{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Taking a Breath: A Stop the Clot Podcast","title":"Jeff Culler, Jake Culler and an Impossible Night","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1581,"description":"As a parent, your children are your world. From the moment they are born you become so enraptured in their well being and are driven by your ability to keep them safe, happy and healthy. When life throws a vicious unknown your way that jeopardizes your child's life without any inkling of what it is, how it got here or why it's happening to them, as a parent, what can you do?\nOn this episode of Taking A Breath we are joined by Jeff and Jake Culler, a father and son who, on one particularly harrowing night, were thrown into a whirlwind of the unimaginable when an unprecedented Pulmonary Embolism presented in Jake’s body. What do you do when the unimaginable experience of an almost impossibly large PE grinds your life to a sudden and tumultuous halt? As a child, how do you accurately receive the information of such a life threatening diagnosis? What happens when a PE returns mere hours after its removal? Alongside NBCA President Leslie Lake and NBCA Patient Liaison Todd Robertson, this conversation explores not just survival, but what it means to chart a path that will save countless lives to follow. Listeners will hear practical insights on recognizing warning signs, advocating for yourself in medical settings, and finding community on the journey to shaping the future of blood clot awareness.\nMeet Our Guests\nJeff Culler and Jake Culler Jeff and Jake live in Colorado. Jake will be a Senior in high school starting next year and is looking forward to a year of track records and celebration. Jeff loves the outdoors and the lush nature of the Colorado landscape alongside his wife and two other children. Together they also have two wonderful dogs. \nAbout NBCA\n\nThe National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, voluntary health organization dedicated to advancing the prevention, early diagnosis and successful treatment of life-threatening blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. NBCA works on behalf of people who may be...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4Zxnxe4EGKkdcyVkDwBowNHbL_CWdkfxip_aK7AbX68/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2MDA2LzE2OTcx/Mjc1MTEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}