My Mom Has Hepatitis C - Hardcover

Hedy Weinberg is an award-winning writer and essayist. Diagnosed with hepatitis C in 1993, she brings personal understanding of how patients feel and what they want and need to know. Shira Shump, a specialist in early childhood education, works in the psychiatric day treatment program at the Square One Preschool. Gregory T. Everson, MD, a nationally recognized expert on the treatment of hepatitis C, is Professor of Medicine and Director of Hepatology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Joy Chen was born in Taiwan. She is now a freelance artist in New York City.

Straight-shooting information with a heart to assuage the fears of children caught up in hep C's inevitable family challenges. -- Ann Jesse, Executive Director, The Hepatitis C Connection

The thoughtful approach...will help parents develop a closeness with their children that will sustain them through many uncertainties... -- Thelma King Thiel, Chair and CEO, Hepatitis Foundation International

Weinberg's book is a valuable tool for moms and dads who must say to their children, 'I have hepatitis C.' -- Trish Parnell, Director, Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases

With great accuracy and sensitivity this book provides...children with the hepatitis C information that they need to know. -- Alan P. Brownstein, President and CEO, American Liver Foundation