After 40 years, a victim of the contaminated blood scandal has broken his silence and spoken of how he was infected with Hepatitis C through an NHS blood product he was given to treat his haemophilia.
Like thousands of others, Seaham 's Mark Fox, 44, was infected with the lethal disease and has spent decades living with the ramifications of this. He's suffered long-term damage to his liver and lungs and developed serious anxiety and depression, while watching fellow patients - and friends - die.
Mark - a former cosmetic technician who is now medically retired - has chosen to speak out now after the Government announced that people like him will be in line for a £100,000 interim compensation payout this October. Mark, has Von Willebrand Disease - similar to haemophilia.
