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My story, my diagnosis: Tom's story

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My story, my diagnosis: Tom's story

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Tom, a father of 5 and grandfather of 11, contracted hepatitis C from a blood transfusion decades ago. After several failed drug trials, Tom felt like he would die from Hep C until the right drug came along and became the answer to a prayer.

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