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Healthy reunion

Date10/2/1986

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Original Toronto Star caption: Healthy reunion: It was 20 years ago that Toronto Western Hospital performed its first kidney transplant, and yesterday more than 200 patients helped celebrated the occasion. Ruth Bolsby, left, who had her operation in 1972, talks with Ron Bertrand centre, and Paul Kakanis, who both had kidney transplants last week. All 10-year plus patients received small gold pins.

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