{"id":3533,"date":"2023-12-16T11:41:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/?page_id=3533"},"modified":"2023-12-16T11:59:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:59:04","slug":"ruth-copy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/?page_id=3533","title":{"rendered":"Jo Ann"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3533\" class=\"elementor elementor-3533\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdef5e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdef5e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c295df elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c295df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/?page_id=1282\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Our Stories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b264b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34b264b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed48e17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed48e17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b81f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81b81f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jo Ann<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa67033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa67033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before the vaccine I was an outgoing and active person.\u00a0 I loved dancing and was always out and about.\u00a0 I was caring for my grandchildren and even planning to go to art school.\u00a0 I took my first vaccine on 25<sup>th<\/sup> February 2021 with no immediate side effects.\u00a0 About 8-10 days later small bruises began appearing on the insides of both my arms which was really unusual and I remember joking with my fianc\u00e9 that it was probably from the Pfizer as we had heard of some bad reactions.\u00a0 He told me not to be so silly.\u00a0 Two weeks later I started feeling really tired and noticed more bruises on my stomach, where I have never had bruises before.\u00a0 Just under a month later I got married on 17<sup>th<\/sup> March.\u00a0 On my wedding day I had strange bruises on my fingers and I was very tired. Even on this exciting and special day, I couldn\u2019t get my energy up.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dce392 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dce392\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9b88c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e9b88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jo-Anne-before.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3545\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jo-Anne-before.png 704w, https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jo-Anne-before-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cce595 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cce595\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a14e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1a14e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jo-Anne-after.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jo-Anne-after.png 566w, https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jo-Anne-after-297x300.png 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6e365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e6e365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e0462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3e0462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0The bruises then spread to my inner thighs with clot-type bruising on my outer leg that was sore to touch.\u00a0 The bruises kept on coming so I made an appointment to see a doctor but could only to see a nurse.\u00a0 She took blook and sent it for testing and I received a call at 11.40pm the same day, asking me to get into hospital as soon as possible.\u00a0 When I arrived, the doctor asked me if I am a drinker, as sometimes alcoholics\u2019 platelets can get very low.\u00a0 He told me that my platelets, Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 levels were all very low.\u00a0 To cut to the chase, seven month and three bone marrow biopsies later,\u00a0 I was put on the UK Data list of Blood disorders with a diagnosis of acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia. This is similar to a condition children are born with, \u00a0but mine is the acquired and has been acknowledge that it wsa acquired through pfizer as it was the only vaccine I had. My immune system is attacking my bone marrow so that it cannot mature so I am now on immunosuppressed drug called Cyclosporine, with horrendous side effects, and I don\u2019t know what the outcome will be. I have issues with my blood pressure and awful headaches as well as kidney issues. In addition, I have neuropathy, nerve damage and pain in my arms and hands. \u00a0I am unable to get out and about on my own and my husband works from home so that he can care for me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to Our Stories Jo Ann Before the vaccine I was an outgoing and active person.\u00a0 I loved dancing and was always out and about.\u00a0 I was caring for my grandchildren and even planning to go to art school.\u00a0 I took my first vaccine on 25th February 2021 with no immediate side effects.\u00a0 About 8-10 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3533","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3533"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3548,"href":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3533\/revisions\/3548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}