GET TESTED for Hepatitis C!

GET TESTED for Hepatitis C!

About me: (from www.myspace.com/figmento )

I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in June 1997 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and since that time I have turned my life over to educating and advocating wherever I can for Hepatitis C. I do have cirrhosis.

You should be tested for Hepatitis C if you:
*Received blood, blood products, or an organ transplant prior to 1992
*Ever shared drug paraphernalia
*Ever been stuck by a used blood needle
*Had a tattoo or body piercing
*Been on kidney dialysis
*Had sexual activity that involved contact with blood
*Had a vaccination with a pneumatic jet gun injector (Military)
*Shared personal care items with other people (razors, toothbrushes, nail clippers, etc.)
*Work as a first responder (EMT, fireman, policeman, etc.) or in the health care field (Doctor, Nurse, etc.)

Hepatitis C patients outnumber HIV patients FIVE TO ONE! Please help get some badly needed funding! Read about Hepatitis C Epidemic Prevention and Control Act at: http://hepcchallenge.org/S521.htm

Write your Senator in 1 minute at: http://hepcchallenge.org/resourcecenter1.htm

While living in Woodstock, GA several years ago, I became actively involved in a nonprofit called H.E.A.L.S of North Georgia (Hepatitis Education Awareness and Liver Support) and we have recently changed the name to H.E.A.L.S of the South. We have websites at http://www.HEALSoftheSouth.org , http://www.HEALSoftheSouth.com , and http://www.HEALSofNGA.org
Stop by and visit!

Also you can join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HepCingles2 and ASK QUESTIONS and receive support!

Peace and Love

Mahatma Gandhi put it well: "Be the change you want to see in theworld." It always begins with one person.