
A former marathon runner turned journalist was left crawling on the floor, gaslit by doctors, and nearly bled out—until a Facebook post led her to microclot science in South Africa and life-saving stents in Colorado. In this raw episode, Jillian reveals the triple blood thinner gamble, the global doctor network that rebuilt her veins, and the one mindset that kept her alive. From bedbound to 90% recovered, her five-year fight proves: it’s not in your head, and healing is possible.