Single mother Gemma Peppe has had Hepatitis C for 17 years. She is one of half a million in the UK alone - although many are unaware that they have it. She has finally decided to seek treatment. This film follows her during her year of treatment and shows the impact it has on her relationship with her teenage son Louie.

Gemma would like another child, but she wants to be cured first. But there is a problem - the treatment for Hepatitis C has unpleasant side effects and the outcome is uncertain.

How will Gemma's friends and family respond to her having the disease? How does she feel about being one of the lucky 3,000 when there are half a million others, untreated? Will she be able to cope with the side effects of the treatment - and will it work?

Hepatitis C - a disease which attacks the liver - is a health time bomb. Hundreds of thousands of people suffer from it, but don't know it. Unless something is done, many will die.

During the filming Gemma also embarks on an investigation into the discrimination and prejudice against those who suffer from the disease, the refusal of politicians and many health professionals to take the issue seriously and the potential scale of the health problem as a result.