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He'll be home for Christmas, to stay, if he can, said Toronto heart transplant patient Pietro Ongaro told his wife as he returned to hospital yesterda(...)
He'll be home for Christmas, to stay, if he can, said Toronto heart transplant patient Pietro Ongaro told his wife as he returned to hospital yesterda(...)

He'll be home for Christmas, to stay, if he can, said Toronto heart transplant patient Pietro Ongaro told his wife as he returned to hospital yesterda(...)

Date12/15/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: He'll be home for Christmas, to stay, if he can, said Toronto heart transplant patient Pietro Ongaro told his wife as he returned to hospital yesterday after spending his first weekend at home since operation eight weeks ago.
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Transplant patient makes hearty recovery, Jeff Robinson, right, who was on the operating table two weeks ago to receive the 50th heart transplant at T(...)
Transplant patient makes hearty recovery, Jeff Robinson, right, who was on the operating table two weeks ago to receive the 50th heart transplant at T(...)
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Wesley Behm Heart Transplant Patient
Wesley Behm Heart Transplant Patient
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Snow keeps Gabriel from home. Liver transplant patient Gabriel Bruce, 4, has his bag packed and is anxious to start his journey to a hospital nearer h(...)
Snow keeps Gabriel from home. Liver transplant patient Gabriel Bruce, 4, has his bag packed and is anxious to start his journey to a hospital nearer h(...)
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Debbie Burnett: Mom waits for infant's heart transplant in a London hospital
Debbie Burnett: Mom waits for infant's heart transplant in a London hospital
5/22/1988
Thunder bay (CP) - John Adams, the first person to undergo a heart and double lung transplant in Canada, died Tuesday at a London, Ont., hospital. Ada(...)
Thunder bay (CP) - John Adams, the first person to undergo a heart and double lung transplant in Canada, died Tuesday at a London, Ont., hospital. Ada(...)
11/3/1983
Making merry: Ann Harrison of Don Mills, who underwent the world's first successful double lung transplant a year ago, is looking forward to a happy Christmas with her family
Making merry: Ann Harrison of Don Mills, who underwent the world's first successful double lung transplant a year ago, is looking forward to a happy Christmas with her family
12/17/1987
New Heart: Timothy Kesimaat, the tiny heart recipient, is home for Christmas
New Heart: Timothy Kesimaat, the tiny heart recipient, is home for Christmas
12/10/1988
Gabriel Bruce: Boy, 4, was transferred to a new hospital for possible liver transplant
Gabriel Bruce: Boy, 4, was transferred to a new hospital for possible liver transplant
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Family of heart recipient Henry Taylor waited at home yesterday for news from Toronto Western Hospital about progress of Toronto's second heart transp(...)
Family of heart recipient Henry Taylor waited at home yesterday for news from Toronto Western Hospital about progress of Toronto's second heart transp(...)
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Bill Blackburn, saved from death by a kidney transplant Oct
Bill Blackburn, saved from death by a kidney transplant Oct
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In support: Anne Harrison, who had a double lung transplant four years ago, expresses support for animal research yesterday
In support: Anne Harrison, who had a double lung transplant four years ago, expresses support for animal research yesterday
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Liver search: Jim and Christine Eberhardt pose with Jaclyn, left, and Lindsay, in 1984 when they asked the public for help finding a liver for Lindsay's life-saving transplant
Liver search: Jim and Christine Eberhardt pose with Jaclyn, left, and Lindsay, in 1984 when they asked the public for help finding a liver for Lindsay's life-saving transplant
1/28/1988