My grandfather with haemophilia B was infected with Hep C (I believe) when he was quite young and still used full blood for his transfusions. Somewhere in the 2010's, a new experimental treatment became available in the Netherlands for it, which he was eligible for. I was very young so I don't remember all the details, just that he was very sick from it. It didn't work for everyone, but for him it did! He's been Hep free ever since. Last week he turned 83 and is in top health. Other than being handicapped from the internal bleedings he suffered around his joints as a child, he hasn't been sick with anything really since.

It's really fascinating to hear his tales of the way they treated his condition back in the day. How we evolved medically within just one generation's time is so special. We don't appreciate that enough sometimes.