I'm really feeling a tug on my heart to do something for people who've been through HCV treatment that failed. It's a small percentage, especially with the new drugs that are working so well on genotype 1 (the most common in the US). The last I read is that less than 30% of people with HCV end up like me (treatment failure, no more options until liver fails and you get either 1. transplant or 2. die). But we're out here and we need support. I'm pulling together a few resources to see what I come up with.
One of my friends tweeted this the other day: *The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought.* I'm a music lover, that's for sure and I need music in my life. Being raised in the 60's & 70's had an effect on what I like today but there are a few great new bands and one that I've come to appreciate is The Flaming Lips. One of my son's friends is a gifted musician with a good ear for music - he knows what I typically like and suggested that I try them out. So, here I will share the lyrics from my favorite song by the Flaming Lips. It's a sweet song with simple, almost childlike lyrics but it captures a piece of my heart and how I feel about those I love:
The Spiderbite Song:
When you got that spider bite on your hand
I thought we would have to break up the band
To lose your arm would surely upset your brain
The poison then could reach your heart from a vein
I was glad that it didn’t destroy you
How sad that would be
Cause if it destroyed you
It would destroy me
When you had that accident in your car
That whole thing just really seemed too bizarre
Dodging holes and telephone poles through the dash
A million to one that you would survive such a crash
I was glad that it didn’t destroy you
How sad that would be
Cause if it destroyed you
It would destroy me
When you fell in love, it was so sweet
So devoted, completely swept off your feet
Love is the greatest thing a heart can know
But the hole that it leaves in its absence can make you feel so low
And I was glad that it didn’t destroy you
How sad that would be
Cause if it destroyed you
It would destroy me
