"Three of my closest friends... have died in the past 2 years... My health is OK so I continue to wait."

Three of my closest friends and my ex-partner - father of my children - have died in the past 2 years because valid treatments weren't available to them in time. My health is OK so I continue to wait.

I'm not sure how much of my health is impacted by hep C. But to cure myself before anything gets any worse seems worth it to me and the new treatments are a green light, i.e. go ahead, because they're such an improvement on prior options for treatment.

I work in the sector and people are much more motivated, keen and interested to undertake the new shorter term, faster acting treatments which pose less side effects, less ordeal, less harsh impact on life.

8th December 2015

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