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My SIL told the family she had Hep C and contracted it thru cutting the hair of an infected person. This did not sound right to me so I questioned it. Of course (since I only married into the family) everyone is mad at me for questioning her. If I'm wrong I will apologize to her in a heart beat but I honestly don't think she contracted it this way from everything I have read on the subject. Since you guys have all dealt with this much more than I have, CAN you contract Hep C this way? Is it at all possible even when no blood was involved?
How odd that you would disagree......the SIL didn't mention blood involved. She said she cut the Hair of an infected person, not the Skin..
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Ladybug
Happy Holidays!
Ladybug
It doesn't really matter how the SIL contracted this disease. She may not know, or she may be embarrassed to reveal what actually happened, and if so, why not just let it drop? Even if she is being dishonest, HOW she got it doesn't matter -- what to do about it and how to best support her through this is what does.
Of course the other family members should have their fears about contracting it allayed, and understand that they can only get it through blood contact.
Of course the other family members should have their fears about contracting it allayed, and understand that they can only get it through blood contact.
I would advise you to be careful on how you address this. If she is like most of us (when we first found out), she is in emotional turmoil. If not handled correctly and in the right spirit, this could turn and blow up in your face.
She may be ignorant about HCV or she may be in denial. She needs to know it doesn’t matter how she got it and no one cares about how she got it. The main thing she needs is to know is that everyone is rallying behind her.
The family does need to know HCV is not easily transferred you guys have no need to feel threatened.
Hopefully you can convince her to come here if she has any questions or needs support from people that has been down the same road.
She may be ignorant about HCV or she may be in denial. She needs to know it doesn’t matter how she got it and no one cares about how she got it. The main thing she needs is to know is that everyone is rallying behind her.
The family does need to know HCV is not easily transferred you guys have no need to feel threatened.
Hopefully you can convince her to come here if she has any questions or needs support from people that has been down the same road.
As you already have experienced, being right does not always have an upside. The fact is that half of the people don’t know how they got it. I remember as a kid getting a shot of Novocain from a huge stainless steel and glass syringe that was in some else’s mouth before and after me. Another fact is that she does have it and how she got it is not relevant. What is relevant is what she does from here on. She needs support and education, not finger pointing.
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