http://www.frontline-hepatitis-awareness.com/gastrocorner.htm
This is a good article about cirrhosis from our website.  It is under the
Digestion link on the front page in case you lose this URL. 
http://www.frontline-hepatitis-awareness.com/  our website and how to join the
Yahoo listserves.  I do this one called frontline2 and Sherre Martin does the
other one which includes vaccination issues as well as Hepatitis  B and HIV
coinfection. She does an heartfelt good job.

 (I am not particularly pro vaccine of SOME of the vaccines although I do
believe everyone should be vaccinated for certain of the choices like hepatitis,
measles, polio, smallpox etc.)  I do feel that kids are way over vaccinated
today with the average at age 18 months being 23 different vaccines. 
Whew......It is a personal choice and this is how I happen to feel. The
important ones should be given no doubt. I wish to thank Sherre for all her help
as it has kept the list happening, thanks Sherri.

Frontline needs a person to help upload several articles onto the web pages
using 'frontpage.'  Our website is in need of updating.  We did the links
already but the articles (newer ones) would be super.  Thanks in advance.  We
are not a funded group anymore but do have some nice articles to trade for work
done in anyone is willing to help us. I have all the info to enter our docking
persons home to upload as I personally pay for most of Frontline now as a gift
from me to those in need.

As some of you know I went to Seattle to be evaluated for a transplant and got
the boot as it were.  My doctor is furious as she knows of our group and how we
educate so has taken on the whole U of W team to help me.  I am due to see a
case worker and a nutritionalist as my weight is a definate issue.  I also am
advocating to change the wording of transplant so that when a candidate fills up
with the fluid we all do it is not used against our change at a transplant.  I
was told by the doctor I saw there that 75% of candidates on the list with the
beeper become unqualified at the time a liver is available due to the MBI issue
and how the water (up to 20 lbs added weight) keeps one from a transplant.

If anyone wishes to get onboard this issue please let me know and we can work
together.  What I am doing now is researching as to whether this is a transplant
team perogotive or a federal mandate.  I have a way to go that is for sure but
it is very important.  Who wants to go through the waiting and become qualified
only to be knocked off the list and die due to water build up being a part of
the Mas body index number and this the weight.

I am finding myself running out of energy these days and spending a lot of time
in bed so I need some help.  thanks in advance you may use this address: 
skayb@...  to contact me personally.


Tara Balduf
www.Frontline-Hepatitis-Awareness.com

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