my name is nikki and my father was diagnosed with hepatitis c in 2001, he was a member of the military, navy to be exact...he has been in stage 3, end stage of hepatitis c liver failure since 2007,,I dont know exactly what it means or how long they have. but i can tell you that it is a long fight for them and that they need all the support that they can get because it is a very long painful stage...currently at this time my father has went back n forth from normal mind to a kid mind just about everyday we go through it..also he always is fighting over something and most the time you cant understand anything he says, not sure if any of this will help you but just letting you know your not alone...Hi!! from: nikki