Gemma Peppe is a smart, metropolitan single parent. She would like another child, but there is one problem: she suffers from Hepatitis C a disease which attacks the liver and from which hundreds of thousands of people unknowingly suffer. It is a health time bomb. The treatment for hepatitis C has unpleasant side effects and the outcome is uncertain.
This film follows Gemma over the year of her treatment and charts the effect it has on her relationship with her son Louie. During the filming Gemma also embarks on an investigation into the discrimination and prejudice against those who suffer from the disease, the refusal of politicians and many health professionals to take the issue seriously and the potential scale of the health problem as a result. How will her friends and family respond to her having a disease which many regard as just deserts for junkies? And how does she feel about being one of the lucky 3,000 when there are half a million others, untreated? Will the treatment work?
This is a film of interest to those who suffer from Hepatitis C, to those who treat it and all health professionals in general practice who need to be well informed about the disease.
HOW CAN I BUY THE DVD?
If you are a health care professional and wish to buy the DVD for educational purposes please click here to purchase.
If you are an individual and wish to buy the DVD please either call the Hepatitis C Trust and ask to speak to Gemma Peppe - 0207 089 6220 or send an email to gemma.peppe@hepctrust.org.uk
CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Christopher Hird
Produced and Directed by: Suzanne Adebari and Gemma Peppe
Filmed by: Suzanne Adebari Editor: Sally Moran
A FulcrumTV production for the Hepatitis C Trust
Made with financial assistance from The Wellcome Trust and Schering Plough
Copyright: The Hepatitis C Trust, 2006. Running time:51 minutes
