DJ AM, who survived a plane crash on September 19, 2008, revealed that the crash may have saved his life. While being treated in the Joseph Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia, following the crash, doctors found a clot in AM's leg that could have been fatal.TMZ: Plane Crash Saved Me (October 17, 2008)
DJ AM Quotes
"In the burn center, they did a scan and found that I had a blood clot that in this flight could have traveled to my heart and I could have died."People: Crash May Have Saved My Life (October 17, 2008)
"I have a great deal of faith that everything happens for a reason. I put myself in God's hands."People: Crash May Have Saved My Life (October 17, 2008)
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DJ AM was critically injured in the plane crashTMZ: Plane Crash Saved Me (October 17, 2008)
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While being treated for his injuries, doctors found a clot in his legTMZ: Plane Crash Saved Me (October 17, 2008)
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The clot could have been fatal if it had traveled to his heartTMZ: Plane Crash Saved Me (October 17, 2008)
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Doctors placed a filter in AM's vein to keep the clot away from his heartTMZ: Plane Crash Saved Me (October 17, 2008)
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DJ AM was also put on blood thinners to dissolve the clotTMZ: Plane Crash Saved Me (October 17, 2008)
