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Happy pair: Melanie Spragg, 20 months, and her mother, Jan, can now breathe easier knowing that a new drug has postponed the need for emergency heart surgery for the young girl
Happy pair: Melanie Spragg, 20 months, and her mother, Jan, can now breathe easier knowing that a new drug has postponed the need for emergency heart surgery for the young girl

Happy pair: Melanie Spragg, 20 months, and her mother, Jan, can now breathe easier knowing that a new drug has postponed the need for emergency heart surgery for the young girl

Date7/4/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happy pair: Melanie Spragg, 20 months, and her mother, Jan, can now breathe easier knowing that a new drug has postponed the need for emergency heart surgery for the young girl.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026147F
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