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AIDS therapy

AIDS therapy

Date2/29/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: AIDS therapy: Medical equipment at Casey House includes this special $13;000 whirlpool bath; shown off yesterday by nurse Linda Durkee. The bath has a lift to hoist patients out of bed. Organizers say that in the stages of a fatal illness; people prefer a homlike setting.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109768F
Helping hands: Diane McGuire, who works as the massage therapist at Casey House, calls the residents beautiful, intelligent, creative people and says that AIDS makes her angry
Helping hands: Diane McGuire, who works as the massage therapist at Casey House, calls the residents beautiful, intelligent, creative people and says that AIDS makes her angry
12/6/1990
Linda Boyd, left, and Jim Shea, both want to work at Casey House, above, where AIDS patients can receive care and love during their final days
Linda Boyd, left, and Jim Shea, both want to work at Casey House, above, where AIDS patients can receive care and love during their final days
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Fighting aids: Sam Guerra, owner of the Brampton-based Festive Food Catering, is stocking some of his trucks with condoms because he believes the fear of catching the deadly AIDS virus is becoming widespread
Fighting aids: Sam Guerra, owner of the Brampton-based Festive Food Catering, is stocking some of his trucks with condoms because he believes the fear of catching the deadly AIDS virus is becoming widespread
5/8/1974
Better Aids Care Demanded, Activists demanding improved health care and drug funding for AIDS patients demonstrate yesterday outside downtown health m(...)
Better Aids Care Demanded, Activists demanding improved health care and drug funding for AIDS patients demonstrate yesterday outside downtown health m(...)
9/21/1991
Burzynski. programs, AIDS will undermine the competitiveness of Canadian Industry. AIDS is an economic issue as much as it is an issue of health or education or ethics, [Incomplete]
Burzynski. programs, AIDS will undermine the competitiveness of Canadian Industry. AIDS is an economic issue as much as it is an issue of health or education or ethics, [Incomplete]
4/2/1991
The 519. Ted Merrick, 44 at the AIDS Memorial in the park behind the 519 - his former partner is listed on a plague. He's a volunteer on the 519's AIDS Memorial Committee.
The 519. Ted Merrick, 44 at the AIDS Memorial in the park behind the 519 - his former partner is listed on a plague. He's a volunteer on the 519's AIDS Memorial Committee.
4/10/1997
Guards fear AIDS: Prison guards argue they need better protection against inmates with AIDS or related diseases
Guards fear AIDS: Prison guards argue they need better protection against inmates with AIDS or related diseases
1/1/1975
'Star!' aids Star Santa Fund, At Canadian premiere of movie Star! Last night, sponsored by The Toronto Star to aid its annual Santa Claus Fund, Daniel(...)
'Star!' aids Star Santa Fund, At Canadian premiere of movie Star! Last night, sponsored by The Toronto Star to aid its annual Santa Claus Fund, Daniel(...)
11/6/1968
John Hirsch: Stratford Festival Artistic director from 1981 to 1985 died of Aids in 1989 at age 59.
John Hirsch: Stratford Festival Artistic director from 1981 to 1985 died of Aids in 1989 at age 59.
12/1/1980
At Odds: Virologist immunologist Tak Mak, above, believes that a concerted effort is needed to fight AIDS.
At Odds: Virologist immunologist Tak Mak, above, believes that a concerted effort is needed to fight AIDS.
3/7/1988
Signs of the Times: Openness about sexuality has increased dramatically, partially in response to the AIDS epidemic
Signs of the Times: Openness about sexuality has increased dramatically, partially in response to the AIDS epidemic
3/18/1987
A poster with an illustration of a heart in the centre of a cityscape.
Comfort and joy for Aids outreach fundraiser
1993