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Sandy McKinnon, the miracle mom who underwent open heart surgery while doctors delivered her child by caesarean section took her six-week-old son home(...)
Sandy McKinnon, the miracle mom who underwent open heart surgery while doctors delivered her child by caesarean section took her six-week-old son home(...)

Sandy McKinnon, the miracle mom who underwent open heart surgery while doctors delivered her child by caesarean section took her six-week-old son home(...)

Date7/11/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sandy McKinnon, the miracle mom who underwent open heart surgery while doctors delivered her child by caesarean section took her six-week-old son home to Bramalea this weekend. The life-saving operations were performed simultaneously by surgeons at Toronto General Hospital. But yesterday was ringed with sadness for the 27-year-old mother. She left son[Incomplete]
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A touch to remember, Yesterday was a banner one for Sandy and Roger McKinnon, a Bramalea couple whose world crashed last week when doctors had to perf(...)
A touch to remember, Yesterday was a banner one for Sandy and Roger McKinnon, a Bramalea couple whose world crashed last week when doctors had to perf(...)
6/2/1981
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
Marilyn Brown used to have to go downtown frequently so doctors could check the pacemaker device that keeps her heart beating regularly. Now, all she (...)
Marilyn Brown used to have to go downtown frequently so doctors could check the pacemaker device that keeps her heart beating regularly. Now, all she (...)
8/19/1971
After Open-Heart surgery that kept her in Toronto nine months, Mrs
After Open-Heart surgery that kept her in Toronto nine months, Mrs
10/3/1968
Mom and Son: Mary Simmons of Georgetown with four-week-old son Eric who was born in the Family Birth Centre at Peel Memorial Hospital, part of an alternative way to giving birth
Mom and Son: Mary Simmons of Georgetown with four-week-old son Eric who was born in the Family Birth Centre at Peel Memorial Hospital, part of an alternative way to giving birth
1/3/1992
He'll be home for Christmas, After open heart surgery at Toronto General Hospital, 49-year-old Ernest Murray, a Don Mills security guard, is feeling great today and he's going home
He'll be home for Christmas, After open heart surgery at Toronto General Hospital, 49-year-old Ernest Murray, a Don Mills security guard, is feeling great today and he's going home
12/15/1974
The winning team: Dr. Sally Teasdale, left, Dr. Hartley Garfield, standing, centre, Dr. Ronald Baird, right, and Dr. John Harkins, seated, centre, are(...)
The winning team: Dr. Sally Teasdale, left, Dr. Hartley Garfield, standing, centre, Dr. Ronald Baird, right, and Dr. John Harkins, seated, centre, are(...)
6/1/1981
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
Important procedure: An operation now enables doctors to record abnormal signals from the heart
Important procedure: An operation now enables doctors to record abnormal signals from the heart
6/7/1984
Out of intensive care four days after she had open-heart surgery, 14-year-old Barbara Cantwell of Bell Island, Nfld
Out of intensive care four days after she had open-heart surgery, 14-year-old Barbara Cantwell of Bell Island, Nfld
2/18/1974
New lease on life: Louis Pickering walks regularly, eats properly and rests often after recovering from open-heart surgery in September, 1991
New lease on life: Louis Pickering walks regularly, eats properly and rests often after recovering from open-heart surgery in September, 1991
2/3/1993
David and Winnie warm up, David Ashby, 11, is scheduled for open-heart surgery June 26, but that won't keep him from Sunday's run for the Hospital for(...)
David and Winnie warm up, David Ashby, 11, is scheduled for open-heart surgery June 26, but that won't keep him from Sunday's run for the Hospital for(...)
6/12/1985