Daryl Luster

"Time is on our side": One version of an old saying that can apply to hep C, but not always. Not so many years ago, it was not uncommon for...

Mostly, we want to put hep C down, as in destroy it and send it into oblivion forever. Facing hep being able to confront the diagnosis and the things that...

'Care' is a short word, but it has huge meaning. The word has different meanings, as we find so often in English and in other languages as well. We care...

Barring people from treatment based on substance use is, in my opinion, wrong. A bold statement? Not really, if our true goal is to reach viral hepatitis elimination and improve...

From the lens of social justice, it is made even more clear recently where we have inequities in our society. Due to recent events such as the coronavirus pandemic, it...

A conference I attended recently on novel technologies for testing of hep C, HIV, and other blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections, was an eye-opener, looking at new and not-so-new approaches...

As a person with hepatitis C lived experience, I have always believed that I would test positive for antibodies even though I had been cured. I also knew that they...

What is the face of hep C? The truth is it has many faces. Hep C affects people of all ages, all walks of life, and from all over the...

"Normal" is a construct that is packed with a wide range of meaning, and we cannot all agree on what it is normal or what it should mean or be...

As someone who dealt with anxiety for several years, I know firsthand what a difficult thing it can be. I was a self-described hypochondriac for the longest time, and all...

For those of us who have had one or more chronic health conditions in our life, we have all shared in the passion for living. We really had to, in...

OK, maybe it is not the best medicine, but it sure has gotten me through some rough periods. Keeping a sense of humor has made a big difference in the...

Have you ever been told something that you later found out was wrong? I think it is safe to assume that we all have been told something that later proves...

There is no last word on hep C. The final chapter has not been written, and there is much more to be revealed. I am certainly not prepared to say...

In these times, we are all being encouraged to practice a form of harm reduction, or prevention as some of us would call it. Mostly, "prevention" refers to risks associated...

"It's a marathon... not a sprint!" Personally, I was always a sprinter in my running days, and ran out of steam in the longer track and road races. I did...

Despite the problems that we can face as people with hep C lived experience, I want to acknowledge that there are people who are diagnosed with hep C, receive treatment...

If we spend enough time around the community of people affected by hep, C you hear some stories about their experiences. Sometimes, it's the daughter who is concerned about your...

Have you been tested for hep C? Did they tell you that you have hep C? Have you been treated? Are you hep C free now? These are the steps...

With the passing of each moment, day, month and year, we have a renewed opportunity to start renewed. New and renewed does not necessarily mean that we become an all-new...