Blood clots (by alaric)
The doctors are now pretty sure there's blood clots lurking in Sarah. They may get the scan tomorrow, which will reveal how many and where.
They say clots are considered a dangerous condition. Not for the baby, which of course they can pluck out with surgery if Sarah seems unable to keep it supplied with blood for any reason, but for Sarah - they can dislodge and zoom round the circulatory system, then wedge somewhere, causing heart attacks or brain damage; the kinds of things that kill people or turn them into vegetables.
Sigh. I was just beginning to think that the part of my life where the things most precious to me were regularly taken from me due to things beyond my control might have been coming to an end. Perhaps not.
Tue 5th Jul 2005 5:45 pm 2 Comments
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By Ben, Wed 6th Jul 2005 @ 10:34 am
Remember that good things can happen too!
By ella, Thu 7th Jul 2005 @ 12:11 pm
How are things now? Have just heard. Will try and head out your way tomorrow or saturday. Can't travel anywhere today.
Don't worry, Sarah's one of the strongest people I know.