Community

A Message of Determination and Victory

October 16, 2012

Alan Franciscus is my longest and dearest friend in the hepatitis C community. We met fifteen years ago and he is my mentor, brother, and hero. Alan founded the Hepatitis C Support Project and the HCV Advocate. He is a testimony to the power of what someone can do after answering “yes” to a deep [...]

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Tales of Hepatitis C

July 1, 2012

Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty. ~ Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, author, leader Speaking up about having hepatitis C is a brave and radical act. It takes courage to declare that you have an illness, particularly a potentially transmissible one. Telling your story is like [...]

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The Power of Hepatitis C Support Groups

June 14, 2012

It takes a community to maintain a human. – Earon Davis If you ask me to list the most important advice for a person with hepatitis C, I’d say, “Join a support group.” Support groups work. They may sound touchy-feely, but a good group empowers people to make choices about their health, by providing solid [...]

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To My Community

May 15, 2012

I moved to Grass Valley six years ago. It was love at first sight, a love that gets stronger with time. Grass Valley is nestled in Northern California’s Sierra Foothills. It is beautiful, the people are friendly, and I don’t want to say much more about it because as much as I love it, I don’t want it to get any bigger. [...]

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Finding the Sacred in Hepatitis C

January 5, 2012

By being what we are…by attuning our own yearning to the lonely holiness in this world, we will aid humanity more than by any particular service we render. ~ Abraham Heschel Sometimes is feels like hepatitis C is consuming me; other times I feel determined to live like I am invincible to this virus. From [...]

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Hepatitis C and Social Media

January 3, 2012

Hepatitis C is a social media topic, and my primary communication tool. I have a love-hate feeling about social media. I love the relationship with people, the dialogue, the way I am humbled by those that send me comments or emails. What I don’t like is that moment before I hit the “send” button, wondering [...]

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