INTRODUCTION THREAD: People affected by Hep B

Dear @Wataru,

Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your story. I hope you can find the support you need here.

I am glad you brought up the issue of support through the mental health issues that come with Hepatitis B. I certainly welcome many more people with this expertise into the community; as @PuallyHBV mentioned many of us with Hepatitis B go through many challenges in this context (we have some threads dedicated to this:Mental health success; Mental Health resources; Hep B’s role in regressing career and mental health; Depression and hep b).

Something that might interest you: the International HBV meeting is being held in Kobe next year and there is usually a community forum that is held in conjunction with this (see Free event: Hepatitis B Community Forum (September 22, 2022) for the one from this year). I’m not sure how far away you are from Kobe, but if you are interested in attending or contributing your perspective, I’m sure that this would be more than welcome (@john.tavis @chari.cohen).

Yours sincerely,
Thomas

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