E. Yat-man Lui (Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong) helped with translating KC’s story. JB, SH, KM and KS are Dr Stephen A. Harrison Patient Advocacy Fellows. PC and IW’s stories have been supplied by the British Liver Trust (recently renamed Liver UK). Further details, as well as information for individuals living with MASLD, can be found on their website (https://liveruk.org).

All authors were responsible for drafting and reviewing their own stories and approved the final version for publication.