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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.
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
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
What are Normal Liver Lab Values?
What are Normal Liver Lab Values? So many times, you get your lab values delivered in your hospital portal and have no idea how to understand it. By all means, talk to your provider about any concerns. Then, read on for just the facts about labs. Remember that every person, and every liver is different. Liver labs refer to a group of blood tests that evaluate the function and health of the liver. If you are wondering what are normal liver lab values read on. As
Fight, Flight or Freeze Response to Addiction Triggers
Fight, flight or freeze response to addition triggers is our basic response to stress. We will all go toward one of those when we get triggered. Think of trigger as representing danger. We were given these as part of our physical biology to protect us. If we have a threat, our body secrets chemicals to help us respond appropriately. We can also get caught in a cycle of needing a chemical to help us escape from a trauma situation like illness, pain, or a dysfunctional relationship.
Burnout Recovery: 6 Ways to Help You Rest, Reset and Rise
Burnout is characterized by people with low engagement in things they usually enjoy. It also manifests physically through fatigue and tiredness. However, if it remains
Protein Shakes for a Healthy Liver
There is something glorious about vegetable juice and protein shakes for a healthy liver. Some of you think that if you can’t chew it, it’s not
Born with Hepatitis C
This is a guest blog by a fellow Hepatitis C patient. She’s a miracle, and I knew that her story of being born with Hepatitis
