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Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy says he would prefer an artificial arm
Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy says he would prefer an artificial arm

Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy says he would prefer an artificial arm

Date8/20/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy says he would prefer an artificial arm.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075447F
Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy, 13, hopes to be wielding a cricket bat soon
Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy, 13, hopes to be wielding a cricket bat soon
8/20/1985
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
5/26/1985
Deformed hand: Gary Rangasamy's right hand and arm have grown to three times the size of his good limb because of an afflication known as Elephant Man's disease
Deformed hand: Gary Rangasamy's right hand and arm have grown to three times the size of his good limb because of an afflication known as Elephant Man's disease
8/21/1985
Gary Rangasamy swings his arm with coaching from orthopedic specialist Dr. Edward English, Sunnybook
Gary Rangasamy swings his arm with coaching from orthopedic specialist Dr. Edward English, Sunnybook
10/2/1986
Gary Rangasamy: Elephant Man's disease forced amputation of his deformed arm
Gary Rangasamy: Elephant Man's disease forced amputation of his deformed arm
9/3/1985
His mentor: One-armed fencer Francois Roeder, who helped Gary Rangasamy overcome some fears about having his arm amputated, videotapes wife Karen, and 2-week-old son Sebastien
His mentor: One-armed fencer Francois Roeder, who helped Gary Rangasamy overcome some fears about having his arm amputated, videotapes wife Karen, and 2-week-old son Sebastien
8/1/1986
Real thing: This buyer prefers a natural Christmas tree over an artificial one
Real thing: This buyer prefers a natural Christmas tree over an artificial one
11/24/1981
The big moment: Technician Dakpa fits the artificial arm that will give Paul a whole new range of experiences and make him feel he's no longer the centre of curious attention
The big moment: Technician Dakpa fits the artificial arm that will give Paul a whole new range of experiences and make him feel he's no longer the centre of curious attention
12/16/1981
Happy here: Leafs' fine goaltending prospect, Ken Wregget, who looks younger than his 19 years, admits he must spend time developing, but he would prefer doing it with the Leafs
Happy here: Leafs' fine goaltending prospect, Ken Wregget, who looks younger than his 19 years, admits he must spend time developing, but he would prefer doing it with the Leafs
12/13/1983
Darryl Kirsh: Venture marketer says he prefers to get involved early.
Darryl Kirsh: Venture marketer says he prefers to get involved early.
6/2/1988
Loving arms: Ernie Kennedy is learning to use his artificial arms for a lot of things, including hugging his daughters, Heather, 10, left, and Karen, 8
Loving arms: Ernie Kennedy is learning to use his artificial arms for a lot of things, including hugging his daughters, Heather, 10, left, and Karen, 8
4/12/1989
Artificial versifying, or, The school-boy's recreation : a new way to make Latin verses : whereby any one of ordinary capacity, that only knows the A.B.C. and can count 9 (though he understands not one word of Latin, or what a verse means) may be plainly taught, (and in as little a time as this is reading over, ) how to make hundreds of hexameter verses, which shall be true Latin, true verse, and good sense. Never before publish'd
Artificial versifying, or, The school-boy's recreation : a new way to make Latin verses : whereby any one of ordinary capacity, that only knows the A.B.C. and can count 9 (though he understands not one word of Latin, or what a verse means) may be plainly taught, (and in as little a time as this is reading over, ) how to make hundreds of hexameter verses, which shall be true Latin, true verse, and good sense. Never before publish'd
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