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Lived experience stories

Below is a selection of personal stories from people in Australia who been affected by hepatitis B or hepatitis C. They discuss the challenges they have faced, what they have learned on their journey and, for some, the joy of being cured of hepatitis C.

If you are looking for support regarding your own journey with hepatitis B or hepatitis C, you can contact HepLink on 1800 437 222 or email your local hepatitis organisation.

We encourage you to read and also respect these personal and brave stories.

Howard's story

I have got my life back! After more than 15 years of hell, all it took was two pills a day for three months. I’d resigned myself to having a disease for life...

Jane's story

I am a 66 year old mother of two and grandmother of three who has been cured of the Hep C virus. I contracted the hepatitis C virus from IV drug use between...

Jack's story

I was infected with hepatitis C around 1981.  I say “around” as my life was in a pretty messy period, and there were many occasions during my adolescence and young adulthood where I could have been infected with hepatitis C. I...

Pam's story

I’m sitting here in rural France and thinking just how lucky and grateful I am to be here. In 1998 I was diagnosed with hepatitis C. I had been living with the...

Thomas' story

As a scientist who has studied the Hepatitis B virus for over a decade, I’ve learned that Hep B is a silent disease because it doesn’t cause any obvious symptoms. It slowly eats...

Sidney's story

In 2007 when I first got pregnant with my son Billy in Vietnam, I went for the first pregnancy check‑up at a hospital and found out I was positive to hepatitis B....

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