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Tony Villiotti received a liver transplant in March 2018 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. That was the culmination of a twelve year journey through the quagmire that is Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).
While recovering and reflecting, Tony and his wife and caregiver Betsy, concluded that this arduous journey could have been avoided with the proper education and information. They never knew that fatty liver could ultimately lead Tony down this potentially fatal path or that making lifestyle changes, particularly with diet and exercise, could have likely reversed the damage and prevented the whole nightmare. They were also shocked to learn that cirrhosis is not only a drinker’s disease.
Unfortunately, this is typical of most people. Far too many people have never heard of NAFLD or NASH. Tony and Betsy believe they could have reversed Tony’s liver damage with the proper guidance and information. Tony was fortunate to get a transplant and they felt he was given this gift of life so he could educate others and help them prevent a similar fate. That led them to form NASH EDUCATION, a 501(c)(3) corporation. NASH EDUCATION now does business as NASH kNOWledge in order to avoid confusion with an excellent organization with a similar name.
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“I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO LOSE WEIGHT JUST LIKE EVERY DOCTOR VISIT I EVER HAD.”
TONY VILLIOTTI NASH PATIENT