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Morris Sherman: Lance Gibson

Lance Gibson: Gibson, a sergeant in the Canadian Armed Forces based at CFB Borden, north of Toronto, has hepatitis C, according to Huffington Post. Story continues below slideshow Loading Slideshow 10: Alberta TORONTO - Doctors like Jordan Feld and Morris Sherman are worried about how many people like Lance Gibson are out there across Canada. He was completely unaware of the chronic infection for years, probably decades. Tests done during a military physical in late 2008 noted Gibson had an abnormal blood platelets reading and further testing led to an early 2009 diagnosis. By the time Gibson realized he was carrying the virus, he was already on a potentially fatal track he had stage 5 liver failure. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.