Battling to overcome a second DVT and an incredible walk the length of Hadrian’s Wall, ..."the walk signalled the end of a very long road but also the start of another."
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"In August 2017, aged 23, I went on a trip to see my sister in New York. I had a whole row to myself on the plane, both there and back. I made the most of the opportunity and spent both flights stretched out and even had the chance to lie down. I was wearing flight compression socks and got up a few times for the loo.
I was first diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in October 2013, at 20 years old. I woke up that morning feeling the same as always. Nothing was noteworthy.