May is Hepatitis Awareness Month. As the month begins, it’s a good time to mark your calendar with an important date. May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day.

As a reader of this blog, you’ve probably already been tested. Many readers are dealing with their own virus or have friends who have hep C. Other readers are medical professionals, and still others, I’m glad to say, have been cured.

But not everyone has. You can’t be cured if you don’t know you have hep. Let’s all try to mark the month by thinking of those who have yet to be tested, especially Baby Boomers. Please tell your friends about the month and the testing day.