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Hi Kristen!

Thanks for the kind words and support. We did it together, and that is because we were on the same journey together. Support for each other became a primary part of each day. When we went through treatment it was akin to chemotherapy, and very harsh. Treatment today is so easy, and very effective. I was hoping we would be looking forward to the eradication of HCV by 2030. Sadly that will be delayed, but we can continue to strive for that day. 

This is my 10 year anniversary, too! 27 weeks of Tx hell, and then the celebration that is SVR! My LFTs are good, except for a high bilirubin. No ill effects from it. The doc isn’t concerned, so neither am I. I’m within a month of my 68th, and feeling them all, lol! Like you, I’m very grateful.

We have our daughter, her hub, and the grandkids here this week. They brought two dogs, and two cats with them. Let’s just say it’s busy around here! We’re going to celebrate our grand daughter’s 10th birthday. She was born the year of my SVR! I’m glad I’m here to celebrate it with her. She’s so dang cute! I love her to pieces. It sounds like you, and your nephew share the same bond. You’re right, high school will be wild, but is a springboard to success. I wish him all the best.

For now the forum is operating normally because of the kindness of the Activeboard web service. We don’t have too much traffic, but I think access to our knowledge is still important. So we’ll keep it going as long as we can!

It has been so nice to talk with you again! Thanks again, you will always be a special friend  



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Enavigo3891


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Tig!!! I'm so happy to see you're still around and kicking! I just submitted a new membership request because I couldn't for the life of me remember my login info or even what email I had used, that's how long it's been. But then I figure it out, so you can ignore that request! 

I heard about the passing this morning of a true HepC advocate and it made me very curious who was still on this thing. Looks like it's mainly you. I hope you are using your wisdom and whit on other platforms, maybe? It's looking real lonely around these parts and you sir are far too kind of a human to be amongst the silence. 

In case anyone hasn't told you in a while Tig, you are deserving of all the greatness life has to offer. The amount of years you have dedicated to this forum and the countless people whose stories dot these pages, is nothing short of amazing! I still talk about this forum and about you and a handful of others who I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know on here. 

I hope you are still doing well and are healthy!   I am well!  This past May was my 10 year anniversary of SVR and yet it still often feels unreal! In 2023 I turned 40, I sent a Happy 40th birthday card to my liver specialist whom I hadn't seen in about 5 years. I told him that I was celebrating the ten years of life I had lived beyond the expiration date given to me when I was 13 and that it was as much his milestone as it was mine. He called me and told me it was one of greatest moments in medicine! 

I am still raising my nephew, since 2020; he's with me for good now. He turned 15 in April and he has been HepC free for 3 years!  He starts high school next month which I'm sure will be crazy! 

I saw a post where you discussed shutting this down. Like someone else said, it's bittersweet that this forum has gone quiet but it helped so many people and served it's purpose. I am a member of several hepC groups on Facebook and there are advocates and supporters on those pages that continue to walk people through diagnosis and treatment. It's a blessing to us all that the process is so much easier than a decade ago. 

For what it's worth, you deserve a rest Tig! You have done more for this community than most and those whose lives you touched will forever remember you for your kindness and dedication! 

Thank you for everything Tig!  You are the man!  If you happen to be on Facebook, send me a message here with your FB name! 

Have a wonderful weekend good sir! 

Love always,

Kristen



-- Edited by Enavigo3891 on Friday 12th of July 2024 07:54:31 PM

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