Hi, Larry--

My father-in-law also contracted Hep-C from tainted blood when undergoing bypass surgery. He was lucky enough to have a liver transplant, but that comes with its own hazards (cancers just love immunodepressant drugs), which eventually did him in.

One of the items on the hospital menu when he was allowed solid foods again was liver and onions. He looked at the dietician and said, "You've got to be kidding."

When he discovered that he had developed Hep-C and expressed his anger to the surgeons, one of them helpfully pointed out that another patient in for heart surgery that same day had contracted HIV, and didn't he feel lucky by comparison?

Regards--
Mary Anne