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Cured! 11-year-old Lyle Heidman, of Drumbo, Ont, victim of a rare skin disease some doctors consider incurable, was feeling great when he arrived home(...)
Cured! 11-year-old Lyle Heidman, of Drumbo, Ont, victim of a rare skin disease some doctors consider incurable, was feeling great when he arrived home(...)

Cured! 11-year-old Lyle Heidman, of Drumbo, Ont, victim of a rare skin disease some doctors consider incurable, was feeling great when he arrived home(...)

Date11/6/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cured! 11-year-old Lyle Heidman, of Drumbo, Ont, victim of a rare skin disease some doctors consider incurable, was feeling great when he arrived home at Toronto International Airport last night to be greeted by his Dad, Lloyd. Lyle was treated for the disease, epidermolysis bullosa, at a West German clinic run by Dr. Pavel Kozak, who has since been invited to lecture in Canada.
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