Living

I have been thinking a lot about something lately. I’ve been wracking my brain, trying to understand. Not only how I feel about the situation but what it looks like...

Having hepatitis c can be lonely and isolating. Once diagnosed, you do not do much except worry and fret about it.  It can consume thoughts of others and, more critically, thoughts...

Living with a stigmatized disease can significantly affect the quality of life and lead to loss of income, financial instability, housing insecurity, isolation, and depression. Stigma increases the disease burden...

I don’t know about all of you who were diagnosed with hep C, but I felt fear and dread about my diagnosis years ago. There was no joy in knowing...

When I was diagnosed with hepatitis C, one of the first questions I asked was, “What should I eat with hepatitis C?” A healthy diet is a proactive step in...

The liver is the powerhouse organ of the body that performs over 500 vital life-sustaining functions. We cannot live without a liver. Hepatitis C is caused by the hepatitis C...

After getting cured of hep C, I thought the battle was over. Sadly, my liver was damaged from years of living with the virus. I ended up needing a liver...

In Canada, we will soon observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new statutory holiday to honor the Indigenous children forced to attend residential schools. The holiday aims...

Have you ever wondered how drugs get their unique and sometimes rather strange-sounding names? Or noticed the patterns some generic drug names seem to follow? If you have, you would...

The death of Naomi Judd brought to light the number of famous people with hepatitis C. It is important to note that Naomi Judd did not die due to her...

How we prepare our food is just as important as what the food is. What we eat, how it is prepared, and how much we eat is part of a...

Your pharmacist may be an overlooked healthcare team member, but they shouldn’t be. Especially if you are living with hepatitis C. One of the liver's jobs is to break down...

Are you ever somewhere and a song comes on, and you immediately connect to it? The rawness of emotions is tied to it, whether the beat of the music or the...

Everything you consume, eat, breathe, and are exposed to passes through your liver. One of the functions of the liver is to filter and break down all the body consumes...

Many of us are familiar with extreme and enduring exhaustion. It is a symptom of chronic hepatitis C; for many, it can be the most debilitating symptom. Fatigue beyond what...

As with any advice, take it with a grain of salt. The three tips I’m sharing in this article are my experience with the severe fatigue caused by hepatitis C...

Over the years, several myths and beliefs about hep C have persisted, and who has it. This has been true in the science and the clinical nearly as much as...

A healthy liver eating plan is essential in fighting liver disease, boosting your immune system, and helping reduce inflammation. A proactive plan begins long before you get to the grocery...

For most of my life, I’ve prided myself on being a “healthy” individual. From the foods I eat to daily movement, attending therapy, and journaling, I’m a big believer in...

Anyone who has had hep C will probably agree that having hep C sucks or use some other word to indicate a dislike only those of us who have had...