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How I Discovered I Had a Life-Threatening Blood Clot

1 in 4 people with a pulmonary embolism (PE) blood clot will die suddenly. Just before her 55th birthday, Leslie Lake discovered she had pulmonary embolisms affecting both of her lungs. She shares what she wishes she had known before her diagnosis.

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