I was diagnosed with HCV just after Christmas 2003. Was too late for any treatment, and my only option was a transplant, but I did not know that yet until  the end of April 2004, when  I decided to go back to Italy, where I did have faster medical treatment. Yes, I am one of  the luckiest person around, I had a transplant in October last year. I had lots of time, when not in hospitals for tests or recovering from hepatic coma, to observe and admire a group, made by transplanted people. Well, the strength and the example they were setting left a big mark on me, and on my return I wanted to do something to show some gratitude to the donor, and, why  not, try to set a local support group. But I did not know what to do to start, a group is more than one person. A couple of  day after  my return in the Isle of Man, as I was reading the Examiner, I noticed this article about HCV, written by this lady, which I did not know. She is so brave I thought, that I had to  get in touch with her, and I felt for the first time I could talk with a person, here, which had similar experience. Before I had no one to talk, . never happened to meet someone with my same  illness while I was in the Isle of Man. Was about time to fill that gap with support. Thanks Trish! So we were soon on our way, we got other friends that are in this group, and you will meet them in our chats or e-mail, or a simple letter

It took  very little time before this was happening.  Finally we are here, and we will do our best to give some support, we have been there ourselves, and got the T-Shirts.

We met few times, nearly hiding at the beginning , and we are now building up the strength of this group. We just here, guys, and believe me, we understand you.

Get in touch with us. Please.