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Grateful Parents: Henry and Elizabeth Bechtel have had help in looking after their handicapped daughter Sandra at home.
Grateful Parents: Henry and Elizabeth Bechtel have had help in looking after their handicapped daughter Sandra at home.

Grateful Parents: Henry and Elizabeth Bechtel have had help in looking after their handicapped daughter Sandra at home.

Date1/15/1993
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125314F
Puzzled parents: Fred and Moira Daubert say their daughter Sharon, 20, never had to want for anything until she left their East Gwillimbury home last March to move into Toronto rooming house.
Puzzled parents: Fred and Moira Daubert say their daughter Sharon, 20, never had to want for anything until she left their East Gwillimbury home last March to move into Toronto rooming house.
11/7/1986
Daring doctor: Port Perry's Dr. Guntis Silins treats Merchant Roberts for sinus problems with acupuncture needes. Silins, bon in Sweden to Latvian parents, has taken his talents to China, Australia, South Africa and the Arctic. A skin diver, he also helped make a film called Free Dive about the efforts of severely handicapped young people.
Daring doctor: Port Perry's Dr. Guntis Silins treats Merchant Roberts for sinus problems with acupuncture needes. Silins, bon in Sweden to Latvian parents, has taken his talents to China, Australia, South Africa and the Arctic. A skin diver, he also helped make a film called Free Dive about the efforts of severely handicapped young people.
3/29/1982
Life's improving: Dennis and Bernadette Cyrenne, the Jehovah's Witness parents who took their daughter, Sara, 12, out of hospital rather than have her receive a blood transfusion, say life'e easier in Maintouwadge now they've been acquitted of criminal negligence in her death.
Life's improving: Dennis and Bernadette Cyrenne, the Jehovah's Witness parents who took their daughter, Sara, 12, out of hospital rather than have her receive a blood transfusion, say life'e easier in Maintouwadge now they've been acquitted of criminal negligence in her death.
10/2/1981
Working parents: Lynda and Gregory Myers of Brampton have had to take 4-year-old Brandon out of school because school bus won't take him to day-care centre
Working parents: Lynda and Gregory Myers of Brampton have had to take 4-year-old Brandon out of school because school bus won't take him to day-care centre
9/12/1988
At ease: Major Paul Fredenberg enjoys Christmas holiday with daughter Amanda, wife Gall and parents Ann and Bill after eight months in Kuwait.
At ease: Major Paul Fredenberg enjoys Christmas holiday with daughter Amanda, wife Gall and parents Ann and Bill after eight months in Kuwait.
12/23/1992
He wants money: Dr. Mario Piacenza of the southern Italian town of Altomonte is in Toronto lookin for funds to build a school for peasant children. He's hoping to get it from the parents of the children he's leading here - natives of Alomonte who left their home town for North America. So far, he's visited 7 cities on a 3-month North American tour but has raised only $2,000 of the $20,000 he needs. He's had a picnic with Altomonteans here and plans another one.
He wants money: Dr. Mario Piacenza of the southern Italian town of Altomonte is in Toronto lookin for funds to build a school for peasant children. He's hoping to get it from the parents of the children he's leading here - natives of Alomonte who left their home town for North America. So far, he's visited 7 cities on a 3-month North American tour but has raised only $2,000 of the $20,000 he needs. He's had a picnic with Altomonteans here and plans another one.
9/12/1969
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
5/20/1977
Shattered dream: Rob Murphy, 18, stands with his parents, Rose and Hugh, on the Mississauga lot where their new home was to have been.
Shattered dream: Rob Murphy, 18, stands with his parents, Rose and Hugh, on the Mississauga lot where their new home was to have been.
5/6/1989
Reunions between adopted children and their natural parents have been arranged by Barry Reiman, assistant director of the Browndale Ontario homes for emotionally disturbed adolescents
Reunions between adopted children and their natural parents have been arranged by Barry Reiman, assistant director of the Browndale Ontario homes for emotionally disturbed adolescents
3/18/1975
Teenagers like their parents to share their interests, Andrew Croll, the father of five, discovered when he asked youngsters to rate his performance as a parent. Taking the hint, he's watching son Peter, 16, and daughter Cynthia, 15, carry through a sewing project. Recently divorced, Croll is providing all parenting for the family.
Teenagers like their parents to share their interests, Andrew Croll, the father of five, discovered when he asked youngsters to rate his performance as a parent. Taking the hint, he's watching son Peter, 16, and daughter Cynthia, 15, carry through a sewing project. Recently divorced, Croll is providing all parenting for the family.
11/24/1975
Concerned parent: Brampton resident Ray Scarborough, whose son has Down syndrome, spends hours on the telephone in an effort to keep a bus service for mentally handicapped adults in business
Concerned parent: Brampton resident Ray Scarborough, whose son has Down syndrome, spends hours on the telephone in an effort to keep a bus service for mentally handicapped adults in business
2/9/1993
William Coote and handicapped wife, Yolande, now in hospital, have been inspired by story in The Star to adopt a handicapped child.
William Coote and handicapped wife, Yolande, now in hospital, have been inspired by story in The Star to adopt a handicapped child.
11/23/1977