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Verdict was life for Gerry Campeau when he traded 5 years on hated dialysis machine for kidney transplant
Verdict was life for Gerry Campeau when he traded 5 years on hated dialysis machine for kidney transplant

Verdict was life for Gerry Campeau when he traded 5 years on hated dialysis machine for kidney transplant

Date1/8/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Verdict was life for Gerry Campeau when he traded 5 years on hated dialysis machine for kidney transplant. Illness broke up his marriage and ruined his business. But successful transplant in May changed everything. Now I'M working 10 hours a day, Campeau said. I'm one of the lucky ones.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026471F
Queen for a day, Annette Marsh, who visits Toronto Western Hospital twice a week for kidney dialysis, had a surprise waiting for her yesterday when ho(...)
Queen for a day, Annette Marsh, who visits Toronto Western Hospital twice a week for kidney dialysis, had a surprise waiting for her yesterday when ho(...)
4/16/1980
Three days a week, Dannie LeBlanc, 27, travels to Toronto from Waterloo to receive dialysis treatment because hospitals near his home don't have the f(...)
Three days a week, Dannie LeBlanc, 27, travels to Toronto from Waterloo to receive dialysis treatment because hospitals near his home don't have the f(...)
6/18/1978
Marilyn flowers, right is the home dialysis co-ordinator at Sunnybrook Hospital
Marilyn flowers, right is the home dialysis co-ordinator at Sunnybrook Hospital
10/12/1970
Kidney transplant for her daughter, Lynda was the most wonderful Christmas present, says Minnie Jackson, above, with kidney machine that was used to keep her daughter alive
Kidney transplant for her daughter, Lynda was the most wonderful Christmas present, says Minnie Jackson, above, with kidney machine that was used to keep her daughter alive
12/16/1977
In sixteen years the confident smile on the face of June Peters hasn't faded, even though a kidney transplant failed in '82 and she has lost both legs through kidney damage
In sixteen years the confident smile on the face of June Peters hasn't faded, even though a kidney transplant failed in '82 and she has lost both legs through kidney damage
5/29/1984
Kidney transplant patient 16-year-old Paul Pope who received new kidney on June 28, leaves Toronto General Hospital yesterday for home in Barrie
Kidney transplant patient 16-year-old Paul Pope who received new kidney on June 28, leaves Toronto General Hospital yesterday for home in Barrie
8/28/1968
Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital
Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital
11/23/1966
Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital
Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital
11/23/1966
Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital. Arthur van Zandt (lef(...)
Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital. Arthur van Zandt (lef(...)
11/23/1966
Kent Lunginbuhl first started thinking about giving his brother, David, a kidney six years ago when he discovered David had a chronic kidney disease. (...)
Kent Lunginbuhl first started thinking about giving his brother, David, a kidney six years ago when he discovered David had a chronic kidney disease. (...)
5/31/1978
A kidney that works for him. Even though I don't want him in the hospital for Christmas, that's my wish. - Neil Gray, father of Colby, 3, who is waiting for his third kidney transplant
A kidney that works for him. Even though I don't want him in the hospital for Christmas, that's my wish. - Neil Gray, father of Colby, 3, who is waiting for his third kidney transplant
12/17/1987
Kidney recipient has baby, One of the first kidney-transplant patients in Canada to have a baby, Grace Covert of Barrie, proudly shows her husband, Do(...)
Kidney recipient has baby, One of the first kidney-transplant patients in Canada to have a baby, Grace Covert of Barrie, proudly shows her husband, Do(...)
7/31/1975