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Mary Elizabeth Williams

EXPLAINED: Knowing about blood clots saves lives | Vintage Vibes

"It's been a scary few days," singer Tori Kelly said in a handwritten note shared on her Instagram page on July 27. Four days earlier, the Grammy winner had been out to dinner in Los Angeles when she felt her heart racing, and reportedly passed out. Her companions took her to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where, according to reports, the medical staff discovered blood clots in her legs and lungs.

Now, nearly a week later, her husband says she's "smiling and feeling stronger," but "not fully out of the woods yet." How could a young and and otherwise seemingly healthy wind up in such a crisis, so quickly?

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