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Tony Degabriele: Georgetown man wasn't expected to live before he went for treatment
Tony Degabriele: Georgetown man wasn't expected to live before he went for treatment

Tony Degabriele: Georgetown man wasn't expected to live before he went for treatment

Date9/16/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tony Degabriele: Georgetown man wasn't expected to live before he went for treatment.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026759F
Joan Almey enjoys a tender moment with her 7-year-old son, Tommy, who wasn't expected to survive the genetic disorder trisomy 13. He has every right to live, she says
Joan Almey enjoys a tender moment with her 7-year-old son, Tommy, who wasn't expected to survive the genetic disorder trisomy 13. He has every right to live, she says
1/16/1992
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
Young patient gets an outing, Four-year-old Joann Armsworthy, who's in Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment, gets a ride through Allan Gardens yes(...)
Young patient gets an outing, Four-year-old Joann Armsworthy, who's in Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment, gets a ride through Allan Gardens yes(...)
6/10/1973
Treatment: This stimulator is connected to electrodes implanted in the brain
Treatment: This stimulator is connected to electrodes implanted in the brain
3/4/1998
Kim Morrison: Gave birth to baby months after doctors expected her to die
Kim Morrison: Gave birth to baby months after doctors expected her to die
3/10/1981
Another victim, Bob Cecchi, told how he was given just six to 18 months to live when he was diagnosed in April, 1982
Another victim, Bob Cecchi, told how he was given just six to 18 months to live when he was diagnosed in April, 1982
6/30/1983
Leukemia victim Trony Dodson in Mount Sinai Hospital, With two years to live, he wants a visit to Disneyland
Leukemia victim Trony Dodson in Mount Sinai Hospital, With two years to live, he wants a visit to Disneyland
2/14/1966
This is so ridiculous, why someone has to live this way,' says Bob Ross, an ex-florist who is so allergic to ordinary things that he has to put reading material into a special sealed box
This is so ridiculous, why someone has to live this way,' says Bob Ross, an ex-florist who is so allergic to ordinary things that he has to put reading material into a special sealed box
7/4/1984
A 6-Year-old boy, mute and retarded, gets coaching from speech therapist Helen Egar at the Mental Retardation Centre on Surrey Pl. When the treatment (...)
A 6-Year-old boy, mute and retarded, gets coaching from speech therapist Helen Egar at the Mental Retardation Centre on Surrey Pl. When the treatment (...)
11/24/1972
A 6-Year-old boy, mute and retarded, gets coaching from speech therapist Helen Egar at the Mental Retardation Centre on Surrey Pl. When the treatment (...)
A 6-Year-old boy, mute and retarded, gets coaching from speech therapist Helen Egar at the Mental Retardation Centre on Surrey Pl. When the treatment (...)
11/24/1972
High hopes: Susie Bell, 7, of Mississauga hopes to go someday to a clinic in West Germany that offers treatment for epidermolysis bullosa, a painful skin disease for which there's no known cure
High hopes: Susie Bell, 7, of Mississauga hopes to go someday to a clinic in West Germany that offers treatment for epidermolysis bullosa, a painful skin disease for which there's no known cure
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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