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Alzhelmer's disease has destroyed Rita's mind and body and has imprisoned Jackie.
Alzhelmer's disease has destroyed Rita's mind and body and has imprisoned Jackie.

Alzhelmer's disease has destroyed Rita's mind and body and has imprisoned Jackie.

Date6/23/1991
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0061407F
Rita's Week. So this is what New Age means! Linda Evans is 49 and Yanni is 37, but they aren't counting
Rita's Week. So this is what New Age means! Linda Evans is 49 and Yanni is 37, but they aren't counting
5/13/1992
Black and white photograph of a timbered country church.
St. Rita's Church, Centre Island
Approximately 1925
Rita's Week debuts, Klingon captivates columnist
Rita's Week debuts, Klingon captivates columnist
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Art Linder: North York man whose wife has multiple sclerosis started a one-man crusade to find the cause of the disease after reading about Henribourg, which has an incredibly high incidence of MS
Art Linder: North York man whose wife has multiple sclerosis started a one-man crusade to find the cause of the disease after reading about Henribourg, which has an incredibly high incidence of MS
5/14/1984
Jackie has a peachy job. Baskets and baskets of fragrant peaches surround Jackie Hageraals, 19, as she works at the Brampton Livestock Exchange on Hig(...)
Jackie has a peachy job. Baskets and baskets of fragrant peaches surround Jackie Hageraals, 19, as she works at the Brampton Livestock Exchange on Hig(...)
8/20/1975
Personal account: Adelino Julio spent last week in Toronto schools talking about the guerrilla war that has closed or destroyed 2,000 schools in his native Mozambique
Personal account: Adelino Julio spent last week in Toronto schools talking about the guerrilla war that has closed or destroyed 2,000 schools in his native Mozambique
3/10/1988
Strict discipline: Garret Walsh has a tough training regimen that has resulted in a body and posing technique admired by body-building officials
Strict discipline: Garret Walsh has a tough training regimen that has resulted in a body and posing technique admired by body-building officials
6/3/1982
In the president's seat: As chief of Canada's eighth-largest publicly owned energy company, Ed Battle has a lot on his mind these days. He's a Canadian citizen and he's listened to by the Ottawa mandarins who put together this country's controversial national energy policy. Norcen has 27,000 shareholders and $1.2 billion in assets.
In the president's seat: As chief of Canada's eighth-largest publicly owned energy company, Ed Battle has a lot on his mind these days. He's a Canadian citizen and he's listened to by the Ottawa mandarins who put together this country's controversial national energy policy. Norcen has 27,000 shareholders and $1.2 billion in assets.
4/23/1981
Chronic fatigue syndrome has put the world on hold for thousands of Canadians coping with symptoms that can be terrifying, once known as a yuppie disease, it is now showing up in children
Chronic fatigue syndrome has put the world on hold for thousands of Canadians coping with symptoms that can be terrifying, once known as a yuppie disease, it is now showing up in children
8/3/1990
Actor dies: Kenneth More, the noted British actor, best known for his portrayal of the legless air ace Douglas Bader in Reach For The Sky, has died Parkinson's disease at the age of 67
Actor dies: Kenneth More, the noted British actor, best known for his portrayal of the legless air ace Douglas Bader in Reach For The Sky, has died Parkinson's disease at the age of 67
1/5/1977
Price difference: Hans Endl, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, holds a bottle of Jumex, the European Equivalent of deprenyl - which costs about $7 for a month's supply. He has no insurance and the Canadian drug, Elderpryl, costs $130 a month.
Price difference: Hans Endl, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, holds a bottle of Jumex, the European Equivalent of deprenyl - which costs about $7 for a month's supply. He has no insurance and the Canadian drug, Elderpryl, costs $130 a month.
4/18/1992
Tragic disease: Above, Sherrill Barrie and 11-year-old Donald, who has never walked
Tragic disease: Above, Sherrill Barrie and 11-year-old Donald, who has never walked
3/22/1985