Jesmond contaminated blood campaigner Carol Grayson spoke of decades of vital activism and research, the harrowing deaths of loved ones and her fears over "misogynist" compensation at the ongoing Infected Blood Inquiry this week.
Carol, who saw husband Pete Longstaff die an "awful death" due to HIV and hepatitis C caused by infected blood products given to treat his haemophilia, years after his younger brother Stephen had suffered the same fate, gave evidence focussing on her fight for answers and compensation over 30-plus years.
At the end of a traumatic day's evidence, Sir Brian Langstaff - the former High Court judge leading the public inquiry - paid tribute to Carol too, highlighting how she had provided a wealth of documentation about the scandal to the inquiry, and how her dissertation on the topic was "required reading".
