Today was a rough day. The onslaught of YouTube comments was getting to me. I know I post things to YouTube and should be grateful for comments, but some days, I wish people would just tell me they enjoyed the video and not badger me about topics.
As I was pondering how my life would be better if people did not give me their unsolicited advice, I read a comment which stopped me in my tracks. The commenter has a medical condition called antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). APS causes blood clots. The person is on a medication which is akin to aspirin. They have had MANY complications even while taking the aspirin-like medication.
When I read the comment, my heart broke, and I panicked. My brain silently screamed, “Oh no, NO! This is the WRONG medication. The person needs to be on warfarin.”
I frantically searched online and found information about the medication the person is taking, why the medication will not help someone who has had complications from APS, and also information on why warfarin is the drug of choice for APS.
I gave the person the link to the information as well as I copied and pasted the relevant information into the YouTube comment. I hope and pray the person sees my response. I hope and pray the person takes the information to heart. I hope and pray the person is able to see his/her doctor and is able to be switched to warfarin.
APS is a very serious medical condition which can lead to many complications such as strokes, seizures, heart attacks, and death. I truly hope this person is able to be treated for APS. With proper treatment, the risk for developing complications dramatically decreases (and some even say the risk drops to almost zero).
The commenter told me he/she feels like they are going to die from APS. Please pray for this person. He/she is in desperate need of our prayers.
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