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Help for the Heart, Wearing nose mask that uses his body heart to warm the air he breathes, heart patient Denis Colwell leaves Toronto's Rumsey Road R(...)
Help for the Heart, Wearing nose mask that uses his body heart to warm the air he breathes, heart patient Denis Colwell leaves Toronto's Rumsey Road R(...)

Help for the Heart, Wearing nose mask that uses his body heart to warm the air he breathes, heart patient Denis Colwell leaves Toronto's Rumsey Road R(...)

Date2/4/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Help for the Heart, Wearing nose mask that uses his body heart to warm the air he breathes, heart patient Denis Colwell leaves Toronto's Rumsey Road Rehabilitation Centre for his prescribed exercise walk in the cold weather. Mask is being assessed by Dr. Terry Kavanaugh, who says that icy air is hazard for those who have had heart attacks.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026387F
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