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Kidney patient Diane spencer, 21, home from hospital for visit, reads to daughter, Emma
Kidney patient Diane spencer, 21, home from hospital for visit, reads to daughter, Emma

Kidney patient Diane spencer, 21, home from hospital for visit, reads to daughter, Emma

Date1/8/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Kidney patient Diane spencer, 21, home from hospital for visit, reads to daughter, Emma. Diane's been on dialysis machine, waiting for a kidney transplant, since September. The waiting does get me down at times, she says.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026519F
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