It seems irrevelant to the doctors that I had received a blood product prior to any drug use. It doesn't matter that I used drugs twenty years ago either. I have come forward to dispel the perception of former drug-users. With the support of my immediate family, I have been able to forgive myself for my past transgressions. I am not that person anymore.
People can change to better themselves.
I am trying to see the positive out of the negative. What I have learned from my past is compassion and tolerance for others. I have been watching the news and reading the paper daily regarding the Krever report and the tainted blood issue. I sympathize with the people who did receive infected transfused blood and hope there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and they are all compensated accordingly. My point is to show you the other side of the coin.