Alan’s story: “I felt like I was being judged all the time. It made me feel small and dirty. How dare they?”
When Alan was told he had just eight months to live if he didn’t stop drinking, he …
Samantha’s story: “The GP suggested I was a secret drinker and I still feel very hurt about the stigma I experienced. It will never leave me”
Samantha was deeply upset by the stigma she faced from some members of the medical profession. When …
Tony’s story: “Don’t judge a book by its cover – there’s a story in there somewhere”
When Tony was diagnosed with alcohol-related liver disease, he pushed his family away and his work colleagues …
Isobel’s story: “I want everyone to understand there are hundreds of causes of liver disease”
From the time she went for a liver biopsy, Isobel has faced stigma relating to liver disease. …
Steve’s story: “My friends abandoned me because of my liver disease”
Steve’s friends dropped him when he had alcohol-related liver disease, including one he’d known for 25 years. …
Robyn’s story: “There are more causes of liver disease than just alcohol misuse”
My name is Robyn and I was diagnosed with Autoimmune Hepatitis in April 2021. By the beginning …
Sharan’s story: “Our liver isn’t spoken about and to be fair many of us don’t realise how vital our liver is.”
Sharan’ s dad passed away from Non-Alcohol Related Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in May 2011. Following his …
Georgina’s story: “Thanks to the help and guidance from the British Liver Trust my son copes better, because he has a better knowledge of what is happening and why.”
Georgina’s son Steve developed hepatic encephalopathy (HE), due to chronic liver disease. HE refers to changes in …
Jessica’s story: “Timely diagnosis of AFLP is difficult as the symptoms are so non-specific, and I didn’t even develop symptoms until the situation was advanced”
Jessica found out she had acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) shortly before her son was born, …
Justin’s story: “I am so grateful and in absolute awe of the miraculous work the NHS achieved, and how strong and positive my wife has remained throughout the process.”
Justin’s wife Lisa was diagnosed with with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in March 2020. Here he shares …