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Cumming proclaims March 2025 Blood Clot Awareness Month after two local deaths
Summary
Mayor Troy Brumbelow read a proclamation declaring March 2025 Blood Clot Awareness Month in Cumming and Forsyth County; family members of a teenage victim described efforts to raise awareness and formed a foundation to educate schools about clotting disorders.
Mayor Troy Brumbelow on Thursday proclaimed March 2025 as Blood Clot Awareness Month for the City of Cumming and Forsyth County following the recent deaths of two local young people attributed to undiagnosed pulmonary embolism.
The proclamation cites that blood clots, including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, affect hundreds of thousands of Americans each year and can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated promptly. The mayor read the proclamation and invited family members to speak.
Veronica Crookton, who identified herself as the…
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