Saturday marks exactly one year since Emily’s death.
“For the last year, we’ve just focused on addition… but every day is hard,” Emily’s mom, Janet Adkins, told Action News Jax with tear filled eyes.
One of the ways Janet Adkins and her husband Douglas Adkins have focused on “addition” following the loss of their daughter, is by raising awareness of the dangers of this silent killer., claims up to 300,000 lives each and every year across the United States, greater than the total number of people who lose their lives each year to aids, breast cancer, and motor vehicle crashes combined.
“It just breaks my heart to see so many parents who’ve lost children,” said Douglas Adkins. “We understand their pain and anguish. Even our governor Desantis lost his sister to a pulmonary embolism, a preventable blood clot.”Now, October will officially be known as the Emily Adkins Blood Clot Awareness Month in Nassau County, after the board of county commissioners unanimously approved the motion at Wednesday’s meeting.
“If we can draw people’s attention to preventing a blood clots in their families. Just maybe, hopefully, you know, we help somebody prevent the tragedy that we live every day,” added Douglas Adkins.Intermittent lane closures due to construction work on FL-206 both ways from FL-207 to I-95 Exit 305.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Police chase from Cullman County to Jefferson County ends with gunfire, fatal crashCullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry said multiple shots were fired at deputies, but deputies did not return fire.
Read more »
Adams County CYS notes disparities in salaries among county and state caseworkers as problematicEach year, county agencies are required to submit a Needs Based Plan and Budget to the Department of Human Services (DHS). It outlines the county’s plan to prov
Read more »
‘Every day is hard:’ Nassau County officials & family of 23-year-old blood clot victim raising awareSaturday marks exactly one year since Emily’s death.
Read more »
Opioid overdose crisis sweeps Cook County, prompting urgent action: 'the time to act is now'Cook County authorities are sounding the alarm over an increase in opioid overdoses in the county.
Read more »
4 firearms stolen from unlocked vehicle in York CountyMultiple unlocked vehicles were entered early Saturday morning in York County.
Read more »
Controversy brews over memorial plaque honoring late Kemah police chief at Nassau Bay dog parkSome residents want a dog park plaque that honors Chris Reed, who was Kemah's police chief when he drowned in 2019, to be removed because a 9-year-old boy was severely attacked by Reed's dog in 2011.
Read more »