I am delighted to say that I am back in Ireland with my meds ( Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir ) after a two-week journey to Australia. I had no problems with Customs at the airport and all went well. My sincere thanks to Dr. Freeman and his crew in Tasmania, especially David and most importantly, Lucianna in City Capital Chemist who encapsulated the meds for me at very short notice. Without her help, I would have either had to extend my stay or come home empty-handed. Fortunately, all went well and I plan to start my course of treatment next Monday, once I get over the jet-lag.

This is the culmination of waiting for 5 years for these drugs to come on the market, saving every penny I could for the past year and travelling to the far end of the earth to purchase them ( it is illegal to receive meds in the post in Ireland ). The absurd thing is that Gilead have a warehouse full of Harvoni less than a mile away from where I live ! Gilead get all kinds of tax-breaks from the Irish government to entice them to locate here but they give nothing back in return. There is no compassionate access program or ‘Support Path’ here for the uninsured or less well-off and they charge the Irish health service Au.$90,000 for 84 Harvoni pills. The management of Gilead have worse morals than any heroin dealer out there and I hope they get their comeuppance soon.

Rant over. Once again, thanks to everyone who helped me get to this stage and good luck and keep the faith to all my fellow heppers out there. We WILL beat this