Swinging my feet back and forth off the end of the examining table—repeatedly drooping a sandal to the floor, I found my self lost in the framed print of a lavender field beside me on the wall. The sea of purple mesmerized me as I tried not to contemplate what …
Read More »Laurie’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Hepatitis C)
December 1988, the Friday night after Christmas. I was excited about going out with my friends to Tully’s, the local Bar and Grill. I put on the beautiful Gold satin blouse along with my black pants my mom gave me for Christmas. I was sitting at a booth window which faced the parking …
Read More »Fighting Liver Disease Like A Girl
Right now, I am less than two weeks away from a partial liver transplant. I am 29 years old. Finding out you have any life-threatening disease is scary (to put it mildly), but finding out you have a disease that carries the stigma of cirrhosis… well, let’s just say it …
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