In 2010, my world was flipped upside down, and life as I knew it changed. I was 27 years old, living away from my home state of Connecticut for the first time ever in Seattle’s hip Capitol Hill neighborhood, going to graduate school full-time, and enjoying life with my husband. …
Read More »Veronica’s Story (PBC, PSC)
My name is Veronica, and I am 28 years old. When I was about turn 20, I was scheduled for gallbladder removal. From that moment on, my life would be changed forever. When the doctor opened me up, my liver was almost completely cirrhosed. I was eventually diagnosed with PBC …
Read More »Jennifer’s Story (Autoimmune Hepatitis)
November 2007 was a turning point in my life, as it was when I was officially told that I had a new best friend. One that would never go home, never leave my side and live with me forever. Her name was Autoimmune Hepatitis. I, like many people I’m sure, …
Read More »Jenna’s Story (Hepatitis C)
In 2007, I went to my physician for some routine blood tests. About a week later i received a document in the mail from the health department stating that I had tested positive for HCV. At the time I wasn’t sure what hepatitis C was or how I had it. …
Read More »Kayla’s Story (Hepatitis C, Addiction)
At the age of 22, I was slapped in the face with the wild and a rough past I lived. I was laying in the ER at the hospital, in my little town, when the doctor came in and told me I had hepatitis C. I thought there has to be a mix up in …
Read More »No, I’m Not Pregnant!
Yes, I know that “When are you due?” can be extremely painful for anyone who is not pregnant… But to a 30 year old woman who can’t have any more children, and has Ascites from a failing liver, it is heartbreaking. Of all of the symptoms I had, from constant …
Read More »Sherry’s Story (Liver Cancer, Breast Cancer)
I am a mother and grandmother fighting for my life. In January of this year, I was told I have liver disease. In February, I was told I have stage four cancer and my world came crashing down. Thank God I have my Faith. I did a lot of searching …
Read More »Making it mean something
Hello my fellow fighters! Lately I have been thinking a lot about the journey my sickness has taken me and my family on, and how I can make something good out of it… Lemonade out of lemons (with a whole lot of added sugar, hehe), as one would say. For …
Read More »One resolution you should keep!
Is one of your new years resolutions to lose those extra pounds, to be less scatter-brained, to get off the couch, or just to be happier? Well if any of the below common resolutions are yours, your body might be telling you something, and taking care of your liver might …
Read More »Is it time for a liver transplant?
Hello my friends! I am writing this next article (finally, I know) on needing a transplant because it is a question I get often, usually after I have scared someone with liver disease by telling my story. (whoa Nelly, hold your horses, I was sick for many years before being …
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