Patient Stories

Christy found out she had cirrhosis on her mom’s birthday when she started to feel ill. She and her husband went to the hospital where he thought he was going to lose her in front of his eyes.

After several months in and out of the hospital, numerous tests and a biopsy, Christian was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis before his first birthday.

Charlie received an upper endoscopy and banding procedure to cut off blood flow from esophageal varices that had developed due to his portal hypertension.

In October 2012, she visited the Mayo Clinic, where she was finally diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C, a potentially life-threatening disease.

Life does not give you another chance too often. With organ and tissue donation, you can be giving that gift. Shelby thinks all the time of her gifts that she has in her life.

James McGuffey is climbing mountains both literally and figuratively. But what inspires him to do the first has all to do with the second: his wife Carleen who is living with hepatitis C.

Alison had been suffering for most of her life with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a chronic disease that slowly damages the bile ducts.

Maurice shares his story and personal experiences about Hepatitis C.

Knute shares his story and personal experiences about Hepatitis C.

Heidi shares her story and personal experiences about Biliary Atresia.

Heather shares her story and personal experiences about Biliary Atresia.

PSC is a disease-causing bile duct inflammation and scarring that eventually leads to liver failure. Its cause is unknown and its only cure is liver transplant.