The deadly disease that is the healthcare systemâs âbogey man coming over the hillâ
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After his liver transplant, Peter Karamihalis found himself repeating the same line: âIt wasnât because I was an alcoholic.â
The 62-year-old Paddington man had contracted Hepatitis C in his youth from transfusions for a blood disorder. The damage to his liver resulted in scarring and then a cancer diagnosis.
Peter Karamihalis, liver transplant recipient.
Credit:Wolter Peeters
Treatment was tough. First, he had 20 per cent of his liver removed. Then his body rejected a liver transplant before a second successful attempt six years ago.
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