Inspired by her own experience, a local state senator declared September as Thrombosis Awareness Month.
State Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, sponsored a resolution to make it official during the legislative session.
“My own personal history with surviving a blood clot inspired me to join with organizations such as the North American Thrombosis Forum to organize Georgia’s first advocacy group for Deep Vein Thrombosis,” said Unterman, the chairwoman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. “By raising public awareness and educating Georgians about the warning signs of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, it is my hope that the number of these life-threatening diseases will be drastically reduced.”
According to a press release, about 2 million Americans are affected by deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot in the leg, each year. Pulmonary Embolism, a complication of DVT, results in 300,000 deaths a year in this country, it added.
via Gwinnett Daily Post | POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Senator supports awareness of medical issue.
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