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A Note From Julia Spears


  The impetus for starting the Foundation was my own diagnosis. After finding out I was hepatitis C positive, I searched the Internet for information about the disease and was appalled at what I found. There was so much misinformation in the mix with the accurate information that it was a full-time job trying to sort through everything.

  Some of what I read was a comfort and some of it scared me to death. My hope is that I can point you in the right direction for information to save you some time and torment.  READ MORE

 

 

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  An estimated 3 million new cases of hepatitis C occur globally each year.
     
  Approximately 80% of people exposed to the hepatitis C virus become chronically infected.
     
  Most people with chronic hepatitis C are unaware that they are infected because HCV is often asymptomatic
until advanced liver damage develops.
     
  There is no vaccine to protect against hepatitis C
(unlike hepatitis A and B). hepatitis C is the leading
cause of chronic liver disease in the U.S.
     
  FIND OUT MORE


Through The Maze
   This 34 minute video presents discussions of hepatitis C featuring awareness, risk factors and treatment. Dr. Bruce R. Bacon, a world-renowned hepatologist, practicing at the Saint Louis University Liver Center, dialogues with patients in varying stages of the disease.
   Willie Nelson is a proud supporter of the Spears Foundation. We thank Willie Nelson and Family for their musical contribution.
 

Willie Nelson: In Concert
Presented By The Spears Foundation
October 4, 2008
Gate Opens At 6:00
Show At 7:00
The Preston Farm
Leipers Fork, TN

 

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