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I have been on a personal quest to learn about autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), AIH treatment protocols, AIH research, and learning to live with AIH.

My daughter informed us of a recent outbreak of Hepatitis A, we were informed by doctors that I tested positive and also had a little cirrhosis.

I was hospitalized after sustaining a hand injury and the day after completing the pre- surgery lab work, I was visited by a nurse who explained they discovered “non-A, non-B hepatitis.”

The irony was I had been hired as the Hepatitis C Specialist for the City of Boston and was in the process of learning about this virus. Then BAM! I get my diagnosis.

I don’t know if you still need stories related to cirrhosis but my husband’s situation is unique. He has Alpha -1 Anti-trypsin Deficiency that actually attacked his liver instead of the lungs.

When I was 19 years old l was admitted to the hospital with jaundice. The jaundice reappeared and it was determined that l had hepatitis C.

I was her full-time caregiver for several years and watched her gradual liver failure and bouts of light, moderate and severe HE, the latter resulting in hospitalization.

I was indirectly affected by liver disease as my mother became ill in 2009 and the only option available was to be a live donor.

My husband, Steven, was diagnosed with Hep C, cirrhosis and HE. This has been the saddest, depressing, and scary thing I have ever had to deal with in my life.

I am a Vietnam war veteran and three weeks after being discharged from the Army I was rushed into the Boston VA hospital with jaundice and was diagnosed with Hepatitis B.

She was diagnosed with acute autoimmune hepatitis. She never let the disease stop her from living her life and for 18 years she has learned to live with and manage the disease.

I have been living with AIH and PBS for almost 20 years. I was diagnosed after being in extreme pain and no energy.