Stories

I, as a patient navigator, for a hepatitis C program can not stress enough one, the importance of having a primary care provider. In my career, I find that the...

I'm 48 years old and I had tricuspid atresia, pulmonary stenosis, mitral valve regurgitation, pactus ductus aorta, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, transposition of greater vessels, hypoplastic right heart...

After taking Mayvret for 8 weeks, after 90 days I was cured. I've felt bad ever since. My Dr. says it's depression and has put me on a couple anti-depressants...

My father needlessly died from hepatocellular carcinoma on December 19th, 2018 – the fancy, scientific term for primary liver cancer. There are some cancers that appear out of the blue...

My identical twin brother and I are experiencing horrible long term side effect's from either or both, having hepatitis C for at least 20 yrs or the chemo meds we...

I was given 5 liters of blood because of a car wreck in 1974, I was 18 at the time. In 1975 they diagnosed me with non A non B...

Nobel Prize in Physiology awarded to the Doctors who discovered Hep C! I don't know why this is a fun fact, but somehow it feels good that the Nobel committee...

My story starts the day I was born in 1969 when I was given blood transfusion. But I didn't know I had it until 1999. I was told the first...

Whatever our life brings us, we must learn how to understand the difficulties that appear down the road. I'm Patricia. Today I'm working as a spiritual awakening coach and have...

I was diagnosed with both Hep B and C in the 90's after moving to Salem, OR. I remembered my 2nd Mom talked about hepatitis when I was young; how...

On January 21, 2014 our family received a call for a 17 day old baby boy, Joshua. This precious baby was facing an uncertain future being born dependent on opiods...

My journey with hepatitis C started in January 2017. Actually, my journey with hepatitis C started prior to 2017, as I am a person who has struggled with problematic substance...

The first time I heard the term, "hepatitis C," I was a teenager sitting in a doctors office, and this was also as you might already expect, my day of...

My hepatitis C journey all started to end in 1994-95 when I was diagnosed. At first, I did feel so weak and so cold all the time. In 1997, I...

I was told I had hep C when I was in my twenty's. Now I'm 61 and in just the past couple of months, my stomach has been swollen up...

In 1996 I used interferon injections for a year. At that time then non-detectible after treatment. Now in my mid 60's I have developed diabetes and hypothyroidism. I take 500...

This is my first post on here and I wish I could have found it sooner for the support. I was exposed to hepatitis C in a nursing home setting...

When I first contacted you two months ago, I was waiting to get Mavyret. I finally started taking it around June 19th. This disease took such a mental toll on...

I was diagnosed with hepatitis C fifteen years ago when I donated blood. I went to the nearest hospital where they verified it was hepatitis C. I was so scared...

I'm new to this site and I guess like most, sharing one's story can be challenging. Even though this site is for people living with Hepatitis C, I always fear...