Origin of a Malady
I’ve started using this blog to think out loud and gather together resources in one, easy-for-me-to-find place. In this particular article, you’ll see what happens when I am given a mystery from doctors who withhold information.
Today, I’m going to research my blood. Specifically, the blood in my veins that refuses to be normal, but has instead opted for a genetic malfunction that, like a seductive whisper from inside your head, influences it to do wrong things. In this case, clot.
There is a funny term for this twisted inclination. Thrombophilia, like Thumbalina’s less lovely sister, or a disturbing perversity. According to the wikipedia article I just linked, I share this with 5-8% of the population.