Animal lover Pulmonary Embolism Survivor Volunteer Board Chair of the National Blood Clot Alliance @stoptheclot

New York, NY & Wellington, FL
From the halls of ⁦@congressdotgov⁩ to ⁦@TimesSquareNYC⁩ ⁦@khoff09⁩ does it all! Can’t wait to see her run the #UnitedNYCHalf tomorrow on behalf of ⁦@StopTheClot⁩ But the big question is will she beat ⁦@TandersonMSU⁩ tomorrow? Only time will tell!
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⏰ TOMORROW: Free PEP Talk on living confidently with blood thinners, featuring anticoagulation expert Dr. Daniel Witt, PharmD (Univ. of Utah College of Pharmacy). Got a question for Dan? Send it in advance! Can't watch live? Register anyway — we'll email you the recording. 📩 📅 Aug 11, 7pm ET 🔗 bit.ly/August2026PEPTalk #StopTheClot #BloodThinners #DVT #PulmonaryEmbolism
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Let’s do this!!! No amount too small because it is matched and doubled!!!! Be a #bloodclot hero and donate to @StopTheClot @chrisbosh @treysmith @wemby @Kenneth_Walker9 Let’s pay it forward to the patients behind us! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
🚨 $9K TO $200K! We’ve raised $182K of our $300K summer goal — and every gift is MATCHED. ❤️ $9K from you ❤️ + $9K match 🎉 = $200K & 2/3 of our goal! Can we get there by next Wednesday? Give now: stoptheclot.org/summer-campa… #StopTheClot
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A pulmonary embolism didn't stop Mateus Porto de Almeida. This November he'll earn his Six Star Medal at the TCS NYC Marathon while raising funds for Team Stop the Clot®. ❤️ "Closing out a journey that's bigger than just one race." ❤️ bit.ly/Mateus-TeamStopTheClo… #TeamStopTheClot #TCSNYCMarathon #StopTheClot #BloodClotAwareness
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So gratifying to see so many folks step up to run @lamarathon for @StopTheClot HUGE HUGE HUGE 🙏 to @SageCanaday for helping to develop the marathon program!!
🏃‍♀️ Only 2 charity bibs remain. Run the 2027 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon with Team Stop the Clot® and help raise awareness about blood clots while making every mile matter. 🎽 Guaranteed entry 💙 Fundraising support ❤️ A lifesaving mission Apply today: bit.ly/RunLA2027 (link in bio) #LAMarathon #RunForACause #StopTheClot #BloodClotAwareness
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Have fun, raise awareness and save lives. What could be better?
📅 SAVE THE DATE! 🏓 Dink for DVT is coming! Join us on March 6, 2027 at The Fort in Fort Lauderdale, FL for the National Blood Clot Alliance's first-ever pickleball charity event. March is Blood Clot Awareness Month. Get moving, raise awareness, and help honor the 100,000 lives lost to blood clots each year. 🎾 Save the date now: bit.ly/DinkForDVT #DinkForDVT #StopTheClot
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🏃 Allison McDonough's husband survived a PE in 2018. In 2024, a close friend of his died from one. This November, she's running her first marathon — 26.2 miles through NYC — for both of them. "Running in honor of Thomas and his dad, another clot buster/survivor." ❤️ Support her run: 🔗 bit.ly/Allison-TeamStopTheCl… #TeamStopTheClot #TCSNYCMarathon #StopTheClot #BloodClotAwareness #ClotBusters
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Sock it to Blood Clots! 🧦❤️ Register for our FREE Compression PEP Talk with Dr. Suman Wasan on July 14th and you're automatically entered to win a pair of NBCA compression socks. Already registered? You are already entered! Can't attend live? Still register — the recording comes straight to your inbox. Winner will be announced during the PEP Talk. 👇 Link to register us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… (also find the link in our bio) #SockItToBloodClots #stoptheclot #bloodclots #compressionsocks
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🚴 Michael Matthews — Tour de France stage winner, world champion — was 34 when a PE nearly ended everything in June 2025. His doctor told him one or two more training days would have killed him. It was his wife who insisted he get checked. 🩸 "No one's invincible. Everyone's human." Everyone said his career was over. He came back and won a World Championship medal. Now he lines up at the 2026 Tour de France on July 4th with Team Jayco AIUIa. 🎧 Hear his full story: piped.video/oY1aLwI9Oo4?si=G-Nq… @blingmatthews @LeTourdefrance #StopTheClot #BloodClotAwareness #PulmonaryEmbolism #MichaelMatthews #TourDeFrance
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🏃‍♀️ Run Los Angeles. Save Lives. Applications are now open to join Team Stop the Clot® at the 2027 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon on March 7, 2027. When you run with Team Stop the Clot®, every mile helps raise awareness about blood clots—a condition that affects nearly 900,000 Americans each year and claims up to 100,000 lives. As a member of our team, you'll receive: ✅ Guaranteed race entry ✅ Personalized fundraising support ✅ Official Team Stop the Clot® gear ✅ Access to a community of runners, survivors, caregivers, and advocates ✅ The opportunity to make a lifesaving impact Whether you're running in honor of someone you've lost, celebrating your own journey, or simply looking to make your next marathon mean more, we'd love to have you on our team. 🎽 Limited charity bibs available. Learn more and apply today: stoptheclot.org/run-the-2027… #LAMarathon #RunForACause #TeamStopTheClot #StopTheClot #BloodClotAwareness #CharityRunner #MarathonTraining
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💗 This Friday, we'll wear pink. But more importantly, we'll share lifesaving information. NBCA Thrombassador and volunteer Donna Brovender will host Connection, Community & Purpose at LoveShackFancy in Palm Beach, Florida—a beautiful example of what happens when community members turn personal loss into action. Donna is a blood clot survivor herself. She also lost both her daughter and her husband to pulmonary embolism. After experiencing both survival and heartbreaking loss, Donna has made it her mission to help others recognize blood clot warning signs and access the information she wishes every family had. Donna will bring together her community and the National Blood Clot Alliance for an afternoon centered on connection, community, and purpose. Guests will have the opportunity to learn about blood clot risks, prevention, and warning signs through educational resources that can help save lives, while enjoying light bites and shopping at LoveShackFancy, with a portion of sales being donated back to support NBCA's mission. Events like this are exactly why we launched our Now More Than Ever: Help Us Reach Your Community campaign. Whether it's a church, community center, health fair, school, or local gathering space, lifesaving awareness begins when someone is willing to start the conversation. We're grateful for volunteers like Donna, whose passion and commitment help bring blood clot education directly into communities and ensure more families have access to information that can save lives. 📍 Palm Beach, FL 📅 June 19 If you're local and would like to attend, registration information is available here: donate.stoptheclot.org/event… #StopTheClot #BloodClotAwareness #ProtectTheWomenYouLove #NowMoreThanEver #CommunityEducation
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Thank you #CharlyBarby for bravely sharing your bloodclot story with @StopTheClot & the world via @netflix You are proof positive that anyone can get a #bloodclot even young people! 👇👇
🎬 Tonight, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and blood clot survivor Charly Barby debuts on Season 3 of Netflix's America's Sweethearts. In 2024, Charly suffered a PE that killed part of her lung. Today she's using her platform to spread awareness. 💙 "Blood clots can happen to anyone — even young, healthy, active women." Help us reach more communities: 🔗 stoptheclot.org/summer-campa… #AmericasSweethearts #CharlyBarby #StopTheClot #BloodClotAwareness #PulmonaryEmbolism
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Last year, NBCA lost 1/3 of its funding when the CDC Division of Blood Disorders was shut down. We didn't scale back. We reached 20+ states, helped pass 2 blood clot laws, and brought lifesaving awareness directly into communities. 💙 Today we're launching our summer campaign: Now More Than Ever — Help Us Reach Your Community. All gifts matched up to $150,000. 🔗 stoptheclot.org/summer-campa… #StopTheClot
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The @NYKnicks just completed the biggest comeback in @NBA Finals history. But @Spurs Victor Wembanyama's comeback may be even more remarkable. After a blood clot diagnosis ended his season in 2025, he's back competing for a championship. In a new op-ed, @lesllake explores why his story matters far beyond basketball. bit.ly/wembanyama-bloodclot #DVT #StopTheClot #BloodClotSurvivor #NBAFinals
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Dara paper out in @nejm ahead of today's plenary #ASCO26 Many congratulations to @EileenMOReilly and colleagues for groundbreaking results and offering patients a new class of drug. This is just the beginning - neoadjuvant, adjuvant, 1L strategies will all need to be revised!
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Such an amazing tour & thankful for the amazing support @StopTheClot received from @ErrickDSimmons #RemeldaLewis and @cityofgvillems to help raise #bloodclotawareness @LiverWife #stoptheclotingreenvillems #stoptheclotinthedelta
One moment from our Mississippi Blood Clot Awareness Bus Tour has stayed close to our hearts. Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons officially proclaimed May 24 as Blood Clot Awareness Day — and 3-time survivor Remelda Lewis said it best: "Blood clots can be prevented. Thank God for this organization coming to the Delta." Everywhere we went, people told us they had never received this kind of education before. Survivors shared stories. Leaders showed up. Communities connected. Awareness saves lives. Mississippi — we heard you. We'll be back. ❤️ @cityofgvillems @ErrickDSimmons #StopTheClot #MississippiBloodClotAwarenessBusTour #GreenvilleMS #CommunityHealth
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Such an important discussion particularly with possibly half of all #VTE events happening in a hospital setting. Learn how @elliotthaut & his team significantly reduced #VTE in their clinical setting @aakonc @LiverWife @julieapartridge #protecthepatient #stoptheclot
@StopTheClot Board member, @elliotthaut, will share his team’s groundbreaking work on preventing #HAVTE blood clots during @HopkinsMedicine Grand Rounds today. Every prevented blood clot represents a life potentially saved. We’re grateful for leaders like Dr. Haut who continue to advance awareness, research & prevention efforts! #BloodClotPrevention #PatientSafety #StopTheClot
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💙 Monica wore jersey #16. Her mom asks for just 16 seconds of your time. 🩸 Monica was an athlete, a math teacher, and a new mother who died 12 days postpartum from a PE. Calf tightness. General pain. No one told her these were warning signs. ⚠️ Monica's Plea: if you're postpartum and have leg pain, swelling, or shortness of breath — call your doctor. Don't wait for your six-week appointment. Full Story: stoptheclot.org/patient-stor… #womenandbloodclots #WomensHealthMonth26 #womenwelove #stoptheclot
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🎉 IT'S OFFICIAL: The Blake Burgess Blood Clot Prevention Act is now law in Oklahoma! This legislation will help protect Oklahomans through stronger, standardized blood clot prevention efforts in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers — including VTE prevention protocols, staff education and training, and a statewide blood clot registry designed to improve care and save lives. Named in memory of Blake Burgess, a vibrant 21-year-old whose like was tragically cut short by a pulmonary embolism. His legacy will save lives. 💙 Enormous gratitude to the Burgess family, Gov. Stitt, Rep. Stinson & Sen. Hines for making this possible. @RepStinson #BlakeBurgessAct #VTEPrevention #StopTheClot #Oklahoma #BloodClots
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May is Women’s Health Month — and this story is one every woman needs to hear. Sara Wassenaar, a Michigan mother and former NBCA board chair, lost her 23-year-old daughter Anna to a pulmonary embolism. Healthy. Active. Training for a half marathon. Her symptoms were explained away until it was too late. For the first time ever, a sitting member of Congress joins our podcast. Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) joins a discussion with NBCA volunteer president @lesllake connecting Anna’s story to the fight for greater blood clot awareness, women’s health advocacy, and federal action. Know the signs. They can save your life. 🎙️ Listen to the full episode to learn more about how Anna’s legacy is driving change in the state of Michigan and beyond: stoptheclot.org/podcast/ @RepScholten #StopTheClot #WomensHealthMonth #BloodClotAwareness #KnowYourRisk
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⚠️ "I cannot see why a healthy 33-year-old woman would currently be undergoing thrombosis. I'd go home and monitor." That's what Heather was told in the ER — after she arrived with a grey foot, a stiff leg, and no detectable pulse. 🩸 Heather had developed a blood clot in her popliteal artery following a routine varicose vein surgery. Her limb was at risk of amputation and yet, she was nearly sent home. Instead, she advocated for herself and waited for the vascular surgeon. That choice saved her leg and her life. Women’s symptoms are too often minimized or dismissed. Help us change that: 👉 stoptheclot.org/whm2026donat… #womenandbloodclots #WomensHealthMonth26 #womenwelove #stoptheclot
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