Rebecca’s story: “Liver disease won’t stop me achieving what I want to achieve”
Rebecca lives with autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis and stays as fit as active as she …
Jessica’s story: “Jess thought her liver would regenerate and never thought in a million years that she would die aged just 26”
“Jess was a beautiful girl and had everything going for her. She had all these plans, she’d …
Loredana’s story: “Liver disease can sometimes be overwhelming and you go through so many different emotions”
Loredana was shocked at how quickly her liver damage had progressed. Now, post transplant, her thoughts are …
David’s story: “I donated part of my liver to an unknown child because their life is of incalculable worth”
David is a 27-year-old health care support worker with the NHS. In May 2022 he took the …
Gareth’s story: “Organ donation really does save lives, it saved mine!”
Gareth first shared his story in 2018 to raise awareness of his experience following his diagnosis with …
Anninder’s story: “I have Autoimmune Hepatitis and I now know the warning signs”
I feel there is a lot of stigma around liver conditions and the assumption that they must …
Lucy’s story: “Without my GP making sure my Autoimmune Hepatitis diagnosis was found at the age of 19 I may not have made it this far”
Lucy feels very strongly about early diagnosis of liver disease and being persistent even when she was …
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 …