Ange's Story - Micro Clots & Costochondritis after the mRNA Injection

In this powerful first episode we share the story of Ange, a former yoga teacher and dedicated healthcare worker from Tauranga, New Zealand.

Once known for her energy—rising at 5 a.m. for runs up Mount Maunganui, teaching yoga classes, and thriving in CrossFit—Ange's life changed dramatically after receiving a single Pfizer mRNA injection in 2021. As a frontline health worker in a rest home, Ange felt she had no choice but to get vaccinated to keep her job and support her family.

“ It happened straight away for me. I started to get stabbing pain on the left side of my chest. My daughter rushed me to the emergency department, and the doctor there told me that I was the fourth person that day with this sort of reaction.”

Sent home with a 'wait and see' approach, her symptoms worsened: relentless chest tightness, rashes, metallic taste in her mouth, extreme fatigue, elevated D-dimer levels revealing evidence of blood clotting and ongoing inflammation.

Specialists, including immunologist Dr. Rohan Ameratunga, diagnosed her with vaccine-induced long COVID and costochondritis which is inflammation of the cartilage connecting the ribs to the breastbone. “I still have that too to this day,” Ange explains.

Further testing by researcher Dr. Anna Brooks revealed micro-clots in her blood — findings linked directly to the vaccine reaction, as Ange had never had COVID-19.

As a qualified health-worker, Ange explains what she learned: “These micro clots are microscopic and they pass through the vein and clog them up for like a second or two, but it's not enough to have a full on stroke. They're too small, but over time, if you're not keeping that blood thin, like taking blood thinners, the blood will kind of stick together, and you have a mini stroke or a mini heart attack.”

Ange endured over 100 hospital visits, profound medical gaslighting, placed on mental health drugs ,and eventually ended up in a psyche facility.

“The doctor would be like, ‘it's all in your head’. There was one time I was on the floor for five hours, in the emergency department, holding my heart like crying and begging for them to help me. The doctors were just walking past me.”

She lost everything: her job, home, relationships, friends and the vibrant spirit that defined her. “Both my daughters have got trauma from it. They saw me as an the go—super mum, to just in bed all day with the curtain shut. And my partner at the time had to carry me to the shower. I had to be propped up in the bed with pillows everywhere so that I could breathe properly.”

After a grueling three-year battle, Ange eventually won limited ACC compensation for treatment costs and aids like a wheelchair—though she emphasises it's far from adequate, arriving late as she begins to regain some mobility. During her claim, she explains fraudulent attempts by ACC specialists to manipulate her medical records.

Living day-to-day on a sickness benefit, Ange now speaks out to raise awareness and support others who suffer in silence, as she calls for a proper investigation and compensation for the injured who were coerced into vaccination during the mandates.

“We were told we're gonna lose our jobs if we don’t— your kids, your grandmother are going to die. Like all the rhetoric that was coming in from everywhere. I remember standing in the chemist and 'get your vaccine, get your vaccine.' Then in the supermarket, 'get your vaccine,' like it was everywhere.”

Ange's courage shines through: "It's really hard when you get to this point and you realize that there isn't any help and no one's coming to save you. No one's going to fix this. And all you can do is just keep talking and keep speaking up and telling your story.”

“I was born in America, and I love New Zealand, but this is something I've never seen and never would have thought would happen here.”

Unfortunately, Ange has recently been admitted to hospital with further complications arising from her vaccination event.

The team at The Tribute thank Ange for sharing her story and wish her a smooth recovery.

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Summary:
1:06 — Super-fit yoga teacher and CrossFit enthusiast
2:39 — The moment everything changed
4:47 — Gaslit, ignored and begging in agony
6:54 — Abandoned by friends and family
8:10 — Finding other vaccine-injured and getting a diagnosis
9:34 — Discovering micro clots in her blood
11:18 — Losing everything and being in a psyche facility
12.02 — Needing to use her voice
13:09 — The hard-won battle with ACC
16:00 — How she keeps fighting as an 'invalid'
17:15 — Wants to see an investigation and compensation
18:03 — A cry for other coerced, injured and unheard
18:54 — A country she still loves

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