Knowing she'll have the operation that will save her life, Sandra Frederick, 25, smiles at 5-month-old daughter Cheryl and 6-year-old son Peter. Mrs. (...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Knowing she'll have the operation that will save her life, Sandra Frederick, 25, smiles at 5-month-old daughter Cheryl and 6-year-old son Peter. Mrs. Frederick had been given only five years to live without operation, which would have cost her $2,500. After her story was told in yesterday's Star, the Ontario Health Insurance Plan and individuals who called The star came to her aid.