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Paralyzed from the chest down by a motorcycle accident in 1971, 17-year-old Edgar Reiprich and his mother, Mrs
Paralyzed from the chest down by a motorcycle accident in 1971, 17-year-old Edgar Reiprich and his mother, Mrs

Paralyzed from the chest down by a motorcycle accident in 1971, 17-year-old Edgar Reiprich and his mother, Mrs

Date1/15/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Paralyzed from the chest down by a motorcycle accident in 1971, 17-year-old Edgar Reiprich and his mother, Mrs. Herbert Reiprich of West Hill, will go to Leningrad, where Soviet doctors will examine him and perhaps operate. Canadians doctors have said that nothing more can be done to help, his mother says.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075927F
Paralyzed Edgar is home. The feeling restored to his legs, paralyzed after a motorcycle accident, by surgery in Leningrad, Edgar Reiprich, 17, of West(...)
Paralyzed Edgar is home. The feeling restored to his legs, paralyzed after a motorcycle accident, by surgery in Leningrad, Edgar Reiprich, 17, of West(...)
6/10/1974
Muscle-building exercises are a nightly routine for Edgar Reiprich, 18, of Scarborough, who was told after an accident four years ago he wouldn't walk(...)
Muscle-building exercises are a nightly routine for Edgar Reiprich, 18, of Scarborough, who was told after an accident four years ago he wouldn't walk(...)
6/27/1975
Shooting pool in the basement of his Scarborough home, 18-year-old Edgar Reiprich says an operation for paralysis he underwent in the Soviet Union has(...)
Shooting pool in the basement of his Scarborough home, 18-year-old Edgar Reiprich says an operation for paralysis he underwent in the Soviet Union has(...)
10/3/1974
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
Veterinarian Dr. Stephen Penzvalto, 65, rides his hog on his rounds in Muskola. And he uses the motorcycle in his leisure time, too. He's had one accident in 51 years of riding - a motorcycle fell over on him.
Veterinarian Dr. Stephen Penzvalto, 65, rides his hog on his rounds in Muskola. And he uses the motorcycle in his leisure time, too. He's had one accident in 51 years of riding - a motorcycle fell over on him.
5/30/1977
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
3/24/1988
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
Paralyzed by an automobile accident, lawyer Ronald McInns shows the book he has written on tenants' rights to his physiotherapist, Betty Brooks
Paralyzed by an automobile accident, lawyer Ronald McInns shows the book he has written on tenants' rights to his physiotherapist, Betty Brooks
1/9/1973
Parents of kidnapped baby, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Campbell wait for news of their 17-month-old son, Callum, abducted today from his baby carriage outside a(...)
Parents of kidnapped baby, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Campbell wait for news of their 17-month-old son, Callum, abducted today from his baby carriage outside a(...)
10/1/1971
Parents of kidnapped baby, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Campbell wait for news of their 17-month-old son, Callum, abducted today from his baby carriage outside a(...)
Parents of kidnapped baby, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Campbell wait for news of their 17-month-old son, Callum, abducted today from his baby carriage outside a(...)
10/1/1971
Wished good luck by nurse Anita White, 16-year-old Bob Terry leaves Scarborough General Hospital today, eight months after he was told he'd never walk again on leg mangled in motorcycle accident
Wished good luck by nurse Anita White, 16-year-old Bob Terry leaves Scarborough General Hospital today, eight months after he was told he'd never walk again on leg mangled in motorcycle accident
3/13/1968