Saturday, May 28, 2005

BACK AGAIN

HI ALL SORRY I HAVE NOT POSTED FOR AGES I HAVE HAD LOADS GOING ON IN MY LIFE, I HAVE SET UP A NEW BUSINESS WITH MY NEIGHBOR. FOR THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE HAD A HOBBY OF BUYING OLD CARS CLEANING THEM UP AND SELLING THEM, WELL OUR HOBBY HAS TAKEN OFF AND WE ARE NOW STARTING TO MAKE SOME GOOD MONEY OUT OF IT ALTHOUGH WE ARE STILL DOING OUR NORMAL JOBS.

ONE OF THE REASONS I HAVE NOT POSTED FOR A WHILE IS THAT I FEEL A BIT AWKWARD COMMENTING ON OTHER BLOGS, YOU ARE ALL GOING THROUGH TREATMENT AND ALL I CAN DO IS GUESS WHAT ITS LIKE, TO ME THAT'S NOT FAIR ON YOU. I WOULD NOT WANT TO UPSET ANYONE ( I THINK I HAVE ALREADY ) SO I THINK ITS BEST FOR ME TO KEEP QUIET UNTIL I START TX. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY CONSULTANT ON 12 JULY TO DISCUSS TREATMENT.
ALL THE VERY BEST TO EVERYONE,
I WISH US ALL FREE FROM THIS VIRUS.

Saturday, May 07, 2005

SUPPORT GROUPS

I HAVE READING OTHER BLOGS AND SURFING OTHER HEP C SITES, ONE THING I HAVE NOTICED IS SUPPORT FOR HEPPERS IS CRAP, WHY ? I DON'T KNOW !
HOW AM I GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ? I DON'T KNOW !
AM I GOING TO TRY AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ? YES !
( WELL TRY ANYWAY ) I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THIS AFTER READING BALOM'S BLOG, I CANT IMAGINE HOW THIS POOR LAD FEELS. I E-MAILED THE HAEMOPHILIA SOCIETY FOR ADVICE THIS IS A COPY OF THERE REPLY


Dear StephenThanks for your email. There are a number of organisations that provide support and information for people affected by hepatitis C and may be able to provide support for children affected or at least point you in the direction of somebody who does.The Hepatitis C Trust is probably the best organisation to contact, you can call their helpline on 0870 200 1 200, their helpline is open from 12 - 6pm.Alternatively you could try the Hepatitis C Project on 01395 271601, sometimes this number is answered by an answer machine but everybody who leaves a message will be called back.We also have a booklet for young people on living with hep c and a booklet for carers/ parents of a young person with hep c which I could send you if you let me know your address.I hope this helps.Kind regardsAnnaAnna Hinchliffe-WoodInformation & Support Development WorkerThe Haemophilia SocietyFirst FloorPetersham House57a Hatton GardenLondonEC1N 8JGDDI: 020 7269 0686Admin: 020 7381 1020Helpline: 0800 018 6068 (10am - 4pm)Fax: 020 7405 4824www.haemophilia.org.uk

I HOPE THE NUMBERS ABOVE ARE SOME HELP, IF ONLY ONE PERSON RINGS AND GETS SOME HELP IT MAKES IT WORTHWHILE.




Tuesday, May 03, 2005

NOT POSTED FOR A WHILE

HI, SORRY I HAVE NOT POSTED FOR A WHILE BEEN BUSY AT WORK AND WITH FAMILY. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO THE HOSPITAL, LUST AWAITING A REPLY, I AM ALSO STILL WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE MY CONSULTANT TO DISCUSS MY BIOPSY. TALKING OF THE BIOPSY ALL MY PAIN HAS NOW GONE (THANK GOD).
I NOTICED RON HAS SET UP A HEPATITIS C FORUM, I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA, WELL DONE RON. I HAVE PUT A LINK TO THE FORUM ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THIS PAGE.
I TRIED POSTING LAST NIGHT BUT BLOGGER WAS NOT WORKING. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE PROBLEMS POSTING?