Pamela Anderson might finally be cured after living with Hepatitis C for 16 years ,which she perceived as a "death sentence," for several years.
"I'm very fortunate that I've had Hep C for about 16 years. Sixteen years ago that was [presented to me] as a death sentence.I think it really worked on my self esteem, Anderson told PEOPLE. "Even though I may have looked confident on the outside, I think it really was a dark cloud that lingered over me."
The former 'Baywatch' star is really excited with the new FDA approved drug that could possibly cure her in a month's time. So far, she has no liver damage or side effects from the disease and she's living life the way she wants to but it "could have eventually caused me some problems and so it was a real blessing that I was able to get the medicine. I'm half way there," she said.
"I could be Hep C free within the month," she said.
She added, "I feel good. I feel so blessed."
"I've always been an advocate of trying to remove the stigma from hepatitis C and aids," she says. "I think subconsciously [the disease] just works on you."
Anderson feels much better after she tried the new anti- viral medication, "I actually just look in the mirror everyday and I feel like I'm looking younger and younger and I feel like I'm getting those 20 years back."
It was in 2002 when Anderson publicly came out about it, saying she had contracted Hepatitis C from sharing a needle with her ex Tommy Lee, which he quickly denied.
Meanwhile, Anderson is currently preparing for the release of her new coffee table book 'Raw,' which she created with her close pal Emma Dunlavy, "a fun look back, a behind the scenes of me being silly in hotel rooms and pages of my journaling," as she described the book.
