Several embalmers and a pathologist in North America and the United Kingdom have reported a rise in irregular, hardened blood clots.

Vials of embalmed fibrous clots. (Courtesy of John O’Looney)

‘It Should Be Studied’
However, two medical doctors who viewed the photographs of the clots say the embalmers’ concerns cannot be outright dismissed.

Dr. Ryan Cole speaks during a panel discussion on COVID-19 on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 24, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
‘Not Normal’
Alabama-based embalmer Mr. Hirschman says that while he realizes COVID-19 could cause more blood clotting in some individuals, that wasn’t the same as the types of clots he started observing after the vaccines were rolled out.

“Of course, they were saying COVID could cause more clotting,” Richard Hirschman said. “These clots were larger than normal and there were a lot more of them.” (Courtesy of Mr. Hirschman)

A series of ‘white fibrous clots,’ Richard Hirschman pulled out of a body. “They are similar to calamari. The white stuff is in your face, like ‘something is wrong,'” Mr. Hirschman said. (Courtesy of Mr. Hirschman)
‘They Remind Me of Parasites’
Carolyn is an Ontario funeral home director with over 25 years of embalming experience who spoke to The Epoch Times under a pseudonym out of fear of facing disciplinary action for speaking out about the blood clots.

A number of ‘parasite ‘clots Carolyn pulled from corpses. “Every tentacle is basically down a part of the circulatory system, and at the end of those fingers there is a normal clot, and it looks like they’re feeding off it,” Carolyn said. (Courtesy of Carolyn)
“They remind me of parasites, because it’s like they’re creating a blood clot and they’re feeding off it,” she said.
‘Why Does Nobody Want to Talk About It?’
When COVID-19 first hit the United Kingdom, John O’Looney was surprised he wasn’t seeing an uptick in deaths at his funeral home. But O’Looney, who owns Milton Keynes Family Funeral Services, said he did observe an increase in deaths once the COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out.
!["The moment they started putting needles in arms, [the deaths] went through the roof," John O'Looney said. "My phone started ringing off the hook. And that's when I knew in my heart that something was wrong." (Courtesy of O'Looney)](https://www.theepochtimes.com/_next/image?url=https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2023/03/23/John-Ooley-2-600x320.png&w=1200&q=75)
“The moment they started putting needles in arms, [the deaths] went through the roof,” John O’Looney said. “My phone started ringing off the hook. And that’s when I knew in my heart that something was wrong.” (Courtesy of O’Looney)
“They’re only an advisory body, or my business would have been closed,” he said. “They told me I’d brought them into disrepute. And I said, ‘I know your members are seeing this, so why are you taking that stance? Why does nobody want to talk about it? And why have I got to shut up?’”

Two vials of embalmed fibrous clots. “These would come out in one piece and be the shape of the artery. They are slowly growing in the arteries until they block them,” Mr. O’Looney said. (Courtesy of John O’Looney)
Growing Awareness
Sarah, who is going to school in Wisconsin to get her funeral director’s licence, used a pseudonym for fear that speaking out would lead to disciplinary action against her. She told The Epoch Times that on two separate occasions, while assisting with embalming, she witnessed “large, irregular clots” coming out of the jugular veins of bodies.

A page from Sarah’s embalming textbook that shows what a normal blood clot is supposed to look like. (Courtesy of Sarah)
Theories, Calls for Further Analysis
Several peer-reviewed medical studies have found that COVID-19 infection can increase the risk of blood clotting. And during the initial stage of the pandemic, that’s what Mr. Hirschman was seeing.