The deadly disease that is the healthcare systemâs âbogey man coming over the hillâ Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement After his liver transplant, Peter Karamihalis found himself repeating the same line: âIt wasnât because I was an alcoholic.â The 62-year-old Paddington man had contracted Hepatitis C in his youth from transfusions for a blood disorder. The damage to his liver resulted in scarring and then a cancer diagnosis. Peter Karamihalis, liver transplant recipient. Credit:Wolter Peeters Treatment was tough. First, he had 20 per cent of his liver removed. Then his body rejected a liver transplant before a second successful attempt six years ago.