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A Message of Faith

October 22, 2012

The next guest blogger for this liver awareness month series is Shellie Berry. Her blog is, Defeating Hep C: A Minority Voice in the Battle of Hepatitis C. In 1987 at the age of 12, Shellie contracted HCV genotype 1a via a blood transfusion during chemotherapy treatment for leukemia (acute myelocytic leukemia). This year she began triple therapy, [...]

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Killing Hepatitis C with Faith

August 27, 2012

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of faith. ~ Henry Ward Beecher I heard a radio interview of two students who traveled with an organization that does volunteer work in third-world countries. The work was not related to hepatitis C. I don’t know [...]

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Band-Aids for Hepatitis C

July 22, 2012

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. ~ Marie Curie In a drugstore, I saw a mother taking care of her child’s tiny scratch. The child appeared to be about three years old, and was completely absorbed with her injury. She studied her finger as if it was ready [...]

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Listening to the Heart Rather Than to Hepatitis C

July 7, 2012

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is a daily admission of one’s weakness. ~ Gandhi Sometimes it feels like the only words I hear are fear, illness, and death. What if hepatitis C takes over, what if my brain always stays foggy, what if I never have any energy? [...]

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Broken by Hepatitis C

June 7, 2012

Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.  ~ Edwin Markham Having hepatitis C feels like being broken, like something is damaged beyond repair. Although being broken feels painful, it has the potential for glory. The chick must break the shell in order to be born; membranes must [...]

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Spread the Word

May 5, 2012

Activism Decisions  Attitude    FREEDOM      Hepatitis C – Get Tested   Support       HOPE      AWARENESS help    

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Word Cloud

April 30, 2012

Today’s Health Activist Writer’s prompt is to create a word cloud. I decided to take the assignment literally.

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Pinterest Board

April 16, 2012

The truth is I balked at the suggestion of creating a Hepatitis C Pinterest board. However, I decided that if I am going to commit to this monthly challenge, then I might as well do it right. Keeping an open mind never fails me, and in this case, it unlocked a cascade of ideas. Once [...]

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Superpowers

April 3, 2012

Today’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge prompt: If I had a superpower, how would I use it? At first, I thought it would be to get rid of hepatitis C, and although that would be a great superpower to have, it seems small compared to all the many ways our world is challenged. The power [...]

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Inspirational Quote

April 2, 2012

Today’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge prompt is to choose a quote and write about it. “Never deny a diagnosis, but do deny the negative verdict that may go with it.” – Norman Cousins Norman Cousins was an amazing man. He was diagnosed with two life-threatening illnesses and in both cases used humor along with [...]

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