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Hope for a young heart, Allyson Beanna Burleson, 5, takes in the pre-Christmas scene from her Hospital for Sick Children window as she awaits a delica(...)
Hope for a young heart, Allyson Beanna Burleson, 5, takes in the pre-Christmas scene from her Hospital for Sick Children window as she awaits a delica(...)

Hope for a young heart, Allyson Beanna Burleson, 5, takes in the pre-Christmas scene from her Hospital for Sick Children window as she awaits a delica(...)

Date12/14/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hope for a young heart, Allyson Beanna Burleson, 5, takes in the pre-Christmas scene from her Hospital for Sick Children window as she awaits a delicate heart operation. She was rushed here 3,000 miles from California yesterday in a giant flying hospital of the U.S. Air Force. The family doctor recommended surgery by Toronto's Dr. W. T. Mustard. Father is a member of the U.S. Navy. See stories on page 9
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026348F
A blue baby at birth five years ago, Allyson Beanna Burleson had had to fight for life ever since
A blue baby at birth five years ago, Allyson Beanna Burleson had had to fight for life ever since
12/22/1966
greatest gift Allyson Burleson could have this Christmas the gift of life
greatest gift Allyson Burleson could have this Christmas the gift of life
12/14/1966
Allyson Beanna Burleson, The big operation was successful
Allyson Beanna Burleson, The big operation was successful
12/20/1966
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Major surgery a week ago repaired the two heart defects 5-year-old Seth Cole was born with, and now he's up and about in the Hospital for Sick Childre(...)
2/11/1975
Mr. And Mrs. George Burleson, Daughter with heart defect just a bowl of sunshine
Mr. And Mrs. George Burleson, Daughter with heart defect just a bowl of sunshine
12/14/1966
Parents see hope in her smile, Allyson Burleson has her teddy bear, and her parents have their hearts full of hope that the skilled hands of Toronto's(...)
Parents see hope in her smile, Allyson Burleson has her teddy bear, and her parents have their hearts full of hope that the skilled hands of Toronto's(...)
12/14/1966
A patched-up heart was the only present 6-year-old Julie Bristol asked for Christmas - and she celebrated Christmas yesterday by playing with nurse Mr(...)
A patched-up heart was the only present 6-year-old Julie Bristol asked for Christmas - and she celebrated Christmas yesterday by playing with nurse Mr(...)
12/20/1968
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 (...)
12/17/1974
New lease on life has been given to Michael Spaccarelli, 2, of Pennsylvania, after heart surgery in Hospital for Sick Children. We could never have af(...)
New lease on life has been given to Michael Spaccarelli, 2, of Pennsylvania, after heart surgery in Hospital for Sick Children. We could never have af(...)
9/29/1976
A 17-month old Israeli boy, who is in Canada for heart surgery,was admitted to the Hospital for Sick children yesterday
A 17-month old Israeli boy, who is in Canada for heart surgery,was admitted to the Hospital for Sick children yesterday
12/11/1986
Blue baby' from Israel, Ophir Savir, 17 months, has a big smile for the photographer after arriving in Metro from Israel for heart surgery later this month at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children
Blue baby' from Israel, Ophir Savir, 17 months, has a big smile for the photographer after arriving in Metro from Israel for heart surgery later this month at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children
12/11/1986
He'll be home for Christmas, After open heart surgery at Toronto General Hospital, 49-year-old Ernest Murray, a Don Mills security guard, is feeling great today and he's going home
He'll be home for Christmas, After open heart surgery at Toronto General Hospital, 49-year-old Ernest Murray, a Don Mills security guard, is feeling great today and he's going home
12/15/1974