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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Harriet Bullough

‘As soon as I saw it, I knew’: Woman who lost both legs to blood clot reveals first warning sign

A woman whose legs were amputated due to a rare blood clot took part in a tandem skydive to fund her independence.

Head of client relations for a financial company, Jo Spencer, 55, from Chester-le-Street, County Durham, was devastated when a blood clot in her main aorta artery cut off the blood supply to her legs – leaving surgeons with no choice but to amputate them.

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