Healing Hepatitis C: A Patient and a Doctor on the Epidemic’s Front Lines Tell You How to Recognize When You Are at Risk, Understand Hepatitis C … C, and Advocate for Yourself and Others
Healing Hepatitis C: A Patient and a Doctor on the Epidemic’s Front Lines Tell You How to Recognize When You Are at Risk, Understand Hepatitis C, and Advocate for Yourself and Others by Christopher Kennedy Lawford is published by William Morrow Paperbacks in the First Edition, released on May 12, 2009. This 208-page book combines personal narrative and medical insight, addressing the complexities of living with hepatitis C. Lawford shares his own journey after contracting the virus, while Dr. Diana Sylvestre provides expert medical guidance, aiming to dispel stigma and misinformation surrounding the illness.
Readers will find a comprehensive resource that covers essential aspects of hepatitis C, including its effects, treatment expectations, and effective communication with healthcare providers. The book emphasizes the importance of education and support for patients and their families, offering practical advice on navigating the challenges associated with the virus. Through their collaboration, Lawford and Sylvestre present a blend of hope and humor, equipping readers with the knowledge needed to confront hepatitis C and advocate for their health.
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Get the facts about Hepatitis C
Having hepatitis C can be a transformative, extremely tough experience—especially without the right information. Healing Hepatitis C remedies that by combining the personal story of Christopher Kennedy Lawford, who unknowingly contracted the virus during his years of drug use, with the medical expertise of Dr. Diana Sylvestre, who has devoted her career to treating hepatitis C sufferers. Together they deal with the stigma and misinformation, and the fears and frustrations of this illness. Healing Hepatitis C serves as a valuable sourcebook for medical and treatment information: from what hepatitis C is to what it does, and from what to expect during treatment to how to communicate with your physician, to finding the support you need. Most of all, it walks you through the process of facing the diagnosis and treatment head-on, showing you that it is possible to get through hepatitis C—to be cured of it—without surrendering your life to it.
Together Lawford and Sylvestre offer hope, humor, and medical expertise to help patients, their friends, and families navigate the numerous challenges of hepatitis C virus education, testing, and treatment.
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