Today is World Hepatitis Day. One of just four disease-specific global awareness days officially endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), WHD unites patient organizations, governments, medical professionals, civil society, industry and the general public to boost the global profile of viral hepatitis. On this day of observance and awareness, there will be a lot of information about hepatitis C (HCV) and other forms of hepatitis floating through cyberspace. There will be information about testing, prevention, and treatment. But I want to talk about access to healthcare as it relates to hepatitis C. Just yesterday, the Senate narrowly struck down a bill to repeal the Affordable Care
I returned to the Bay Area from Arizona, after a trip to see an Airstream I was considering. It was a gently used 27 foot 2014 Eddie Bauer toy hauler. The 3 foot difference in this one and the 30' Flying Cloud I had been looking at was noticeable, but I could have lived in this one. Having the opportunity to spend the night in it was awesome, and even exciting. After noodling on it for a couple days, I reached out to the owner to talk price. We couldn't reach an agreement. So, the hunt for the vessel that will become the HepCarestream continues. The time in Arizona wasn't wasted. The guys who were selling the Airstream were super nice and so I feel like I made a couple new friends.
I’ve been on the hunt for an affordable Airstream for over a year and this hunting has proven to be more challenging than anticipated. I started out with the lofty idea of buying a vintage model and having the folks at Hofmann Architecture design and remodel it for me. When that path proved to be extremely over budget, I turned toward a newer, gently used model. I found a 2015, 30’ Flying Cloud model at Bay Area Airstream. Despite a $2,000.00 deposit, they sold it to someone who showed up with cash. The same day I learned it had been sold, this beautiful 2014, 27’ Eddie Bauer toy hauler came to my attention on the Airstream Hunter Facebook page. A gentleman purchased it new in 2014, and
In May of 2017, I went to the northernmost parts of California on a mission of reconnaissance, scoping out communities in Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, and Siskiyou counties. I am the Outreach Liaison for UCSF's Project ECHO, tasked with recruiting rural Primary Care Providers to become participants in ECHO, thereby building capacity to treat hepatitis C (HCV) in these counties, and 11 others over the next 3 years, California driving is the best. It is vast and beautiful and all those miles provide a lot of thinking time. My mind takes me to all kinds of places. I think about the gratitude I feel for this gift of cure and the passion that's driving me to work toward development of an
