A Canadian first

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A Canadian first

Date8/6/1983

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Mahler, John (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: A Canadian first: Taheera Suleman is in her Scarborough home now with her mother, Shireen, and the machine that keeps her alive. At 6 months of age, she became the youngest person in Canada to be sent home on total parenteral nutrition (TPN), a system that feeds her for 12 hours a day through a vein leading to her heart. One day, her mother hopes she'll actually be able to eat something.

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Medical instruments and apparatus

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Photographs

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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_0026144F

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