Knowing that you are not alone, can make such a difference. Understanding what others have experienced and things that have helped – or challenged, along the way.

If you would like to offer your support by recording and sharing your account you will be helping many, many other.

Simply write your account in an email or on a word document and email this to jo@thrombosisuk.org ideally sharing with one or more photos.


Rebecca’s thrombosis story

I presented at the hospital in August 2021 with severe breathlessness and a high heart rate which had got progressively worse over 3 days.

Jonathan was young, fit and active

It was October 2021 and I was 29 years old at the time, I contracted the Delta variant of Covid from my workplace after returning from holiday celebrating my daughter's 1st birthday.

Craig's Story

If you ever feel like your bodies telling you something, get it checked out

Hayley – Pulmonary Embolism


I had always lived in a big city, where GPs were overworked, appointments were rushed and symptoms were overlooked.

Hannah's Story

My name is Hannah and I'm 22 years old.

After having a DVT at the age of 18, I have developed a keen interest in research around VTE and how we can improve patient's experiences in their diagnosis and lifelong treatment. I'm also interested in the psychological, long term impact of VTE and how we can work together to make health professionals aware of this.

Samantha’s Story

Samantha’s death was avoidable and her mother, Jane, wants to tell Samantha’s story to make women aware of the risk of thrombosis during and after pregnancy.

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