Talk:List of people with hepatitis C

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[edit] Possible additions

I checked the first 200 "What links here" entries at Hepatitis C. Following are the biographies that list diagnosis. I'm a little hesitant about some of these because they weren't all documentable and some of these people are living. We should probably delete the unverifiable diagnoses per WP:BIO and refactor this page, but I thought I'd put this up for discussion temporarily. Sourced names should be fine to add to the list. Durova 02:21, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

  1. Rio Reiser - WP bio states he probably died of Hepatitis C. I haven't been able to confirm this through a reliable source.
  2. Luis Ocaña - same as Rio Reiser.
  3. Egon von Fürstenberg - same as Rio Reiser.
  4. Gene Weingarten - [1]
  5. Herbert de Souza - Does this count as reliable? [2]
  6. Mike Tetrault - Another borderline reference: his official website confirms the diagnosis by quoting the Wikipedia biography. [3]
  7. Elizabeth Young - [4]
  8. Neil Hawke - same as Rio Reiser.
  9. Jeannine Parvati Baker - [5]
  10. Lucy Saroyan - [6]

I have forgotten how to *do this* Another person you might want to consider adding is:

Rocky Aoki, founder of the Benihana restaurant chain, ... who himself suffers from Hepatitis C,

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505EEDC173DF930A15750C0A9669C8B63 —Preceding unsigned comment added by PeachStatePam (talk • contribs) 04:30, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Also another person who talks openly about his Hep C is: Gary S Paxton (http://www.garyspaxton.net/ ) He produced The Monster Mash, formed the Hollywood Argyles that sang Alley Oop and he won a grammy for another song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PeachStatePam (talk • contribs) 05:07, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

05:16, 24 November 2007 (UTC)~ Also Kenneth Zebrowski: It's been called a silent epidemic, and now it has claimed a high-profile local victim. Rockland County Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski died Sunday after a long battle with Hepatitis C.

http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=97761@wcbs.dayport.com&cid=48

http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071120/OPINION/711200312/1151 PeachStatePam (talk) 05:16, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

I promise to go to bed shortly Colin. I just feel it is very important to keep this list up to date as people don't realize that 5 million are infected with Hepatitis C (vs. 1 million with HIV) in the U.S. 4 million don't know it yet. Reading this list helps get out the message to GET TESTED!

Some others are:

Ray Charles In 2003 he told me that he had been diagnosed with alcoholic liver disease and hepatitis C. http://slate.com/id/2108507/

Uncle John Turner http://www.ejazznews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=8323&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Tawn Mastrey http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-obit_mastreyoct08,1,3738138.story

06:15, 24 November 2007 (UTC)PeachStatePam (talk) 06:15, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Michael Davis (MC5) info can also be found at http://www.davis-kramer-thompson.com/pressrelease/HepC_PR1.pdf plus his OWN blog spot that was submitted by someone much earlier. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PeachStatePam (talk • contribs) 06:21, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Going to bed now but first:

Dharmachari Aryadaka, 55, first Buddhist chaplain in state's prisons http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=aryadakaobit15e&date=20031015

Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel) http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:422659

Randy "Biscuit" Turner http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:422659

Peter Coyote http://www.petercoyote.com/hightimes104.html

Stanley Farfara http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/lofiversion/index.php?t41804.html

Yohei Kono http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20020614b5.html

Mel Lastman http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20030130/lastman_hep_c_030129?s_name=&no_ads=

Michael Morra aka Rockets Redglare http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010616/ai_n14392692

Chuck Negron http://www.tntbooking.com/bios/chuck_negron.htm

Rocco Prestia http://www.videoprogressions.com/p1_reviews.php

Keray Regan http://www.calverley.ca/Part07-Arts%20and%20Crafts/BN07-73.htm

Timothea Beckerman http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-18/116374728223330.xml&coll=1

Tony Scalzo, Tary Owens, Jesse Taylor, TJ MacFarland, Danny Crooks, Sara Elizabeth Campbell, and Al Ragle are musicians mentioned in this article too......... http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:422659 —Preceding unsigned comment added by PeachStatePam (talk • contribs) 07:28, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry.... and I know I have more of them. Maybe we should email directly? I can supply you with my addy.

Penny Arcade aka Susana Carmen Ventura http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_127/artisttakeson.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by PeachStatePam (talk • contribs) 07:38, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Christopher Lawford

You are missing Christopher Kennedy Lawford who speaks publicly and openly about having Hepatitis C, treating it, and *clearing* it. I don't know anyone that uses the word *cure* quite yet. The disease is still very *new* and sometimes the virus comes back. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PeachStatePam (talk • contribs) 2007-02-23

Thanks for that. I've added it. Colin°Talk 09:44, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Possibly the newsman Frank Reynolds as well. You might want to check out http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=102891848 He is keeping a list too but I can't seem to keep two windows open to compare. Sorry. Keep up the good work though! This is an important list!  :-)

[edit] Reference section

This needs work. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't cleaned up, it'd be slated for deletion again. Part of the problem is that it uses the most complicated version of the Cite.php citation mechanism (see [7]), making it easy to break links and hard to edit and add. I'll also, just for the heck of it, check the links' reliability. Figureskatingfan 04:32, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm a bit puzzled about what was wrong with the references section. What was complicated about the refs that is less complicated now? The main complication I can see was the technique of naming a ref so it can be reused (which isn't required if it isn't reused). I've re-wikilinked the dates so they format US/UK style per the reader's preferences.
The main issue I had with the older sources was over-reliance on the Kansas City article: "Celebrities with Hepatitis C". I distrust such lists since they are often not sourced themselves, and usually too willing to include based on rumour. It appears the old hyperlink was dead, and a new link is here.
Thanks for reviewing the links. Colin°Talk 21:56, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps it's a preference issue, but personally, I believe that my change is less complicated. When I started the edit, the links were broken, probably (IMO) because the original format was so complicated. I believe that this way is also easier to add things to and change. So it's an aesthetics issue, really.
I had trouble with the KC article, too. That's why I deleted it. Thanks for the link, but I continue to have difficulty with their list for the same reason--it's just a list, without any mention of how it was researched. It's just as likely to be based on rumor as the list used to be here. I'm a real stickler for verifiability, so I used a strict criteria--when possible, reliable newspapers and magazines, or at least interviews with the people mentioned. I think we need to be extra cautious with this list, for obvious reasons.--Figureskatingfan 04:40, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Larry Hagman

I've removed Hagman from the list because although I found lots of reliable articles about his liver transplant, the only solid references I've found re: his HVC status are in articles about Stephen Tyler, where they say something like, "Tyler has joined celebrities like Pamela Anderson, Naomi Judd, and Larry Hagman..." There are also articles about how celebrities like Hagman "buy" their liver transplants, but nothing about why he had to have one (other than his alcoholism). If anyone else can find something out there about it, please add it back in. Figureskatingfan 04:48, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kansas City article

In spite of my "problems" with the KC article, as previously stated, I think that it should be at least mentioned here. Therefore, I added a new section, "See Also," and I cited it, along with the needed disclaimer. While I was at it, I divided the article up so that it's easier to read. Maybe, when &/or if the list grows (hopefully not, since it means more people becoming ill), we can divide the list into sections (i.e., A-C, etc). --Figureskatingfan 05:05, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

I've reformatted those changes a little in keeping with the Manual of Style. WP articles don't have Introductions. The See also section is for internal links. I've rephrased the external link to avoid self refs. I agree sections will be necessary if/when the list grows. There are several Featured lists that serve as examples, of which List of polio survivors is the most recently promoted. Most have chosen to group by notable occupation rather than alphabetically. BTW, the reason this list is short isn't because not many people have Hep C. Colin°Talk 06:26, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Two possible additions

Can I suggest actor Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins, Memoirs of a Geisha) and MC5 bassist Michael Davis?

Watanabe discusses living with hepatitis C in his book "Who Am I" http://hogacentral.blogs.com/hoganews/2006/05/ken_watanabe_fi.html

Davis keeps a blog discussing his treatment here http://svengirly.blogspot.com/2005_06_19_archive.html

I would add them myself but don't trust myself not too stuff up the table formatting!

RDR17 05:37, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't see why not, but I'm afraid the sources you name aren't reliable. I'll go do a couple of Google searches! --Figureskatingfan 15:51, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
I was able to find a source for Watanabe, so I went ahead and added him to the list. Sorry, nothing for Davis, though. --Figureskatingfan 16:26, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for adding Ken Watanabe. On the official Davis/Kramer/Thompson (the reunited MC5) website, there's a press release detailing involvement in a hepatitis C telethon, which makes mention of Davis and living with hepatitis C. Its available here http://www.davis-kramer-thompson.com/index.cfm?pg=press. Hope that helps, cheers RDR17 23:09, 3 October 2007 (UTC)