No,I have not‏

From Myrna to Eva:

Have you ever had the Factor Five Leiden test done? Both Melanie and Todd have Factor Five. Leonard has Factor Five. I do not. Melanie had a small stroke when she was 45. Todd is 45. Kirsten has also been tested and does not have it. The other kids have not been tested.

Eva Dixon 11/02/11
To: L H and Myrna Trauntvein

Hi,  I have never even heard of this and have never had the test, to my knowledge.  I will check with my Dr.   Mom probably had it; I do remember all of my life she had what they called deep vein thrombosis.  Dad would spend hours putting hot, wet packs on her legs when she would get cramps,  because she had so many blood clots; one broke loose and went to her lung before I was born and she  spent time in Salt Lake in the St. Marks hospital on Beck Street  in north Salt  Lake City ; another broke loose and went to her heart creating a heart attach in the 50s.  

I had five in one leg in 1995 & was in the hospital on heparin and coumadin for five days.  I took a baby aspirin every day until I had the 8th stroke  Mar. 7, 2010.

They told me no more at the hospital.  My neurologist told me none of my strokes have been caused by blood clots; the last one was from taking celebrex and premarin for years; they are things of the past now.      .
 
I am excited for this week end; I fly out Sat. at 10:;35; my friend Laura will pick me up at the airport at 2 p.m.   I am praying for good weather.

I am sure David (Dixon) has more butterflies than I do.  

I put Todd's name on the prayer roll t the Temple today. My first one took the longest to recover.

My prayers are with you two also.   Love you, Eva