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Hey,

I was reading the posts tonight and I got to thinking about

something. My husband is genotype 1. He has had a spinal cord

injury with partial paralysis from the waist down since he was 19.

He worked long and hard for 20yrs like this. He has been on

disability now for 6 yrs.

He worked with the spinal cord injury but treatment has kicked his

butt. There are a lot of side effects. Some of them are more

difficult than others, but he is a fighter, he always has been. I

watch him take his medicine and give him his shots. I watch him get

sick, dizzy, tremble, freeze and sweat and those are the least of his

worries. There is a lot goes into this treatment, both for the ones

on treatment, and the family members that " go " through treatment with

them. Some have it easier than others.

I think what I am trying to say is fight. Don't give up. However

you are treating, be it with the " chemo therapy " , alternative

medicine, or prayer. Whatever it is keep doing what you feel is right

for you. This does not mean copping out, but taking a long honest

look at what you can do. I think sometimes we can surprise

ourselves.

We are lucky. We have a great support group of family and friends.

God has blessed us in many ways. Yet even with all of this we get

tired, lonely, and scared. I joined this group to find what I was

missing and I found it. There is nothing like " cussing and

discussing " with people who have been there and/or are there. My

prayers are with you all. Most people truly don't realize what Hep C

is or what it can do. I both fortunately and unfortunately now

know. WOW, guess I needed that. Love to you all.