[Intro — spoken]

Harold had been driving long haul trucks for twenty-two years...

Fourteen hours in the cab — same position — same seat...

He thought the swelling in his left leg was just age...

It wasn't age...

[Verse 1]

Harold pulled his rig into the truck stop late at night,

Left leg aching badly — something didn't feel right,

Calf was swollen — red and warm — tender to the touch,

Harold thought a muscle cramp — didn't think it much.

Next morning called his wife — said honey something's wrong,

Left leg twice the size now — swelling all night long,

Wife said go to urgent care — Harold drove himself,

Doctor took one look and said — this can't sit on the shelf.

[Pre-Chorus]

Harold hadn't moved for fourteen hours straight,

Blood was sitting stagnant — pooling — couldn't wait,

Clot was forming in the vein — deep inside the calf,

Harold's body warning him — written on his behalf.

[Chorus]

Harold's got a clot — sitting in his leg,

Deep inside the vessel — blood beginning to beg,

Swollen — red and tender — warmth along the vein,

Harold's got a clot — riding through the pain.

[Verse 2]

Blood test came back elevated — number climbing high,

Ultrasound confirmed it — clot inside — no lie,

Sitting in the deep vein — running up the calf,

Doctor said this needs treatment — no more cutting it in half.

The danger isn't just the leg — the clot can break away,

Travel to the lungs — cause problems — later in the day,

Blood thinner started fast — keeping clot from growing,

Harold's treatment underway — doctor kept on going.

[Bridge]

Three months of blood thinners — that was Harold's plan,

Provoked by the long drive — short course when it began,

Compression stockings on the leg — every single day,

Helps the blood keep moving — keeps the swelling at bay.

Harold changed his driving habits — stops every two hours now,

Walks around the truck stop — stretches anyhow,

Plenty of water during drives — keeps the blood from thick,

Harold learned his lesson — learned it pretty quick.

[Outro]

Harold drives again — shorter shifts these days,

Compression socks before he climbs — part of all his ways,

Three months done — blood thinner stopped — clot resolved and gone,

Harold's leg is back to normal — Harold carries on.

“Harold’s Story”