Hepatitis C Treatment One Step at a Time: Inspiration and Practical Tips for Successful Treatment

Registered nurse, health educator, and advocate Porter (Free from Hepatitis C), a long-time hepatitis C specialist, defines the path for hepatitis C patients receiving antiviral therapy and does so with the credibility and compassion of a patient and a comrade-in-arms. The author proffers a day-by-day roadmap for the 48 weeks of Hepatitis C treatment, with daily readings to keep patients motivated, in addition to discussing the background of the disease, explaining treatment options, effects and side effects, and when and what the patient can expect to experience. Throughout the journey, Porter weaves in inspirational quotes from a range of sources, including Confucius and Dolly Parton, and offers daily tips (“When times are tough, recite a favorite prayer or phrase”). Like a Lonely Planet guidebook, this well-written and timely volume will be dog-eared and wrinkled by the end of treatment; likely, too, it will be passed on to the next traveler. Agent: Stephany Evans, FinePrint Literary Management. (Oct.)