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Alive and kicking
Alive and kicking

Alive and kicking

Date4/14/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Alive and kicking: Though she'll need hospital care for about two more weeks, Katherina Bekiaris' new vitality brings tears to her parents' eyes. Heart surgery at Sick Kids saved her life.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026336F
A heart pacemaker like this is what keeps Robert Young alive, and he explains the working of it to (from left) his wife Anne, and daughters Stephanie,(...)
A heart pacemaker like this is what keeps Robert Young alive, and he explains the working of it to (from left) his wife Anne, and daughters Stephanie,(...)
1/24/1972
Rachelle Romanger, 8 months, safe after major heart surgery, goes home with mom Dayl, dad Dave, brother Stephen, 6
Rachelle Romanger, 8 months, safe after major heart surgery, goes home with mom Dayl, dad Dave, brother Stephen, 6
4/3/1979
A 17-month old Israeli boy, who is in Canada for heart surgery,was admitted to the Hospital for Sick children yesterday
A 17-month old Israeli boy, who is in Canada for heart surgery,was admitted to the Hospital for Sick children yesterday
12/11/1986
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
7/4/1985
Major surgery a week ago repaired the two heart defects 5-year-old Seth Cole was born with, and now he's up and about in the Hospital for Sick Childre(...)
Major surgery a week ago repaired the two heart defects 5-year-old Seth Cole was born with, and now he's up and about in the Hospital for Sick Childre(...)
2/11/1975
A patched-up heart was the only present 6-year-old Julie Bristol asked for Christmas - and she celebrated Christmas yesterday by playing with nurse Mr(...)
A patched-up heart was the only present 6-year-old Julie Bristol asked for Christmas - and she celebrated Christmas yesterday by playing with nurse Mr(...)
12/20/1968
A letter home, So his dad won't miss him too much, Tasleem Mohammed-Juman, 4, writes a letter to his father back home in Trinidad. Friends and relativ(...)
A letter home, So his dad won't miss him too much, Tasleem Mohammed-Juman, 4, writes a letter to his father back home in Trinidad. Friends and relativ(...)
4/28/1975
New lease on life has been given to Michael Spaccarelli, 2, of Pennsylvania, after heart surgery in Hospital for Sick Children. We could never have af(...)
New lease on life has been given to Michael Spaccarelli, 2, of Pennsylvania, after heart surgery in Hospital for Sick Children. We could never have af(...)
9/29/1976
New toys and a new heart helper, With a newly installed atomic-powered pacemaker regulating his heart, 2 1/2-year-old Michael Helder of Hagersville, O(...)
New toys and a new heart helper, With a newly installed atomic-powered pacemaker regulating his heart, 2 1/2-year-old Michael Helder of Hagersville, O(...)
12/17/1974
Heart patient in top shape, Michael Helder, 2 1/2, plays contentedly with a top in Hospital for Sick Children where he recently became the hospital's (...)
Heart patient in top shape, Michael Helder, 2 1/2, plays contentedly with a top in Hospital for Sick Children where he recently became the hospital's (...)
12/17/1974
Six-year-old Mark Kelly, like most children his age, probably will be opening his presents under the tree this Christmas. But unlike most boys, Mark n(...)
Six-year-old Mark Kelly, like most children his age, probably will be opening his presents under the tree this Christmas. But unlike most boys, Mark n(...)
11/24/1972
Hope for a young heart, Allyson Beanna Burleson, 5, takes in the pre-Christmas scene from her Hospital for Sick Children window as she awaits a delica(...)
Hope for a young heart, Allyson Beanna Burleson, 5, takes in the pre-Christmas scene from her Hospital for Sick Children window as she awaits a delica(...)
12/14/1966