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No compensation: John and Maureen McErlean try to make life comfortable for their 25-year-old son Michael, who was paralyzed in a trail bike accident in an abandoned pit in Brampton 11 year ago
No compensation: John and Maureen McErlean try to make life comfortable for their 25-year-old son Michael, who was paralyzed in a trail bike accident in an abandoned pit in Brampton 11 year ago

No compensation: John and Maureen McErlean try to make life comfortable for their 25-year-old son Michael, who was paralyzed in a trail bike accident in an abandoned pit in Brampton 11 year ago

Date3/24/1988
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Richard MacDonald, paralyzed in a freak accident 10 years ago, is among many employed, disabled Canadians who don't want handouts but could use a few tax breaks on the unavoidable costs of disability
Richard MacDonald, paralyzed in a freak accident 10 years ago, is among many employed, disabled Canadians who don't want handouts but could use a few tax breaks on the unavoidable costs of disability
4/24/1989
High hopes: Ernie and Louise MacKay of Brampton have high expectations for their 23-year-old son Stephen, who has fought back from severe brain injuries suffered in a bar incident three years ago
High hopes: Ernie and Louise MacKay of Brampton have high expectations for their 23-year-old son Stephen, who has fought back from severe brain injuries suffered in a bar incident three years ago
7/1/1987
No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
3/12/1984
Garry Stockfish: Partially paralyzed victim of a diving accident has a specially fitted van, which has enabled him to keep up some semblance of a normal life
Garry Stockfish: Partially paralyzed victim of a diving accident has a specially fitted van, which has enabled him to keep up some semblance of a normal life
6/24/1986
Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
7/7/1983
Family plea: Richard Lawson, 17, with his father, Douglas, at the scene of a bike accident on Yonge at Davisville that paralyzed his sister Marg on June 30 holds a written plea asking that witnesses come forward
Family plea: Richard Lawson, 17, with his father, Douglas, at the scene of a bike accident on Yonge at Davisville that paralyzed his sister Marg on June 30 holds a written plea asking that witnesses come forward
7/7/1983
The motorist who stopped and fashioned a tourniquet that saved the life of Bob Perry when his leg was mangled in a motorcycle accident, Jim Kelly (right), yesterday met the 16-year-old youth for first time since the accident
The motorist who stopped and fashioned a tourniquet that saved the life of Bob Perry when his leg was mangled in a motorcycle accident, Jim Kelly (right), yesterday met the 16-year-old youth for first time since the accident
3/14/1968
Defenceless Victim: Stephen Austin, 25, who as an 11-year-old alter boy was sexually assaulted by his priest, says he is finally able to look people in the eye.
Defenceless Victim: Stephen Austin, 25, who as an 11-year-old alter boy was sexually assaulted by his priest, says he is finally able to look people in the eye.
4/18/1992
Bill Rogers, a 73-year-old bachelor who is paralyzed on the right side, supports himself by selling old newspapers for $4 a ton
Bill Rogers, a 73-year-old bachelor who is paralyzed on the right side, supports himself by selling old newspapers for $4 a ton
7/19/1973
Mike McCallen: Paralyzed since he fell from a cottage deck on to the back of his head two years ago, says he had days when he just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up
Mike McCallen: Paralyzed since he fell from a cottage deck on to the back of his head two years ago, says he had days when he just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up
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Mad hatter? George Catleugh tries to balance 25 hats on his head with help from his son Keith. The Catleughs sell, make and clean hats in their shop on Avenue Rd. Hats are making a comeback, they say.
Mad hatter? George Catleugh tries to balance 25 hats on his head with help from his son Keith. The Catleughs sell, make and clean hats in their shop on Avenue Rd. Hats are making a comeback, they say.
8/6/1981
A plant doctor who makes house calls is 25-year-old Brian Murphy, who sometimes takes a terminally wilting patient back to his apartment for round-the-clock care among the 60 plants already in residence
A plant doctor who makes house calls is 25-year-old Brian Murphy, who sometimes takes a terminally wilting patient back to his apartment for round-the-clock care among the 60 plants already in residence
5/29/1974