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[> Subject: Re: Im a Hepper too
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Author:
Skip
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Date Posted: 14:37:48 09/02/02 Mon
A fellow hepper from Massachusetts saying hi. I'm a stage 4 with cirrhosis. Had the dragon 32 years. Can't do treatment right now because of platelets. Looking for friends to chat with. Look forward to hearing from you. Ttyl.
D.Gadreault (Skip)
Divorced Portuguese & American Indian 42 yrs young
>hepper.
>Cirotic liver, 3mo into combo treatment. Im standing
>on the word, clinging to the Rock. This is a lonely
>illness, and non-heppers are afraid of us. I must
>have been sick for at least 15yrs. The stigma of this
>is awefull. I believe there is alot of hep+ people
>out there.
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>Ive been alone for so long now. I was married for
>13yrs, The divorce changed my life along with my three
>daughters. Its been 6yrs now, and Im just finally
>living and bam here comes the HCV. Im pretty sick,
>but I wont let the dragon bring me down.
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>I was raised on the pennisula south of San Francisco,
>move to MO in 82 and relocated to the Dallas/FortWorth
>area due to my job.
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>I consider myself lucky and blessed even with this
>chain around my neck.
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>My sister who is 45 also has been DX. Her geno is
>worse than mine, she is 1A and Im 3A. However my
>liver is not in the best shape. The Dr's said we have
>completely different strains, therefore, they are not
>related. Who knows, its a comfort to know (or think)
>I did not cause her HCV.
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>My sister is also is single, we live right accross the
>street from each other. We have always done things in
>parallel. We work for the same corporation, were both
>closing on houses this month. Its really a bit much:)
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>Thanks for letting me vent. I would love to meet a
>nice, fun, and positve HepC man.
>
>If you were wondering my father nick-named me Powder
>Puff at birth. Didnt realize I had a legal name until
>school.
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