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This Blog is dedicated to helping those who have Hepatitis C or Cirrhosis. I'm not a doctor, but I'll be your Best Friend.
April is Donate Life Awareness Month
April is Donate Life Awareness Month Full Heart: Honoring Life, Legacy, and the Gift of a Second ChanceThe Gift of Every Morning Every morning when
Hope is a Spectrum of Color
Hope is not a single, clear emotion. It’s not a bright, polished stone we keep in our pockets or a banner we wave on the
Helping a Loved One with Hepatic Encephalopathy
There are some blogs on here that talk about my gratitude for my daughter becoming my caregiver. Here are some tips with love from a patient’s heart to yours.If you are helping a loved one with hepatitis encephalopathy, it’s a very lonely place. It’s still the most cringe and painful parts of my diagnosis with end stage liver disease. It was an uphill battle through liver cancer and transplant. It’s a helpless place for a patient. We’re loony tunes most of the time. Except it’s not funny to our caregivers. It’s not funny to us either, but we are SO out of it that we are just sitting around as happy little hepatic encephalopathy patients.
Spring Forward with Liver Disease
As daylight saving time begins, we welcome longer hours of sunlight—a perfect opportunity to be outside, move, enjoy life, and be active. However, for those of us living with liver disease, our energy may be low, and it can be difficult to get up and moving. At times, we may even feel paralyzed. Is there a way we can spring forward with liver disease? Our minds are like gardens; the thoughts we plant are the seeds that shape how we feel and act. Interestingly, a seed
Being Doing and Relating: New Years Goals
As we step into a new year, it’s a perfect time to set intentions and map out goals that guide our journey toward growth, happiness, and fulfillment. This year, my goals revolve around three overarching themes: Being, Doing, and Relating. These categories serve as pillars for a balanced life, each representing a vital aspect of my daily existence. I hope it helps my liver loving friends too. Being Doing and Relating: New Years Goals I use the Keys2Success Planner on my iPad. It works so well
7 Ways to Reset and Recharge Before the Year Ends
7 Ways to Reset and Recharge Before the Year Ends
Mindful Merrymaking: Stress-Free and Healthy Christmas Tips
The holiday season is one of the most joyful times of the year, but it can also be one of the most stressful. Between shopping for gifts, attending social events, and preparing endless meals, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. My dear friend Katie has great ideas and is helping you think ahead and plan for Mindful Merrymaking: Stress-Free and Healthy Christmas Tips.
MELD Score: Liver Cancer and Other Exception Points
If you are looking for your MELD Score: Liver Cancer and other exception points, you’ve come to the right place. I ended up getting the extra points for liver cancer. If you have a situation where there are Extra Circumstances, you may get bonus points, or exception points too. In my case, they found a tumor that was Hepatocellular Carcinoma or HCC. It was 2014 and the rules allowed me to bump up 22 points. The rules for exception points changed soon after that to 28
Healing Hip Pain and Sciatica after Transplant
I didn’t even know what to title this blog. Here I am nearly 10 years after my HCC diagnosis, still alive, but dealing with hip and lower back pain that prevents me from ever cycling or running again. Listen, I am NOT complaining. Just being alive is a gift, and it’s one that I deeply cherish. I’m forever thankful to my donor and his family. That does not change the fact that I still need healing hip pain and sciatica after transplant. This blog will break it
Liver Biopsy or Fibrosure and Fibroscan
The Fibrosure and Firbroscan can detect liver damage. i had the needle biopsy and many doctors still consider it the gold standard. Read more to see the pros and cons of all and go to your doctor with an idea of what your choices are.
Don’t Give Up on Yourself with Cirrhosis
What a winter it’s been for many of our friends. Me too. I’ve been fighting sinus problems and still can’t take anything but children’s Benadryl.
Stand by Me with Hepatitis C and Liver Disease
You are going to need a lot of folks to support you with the Hepatitis C Virus. Think of them as your People who Stand
