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The impetus for
starting the Foundation was my own diagnosis. After finding
out I was hepatitis C positive, I searched the Internet for
information about the disease and was appalled at what I
found. There was so much misinformation in the mix with the
accurate information that it was a full-time job trying to
sort through everything.
Some of what I read was a comfort and some of it scared me to
death. My hope is that I can point you in the right direction
for information to save you some time and torment. I’m not
claiming to be an expert, that’s why I have a Medical Advisory
Council comprised of two of the best hepatologists in the
country.
Unfortunately there are still a lot of doctors that are a bit
behind the learning curve and that is why you need to be your
own advocate or ask someone you trust to be that for you.
hepatitis C has been called “The Epidemic of Discovery” for
good reason. So much has been uncovered about HCV since it was
identified in 1989 and much will discovered in the years to
come.
It is my hope that you will make an educated, knowledgeable
decision about your care.
A quote from Dr. Bacon, `No one will take better care of
yourself than you.’
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