Giving birth to healthy babies is a wonderful thing because new life has been brought to Earth. However, mothers who give birth are always at risk of losing their lives doing so.
That is exactly what happened to a mother of five from Kansas who lost her life 10 days after delivering triplets due to blood clot, according to ABC News. Fortunately, the Kansas community where the family lives at is rallying to give them help.
The 36-year-old mother and elementary school secretary, Casi Rott, did not have pregnancy complications. However, she was on bed rest for two weeks and then afterwards delivered the babies through cesarean section. These two factors increased her risk for developing a blood clot.
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After delivering the triplets, the mother stayed at her brother-in-law's home where she started to feel extreme chest pains which prompted a return to the hospital. She was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism -- "the sudden blockage of a major blood vessel (artery) in the lung, usually by a blood clot," according to WebMD.
After a few days of stay in the hospital for her pulmonary embolism, Casi was able to return to her home in Wichita, Kansas. "It was first time in three months she was back. She said several times it was like she never left home," Casi's 33-year-old husband Joey Rott told ABC News.
Casi was only able to spend a few minutes with her kids until the severe chest pains came back. She was brought immediately to the hospital but died a few hours later of a second blood clot.
The Kansas community has been a great help to Rott and his five children since losing Casi. "The community has been incredible," Rott told ABC News. "It's one big reason we moved back here."
Hilary Thompson, a family friend, even set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for the family. So far, $84,000 has been raised. "They're a very precious family and it's a very tough deal," Thompson told ABC News.
