Death Sentence from a Doctor The words seemed to fall from her lips like they were encased in lead, " You only have eight months to live." At first, I could not believe what I was hearing. It was like I was having a nightmare, without being asleep. The Doctor went on, "You will need a liver transplant, and extensive drug therapy." What? After the initial shock wore down some, I rejected this option. No! I refused to become yet another statistic. Hepatitis C was doing it's dreaded best to suck the life blood right out of me, yet I was not going to have it. In our youth, we all seem to have a way of convincing ourselves that we are bullet proof, and that things like this "did not happen to us." Yet here I was, surrounded by Doctors and nurses, all looking at me like I was but an inscription on a headstone. Things like this have a way of shaking us to the very core of our foundation. I was shook. One of the most powerful elements in my total recovery, was my determination. I would not give up the hope, that somehow I would look back on this day and think, "the Devil swung at me, and missed." We all have choices to make in everyday life. I chose to live and not die young. You too, have the same choice. Humans have an in-born desire to continue living, even when facing incredible odds. I used this desire to fuel my determination to beat this. Learn what I did, and how I did it. The purpose of this book, is to share with others the exact things I did, and how I did them. Build a fire within yourself, use that fire to do something positive. Today my Doctors are amazed to find that I now have the liver of a twenty-year old!
Johnny Delirious went to his 10 year High School Reunion and many of his class mates told him that they had heard he was dead. When Johnny attended his 20 year High School class reunion, many people said the same thing. Some just had big eyes and would not talk to him at all, they were sure he had been dead for a long time and this must be a zombie. Sometimes you can’t change what people think, Johnny is very much alive and well today. Getting over Hepatitis C was just one hurtle in Johnny’s life. This journey was so profound, that family and friends urged him to write a book about it.
This book shows the journey that Johnny Delirious took to battle Hepatitis A, B and C. Like any war, you have to size up your enemy first before you begin your fight. In this partial biography, Johnny brings you to the front lines of his conflict with Hepatitis C. When you read this book, you will take a ring side seat to view his personal, emotional and therapeutic strategies that helped him eliminate this dreaded disease.