Google I wouldn’t have my baby

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.”

Mum calls for earlier diagnosis after enduring heartache of losing four babies

She delivered three stillborn babies and lost one at eight weeks before ­doctors discovered she had Antiphospholipid Antibody syndrome, a condition that causes ­miscarriage.

More Than A Nichols Worth

Heather Nichols APS Story

Bloomfield college student coping with chronic disease with positive attitude; participating in Lupus Walk on Saturday

"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."

Mother who suffered heartbreak of five miscarriages in five years finally has child she longed for... after taking a daily aspirin

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.'

TREATMENT BLOW

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.

‘Hurstwood Park saved my life’ says Jess

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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