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On April 6, 2003, NBC’s David Bloom, 39, was in Iraq covering the war when he died suddenly of a deep vein thrombosis complication. A clot that formed in his legs moved to his lungs, leading to a fatal pulmonary embolism. Since then, his widow, Melanie Bloom, has been raising awareness about DVT and the importance of knowing your risk for blood clots. She reflects to TODAY.com on grappling with grief and fostering a lasting legacy.
As time passes, it becomes easier in some ways. Yet there’s no real closure and you learn to live beside your grief. I’ve found that I need to honor it. There’s no quick fix, and I must walk through it and feel it. Speaking about David and raising awareness about deep vein thrombosis helps assuage some of sadness I experienced. Following his death, we learned that David had factor V Leiden, a hereditary gene mutation can increase your chance of developing abnormal blood clots.
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