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Mrs. Lam Wing Sim, 35, travelled more than 7,000 miles from her home in Hong Kong for heart surgery at the Toronto General Hospital. She's shown here (...)
Mrs. Lam Wing Sim, 35, travelled more than 7,000 miles from her home in Hong Kong for heart surgery at the Toronto General Hospital. She's shown here (...)

Mrs. Lam Wing Sim, 35, travelled more than 7,000 miles from her home in Hong Kong for heart surgery at the Toronto General Hospital. She's shown here (...)

Date1/1/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mrs. Lam Wing Sim, 35, travelled more than 7,000 miles from her home in Hong Kong for heart surgery at the Toronto General Hospital. She's shown here with Elsie Kwan, a hospital nurse, who printed thank you for Mrs. Lam in Chinese characters. Mrs. Lam in recovering from surgery performed yesterday.
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