John Kennedy has high hopes that he will feel well enough this year to work. Born with hemophilia, a hereditary blood-clotting disorder, the 41-year-old Chicagoan contracted hepatitis C through blood transfusions given as part of his treatment. The once energetic attorney was forced to quit his job. Now, however, he no longer needs to take a particular antihepatitis drug that left him heavily fatigued, and he plans to return to work for the first time since 1995. "I'm definitely optimistic that I can start practicing law again soon," he says. The trick will be finding an employer who is flexible, understanding...
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