Me & Hep C

Hi everyone! My name's Maria, I'm English, 41 years old, & single. I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C on Monday 4th September 2006 - a dreadful experience which I will write further about in a posting. I currently live in Germany, but am planning to return permenantly to the UK at the beginning of October 2006. This is my diary of my life with Hepatitis C.

About Me

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Location: Telford (originally Hochheim in Germany), Shropshire, United Kingdom

What didn't I say in my introduction??? I've got 2 daughters, Natasha 18 & Naomi 16, who are the best things that ever happened to me & whom I'm unashamedly proud of. I'm also blessed to have 2 wonderfully caring parents, & 2 of the best sisters you could ever wish for (one of whom is actually my niece, but more like a sister, as there's only 11 years between us). I qualified as a registered general nurse in 1986 & worked as a staff nurse in general medicine, surgery & rehabilitation for 10 years. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 1991, not even a year after Naomi was born & in 1996, it got so bad, that I had to give up nursing & retrain. Since then, I've worked in administration of one kind or another.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Thought I'd post some photos....... liven the blog up a bit!!

This is me at the NHCN conference in Derby last April. It was the first time I'd met all the great people who have been & are continuing to support me. I love each & every one of them & feel so very lucky to have them in my life.

This is me taken on May 19th 2007, at the get together we had in Swineshead. I had the time of my life that weekend, & feel much richer for the experience.


That's my mum with me at the get together we had in Swineshead. She was really nervous about going with me coz she didn't know anyone, but that nervousness soon disappeared - just look how happy she is here! The weekend was an invaluable experience for her. She learnt a hell of alot about Hep C & finally started appreciating what it all entails (the disease, treatment etc etc). My mum is my rock.... always there to give me unconditional love & support, which I strive to return. Thanks mum, for always being there for me - love you millions xx

posted by Maria | 2:58 PM

1 Comments:

Blogger Not Blank said...

You feel good, you look good, that's great! You're so brave to shave your hair to raise funds for charity. I've been doing the 'comb over' myself for months. This is not attractive when a balding man does it, it's even worse when a woman does it! Well, here it is 11 1/2 weeks after my last injection, and I've got some new hair growing in that competes with the 'old hair' that's still falling out. If this is still going on next winter, I WILL shave my head and wear the wig I bought, before I started treatment - it looks like a wet dog - but that's an improvement over my hair! Hang in there!

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