Autoimmune Hepatitis Association

01/05/2026

The Young Adult AIH Support Group will hold its next virtual meeting from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 6.

This group is designed to allow young adult patients between the ages of 18 and 40 to connect with one another, share their experiences with the disease, and provide (and receive) support! All are welcome, whether you attend the meeting every month or just drop in when it works with your schedule. Please consider joining in the next meeting!

Email info@aihep.org to receive the Zoom link.

𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈) 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘏𝘈, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴.

01/02/2026

💙 THANK YOU for making December extraordinary. 💙

To everyone who made a donation to the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association in December, your generosity went even further than you imagined. Thanks to our TWO SPECIAL MATCHING donors, every December gift was matched twice, turning each donation into THREE TIMES the impact.

Your support helps strengthen our community, expand resources, and advance awareness for everyone affected by autoimmune hepatitis. We are deeply grateful for your belief in our mission and for standing with us.

Thank you for helping us start the new year with hope and momentum.

01/01/2026

✨ Happy New Year from the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association! ✨

As we step into a new year, we’re filled with gratitude for this incredible community—patients, caregivers, advocates, donors, and supporters.

Thank you for standing with us. Together, we’re building more awareness, more support, and more hope.

12/30/2025

🔹Online Support Group Schedule Update: Due to the holidays, we will not be holding support group meetings this week.

• West Coast AIH Support Group — Wednesday, December 31: Cancelled
• Southeast AIH Support Group — Thursday, January 1: Cancelled

Thank you for understanding, and we wish you a safe and Happy New Year! We’ll see you at the next scheduled meetings.

12/26/2025

🌟Not every gift has to be big to be POWERFUL.🌟

As the year comes to a close, we’re inviting our community to take part in something simple and meaningful: a $10 contribution that goes further than you might expect. Thanks to a generous matching donor, every $10 gift is automatically increased to $30—tripling the impact at no extra cost to you.

For those giving for the first time, balancing multiple causes, or working within a limited budget, this is an easy and practical way to support our work. When many people give what they can, even modest amounts add up to real, measurable impact.

If you’re looking for a purposeful way to close out the year, the Power of $10—now with a $30 impact—is a strong place to start.

🔗https://secure.qgiv.com/for/thepowerof10campaign

12/24/2025

From all of us at the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a joyful holiday season. Thank you for being part of our community and for your continued support throughout the year. May the holidays bring you peace, comfort, and hope as we look ahead to the new year together.

🔗https://secure.qgiv.com/for/authepass

12/23/2025

As we close out the year, we invite you to help us keep autoimmune hepatitis education accessible to all.

This video features Aparna Goel, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Stanford University, speaking at the AIHA Patient Retreat held in Indianapolis, IN this past September. Dr. Goel discusses autoimmune hepatitis diagnosis, treatment goals, and long-term monitoring—critical information for patients and families navigating AIH.

All AIHA conference presentations are available free of charge on our website and YouTube channel. Producing, editing, and sharing these expert talks is a significant expense, but we believe cost should never be a barrier to education.

As part of our end-of-year campaign, your support helps ensure these trusted resources remain accessible to everyone who needs them. Please consider making a gift today.

🔗Video: https://youtu.be/hHVtBP7jBso?si=7N6diKP8g5pVEB64

🔗Donation link: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/authepass

Aparna Goel, M.D., a clinical associate professor in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Stanford University, discusses autoimmune hepatitis (...

12/22/2025

✨TRIPLE the Impact. TRIPLE the Hope. ✨

Because of the incredible generosity of our community, all year-end donations are matched in triplicate—up to $50,000!

That means $10 becomes $30. $50 becomes $150. 💥

Our members are some of the most generous people we know, and we truly can’t do this without you. We’re in this together—and the future for the AIH community is bright 🌟

Help us fuel the mission into the next year.

💛 Donate before December 31 and make your gift go THREE times further!

🔗https://secure.qgiv.com/for/authepass

12/19/2025

The next AIHA Book Club meeting will be from 6-7 p.m. ET on March 10. We will discuss the book "The Healing Power of Storytelling: Using Personal Narrative to Navigate Illness, Trauma, and Loss" by Annie Brewster, M.D.

The book is available in print, on e-readers, and as an audiobook. If you have any questions, please email mapolzan@aihep.org.

The AIHA Book Club welcomes all AIH patients and caregivers who are 18 years or older who have read the selected book. The AIHA Book Club will feature books with themes around coping with a new diagnosis, living with a chronic disease or illness, living with an invisible disease, memoirs about chronic conditions, medical advocacy, etc. If you would like to sign up, submit a discussion question, or submit a book suggestion, click this link! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv4kvJcGy6VD5cqhlXE4JjufCVqtM0AaS51ccTZl2Nw4d4-w/viewform
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Book clubs and discussion groups do not have a business relationship with the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association (AIHA) nor are they agents thereof or endorsed explicitly by the AIHA. The AIHA accepts no responsibility for any liability, costs, or encumbrance incurred by book club participants. Participants, while not affiliates of the AIHA, should still be mindful that any information or general advice provided to members does not constitute medical or legal advice and such input should always be solicited from professionals.

12/17/2025

Share this post to your stories or social media page to help friends and family understand a little more.

Living with autoimmune hepatitis means navigating a chronic, unpredictable illness that most people can’t see. Some days I have energy and feel almost normal. Other days, even simple tasks take everything I have. Plans may change at the last minute, and I might be quieter or less present than I'd like.

What I appreciate most is patience and grace. Please know that canceled plans are never personal, and support doesn’t always require fixing anything. Sometimes just listening, checking in, or understanding my limits makes a huge difference.

I’m still me. I still want to be included, connected, and understood, even on the hard days.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for supporting me in the ways you already do. If you are thinking of me this holiday season, I encourage you to donate to the non-profit organization that helps me the most, the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association. Donate here in honor of me: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/authepass

12/16/2025

💜 Give $10. Tag 3 friends.

Together Toward Tomorrow. 🌅

For just $10, you can help support patients and strengthen hope for everyone living with autoimmune hepatitis. Your small gift creates BIG momentum — especially at year-end.

✨ Your challenge:
1️⃣ Donate $10.
2️⃣ Comment “I gave!”
3️⃣ Tag 3 friends to keep the chain going.

🔗https://secure.qgiv.com/for/thepowerof10campaign

Every $10 gift helps more than you think!💜

We are SO INCREDIBLY close to our $10,000 matching goal!! Let's see if we can meet it today!

12/15/2025

Happy Hanukkah from the Autoimmune Hepatitis Association!

As families and communities gather to light the menorah, we wish you a season filled with light, resilience, and hope. May these eight nights bring warmth, reflection, and renewed strength for the year ahead.