A victim of the NHS blood infection scandal shared her story with GB News
A victim of the NHS blood scandal spoke to GB News today as she shared her heartbreaking story of her blood being contaminated with Hepatitis C.
Jackie Britton was infected with Hepatitis C when she required a blood transfusion while giving birth in 1983 but it took until 2011 until she realised what had happened.
She explained: "Because my condition had gone for 30 years untreated I have now got cirrhosis of the liver and I have to be checked for cancer every six months."She added: "We feel like we have all been through the wringer, both physically and emotionally. We have all had to tell our stories because it was important for our dead to get our stories out there."
"And it's only by getting the stories out there that we've come to this point. We were classed as liars by politicians for decades, so they wouldn't have come to this conclusion willingly. They were brought kicking and screaming by us."
Britton went on to explain:: "If somebody had monitored me after my transfusion, I wouldn't have cirrhosis. The point that I started campaigning was when I knew that I wouldn't have been the only one who was living a death sentence and not knowing. So I wanted to get it out there to look for the undiagnosed victims. People are now coming forward and asking for tests."
