Letter to Ali Hepatitis C (Hep C) Blog-Post

Wednesday 7 October 2009


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I thought I'd share this letter that I sent to an old freind of mine who lives abroad, I suppose it says all reallyand reads:

Hi kegs,

You should meet my kids sometime, Em is just the prettiest little girl you ever seen and so sensative and gentle and perceptive - she says shes goona be a star and I actually believe her! Matthew is a propper bloke, real rufty tuffty and BIG, he dwarfs Em and is nearly 2 years younger. Real good looker too, GOD knows wher he gets it from!!!

Bout the Hep C, what can I say? Who'd have thought my past from York would come back to haunt me now, 20 years or so have passed and BANG! I got diagnosed after I just collapsed and started leaking blood, lots of it. Scared the shit out of us! It's a virus that lives in your blood and liver - It seems as though it was dorment all this time and then went on rampage! In some cases they treat it with Ribavarin & Interferon but I'm apparently too far gone for that so it looks like I'm gonna need a liver transplant.

Crackers, in-it eh, don't know what more I can tell ya really, Mandy's fine but now she really HAS got a frown on!!! Hope you are all well in Chammyknickers, say hi to Sven, his kids look great. I miss you and your weird slant on life, you know more than most about living on unsteady ground. Speak soon - runty xxx

This was probably one of the hardest letters I had to write...

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What Is Hepatitis C?

Hepatitis C Information:

Hepatits C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflamation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide. It is the leading cause of liver Transplant...

Hepatitis C is an inflamation of the liver caused by infection with the Hepatitis C virus is one of the five known hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D & E. Hepatitis C was previousley known as non-A non-B hepatitis prior to isolation of the virus in 1989.

Symptoms of Acute Hepatitis C:

Acute Hepatitis C refers to first 6 months after infection with HCV. Remarkably, 60% - 70% of people develop no symptoms during the acute phase. In the minority of patients who experience acute phase symptoms, thet are generally mild and non-specific, and rarely lead to specific diagnoses of Hepatitis C. Symptoms of acute hepatitis C include decreased appetite, fatigue, abdominal pain, jaundice, itching and flu-like symptoms.

Symptoms of Chronic Hepatitis C:

Chronic Hepatitis C is defined as infection with the Hepatitis C virus persisting for more than six months. The course of chronic hepatitis C varies considerably from one person to another. Virtually all people infected with HCV have evidence of inflamation on liver biopsy however, the rate of progression of liver scarring (fibrosis) shows significant inter-individual variability.

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