I learned I was cured of hepatitis C (HCV) on May 13, 2016. Sitting alone in a hotel room in Hoboken, New Jersey, an email from Quest Labs arrived. Earlier that week, I had a blood specimen drawn to evaluate my 12 week sustained virologic response (SVR). This test is strategically drawn 12 weeks after the completion of a prescribed course of direct acting antiviral (DAA) medication. It's the diagnostic test that confirms whether or not the virus was effectively cleared. De