Support group helps Hep C patients
When Gregori Romanski was diagnosed with Hepatitis C a year and a half ago, he did not know where to turn for support. But thanks to the group he founded, hopefully no one else will have to go through what he did.
“I was going through a hard time and called 3-1-1 for help,” recalled Romanski, a native of Russia who lives in Coney Island. “With the help of the Health Department, they guided me to a support group in Manhattan.”
After about eight months of treatment, the Health Department approached Romanski about starting his own group. “They said, ‘We don’t have anyone in the Russian-speaking community.’ I was impressed,” he said. “I was going through a hard time and kept hitting road blocks. I took steps into seeing if I would be able to help someone who is having a hard time and doesn’t know where to go.”