Ep. 11: The OA Podcast - Life Interrupted by Interferon

Eric "Brooks" Birkhimer was no stranger to adversity by the time he was diagnosed with Hepatitis C.

At the time he was diagnosed, he had already been battling with a major substance use disorder as well as having his fair share of family struggles along the way.

When Brooks decided it was time to clean up his life, he went to war with his addiction and came out victorious. Some of the fruits of his victory was gaining the ability to meet his wife and start a family. 

Life was sailing smoothly until he decided to clean up one more piece of his past...the Hepatitis C.

In episode 11 of the Overcoming Adversity Podcast, Brooks details the physical and psychological battles he had to endure for months while taking the medication Interferon (a now out-dated cure for Hep. C).

Once again, we find ourselves talking to another beacon of hope and another story of the power of the human spirit.

Thank you, Eric "Brooks" Birkhimer!

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