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Heart patient in top shape, Michael Helder, 2 1/2, plays contentedly with a top in Hospital for Sick Children where he recently became the hospital's (...)
Heart patient in top shape, Michael Helder, 2 1/2, plays contentedly with a top in Hospital for Sick Children where he recently became the hospital's (...)

Heart patient in top shape, Michael Helder, 2 1/2, plays contentedly with a top in Hospital for Sick Children where he recently became the hospital's (...)

Date12/17/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Heart patient in top shape, Michael Helder, 2 1/2, plays contentedly with a top in Hospital for Sick Children where he recently became the hospital's first child to have an atomic-powered heart pacemaker implanted in his chest. The Hagersville, Ont, boy had a conventional pacemaker since he was an infant. Doctors hope $2,500 unit lasts 10 years.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026346F
New toys and a new heart helper, With a newly installed atomic-powered pacemaker regulating his heart, 2 1/2-year-old Michael Helder of Hagersville, O(...)
New toys and a new heart helper, With a newly installed atomic-powered pacemaker regulating his heart, 2 1/2-year-old Michael Helder of Hagersville, O(...)
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Four Children of Heart Donor James Bryan, of Alliston, are from left, Earl, 7, Theresa, 9, Melanie, 2, and Brenda, 6
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