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Good morning Madison and Christina,
I eat some type of frozen berry eat day during the winter months. I use them in my protein smoothie I make for my breakfast. I do not run water over them to wash them prior to putting them in the blender. This practice will now stop after reading this discussion post.
I am receiving hepatitis A shots. I received my first shot this month and in 6 month the second shot. After treatment I will not have to worry about Hepatitis A. I received Hepatitis B shots while working in the ER in San Francisco.
I am now going to share a personal note on my battle with Hepatitis C. I did not know that I had this disease until November of 2015 when I became extremely tried and sick. Much more than the LGL leukemia causes

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