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Birthday present

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Birthday present

Date3/23/1982

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Mahler, John (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Birthday present: The day after her first birthday, Tracey Ann Hall underwent special surgery on a massive tumor growing in her abdomen. The baby was bought from Jamaica at the request of former Ontario minister of health Dennis Timbrell, who learned of her problem while on a visit to the island. Timbrel, accompanied by Jamaican government minister Dr. Neville Gallimore, visited Tracey and her mother Catherine Reynolds while at the Hospital for Sick Children.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026002F

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