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New toys and a new heart helper, With a newly installed atomic-powered pacemaker regulating his heart, 2 1/2-year-old Michael Helder of Hagersville, O(...)
New toys and a new heart helper, With a newly installed atomic-powered pacemaker regulating his heart, 2 1/2-year-old Michael Helder of Hagersville, O(...)

New toys and a new heart helper, With a newly installed atomic-powered pacemaker regulating his heart, 2 1/2-year-old Michael Helder of Hagersville, O(...)

Date12/17/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: New toys and a new heart helper, With a newly installed atomic-powered pacemaker regulating his heart, 2 1/2-year-old Michael Helder of Hagersville, Ont., is cuddled by nurse Elizabeth Kepler and tempted with new toys yesterday at the Hospital for Sick Children. The little boy has a conventional pacemake in his chest since he was a few months old' doctors hope the new one, which costs $2,500, will last him for 10 years.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0026345F
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      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 (...)
      Griffin, Doug
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      James, Norman
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      Santa's helper: Maxine Goldman, 4, and Santa inspect a snazzy standby at yesterday's unvelling of Irwin Toys' new line of high-tech Christmas goodies
      Santa's helper: Maxine Goldman, 4, and Santa inspect a snazzy standby at yesterday's unvelling of Irwin Toys' new line of high-tech Christmas goodies
      Spremo, Boris
      9/15/1992
      Pacemaker that keeps 76-year-old Eli Parsons' heart beating at a regular speed fits into palm of hand
      Pacemaker that keeps 76-year-old Eli Parsons' heart beating at a regular speed fits into palm of hand
      James, Norman
      12/11/1968
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      Bull, Ron
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      Bock, Tony
      1/1/1990
      The jury: Children aged 2 1/2 to 5 enrolled in the Fisher-Price nursery school are given toys being designed by the company to play with under the supervision of a teacher such as Kathleen Alfano, above left
      The jury: Children aged 2 1/2 to 5 enrolled in the Fisher-Price nursery school are given toys being designed by the company to play with under the supervision of a teacher such as Kathleen Alfano, above left
      Russell, Jim
      4/22/1982
      A heart pacemaker like this is what keeps Robert Young alive, and he explains the working of it to (from left) his wife Anne, and daughters Stephanie,(...)
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      Bezant, Graham
      1/24/1972
      His heart boosted by a tiny, battery-operated pacemaker, writer Bill Stephenson, feels, safer, even when he's taking a tumble.
      His heart boosted by a tiny, battery-operated pacemaker, writer Bill Stephenson, feels, safer, even when he's taking a tumble.
      Stawicki, Andrew
      1/22/1990
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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      Slaughter, Mike
      12/11/1992
      Marilyn Brown used to have to go downtown frequently so doctors could check the pacemaker device that keeps her heart beating regularly. Now, all she (...)
      Marilyn Brown used to have to go downtown frequently so doctors could check the pacemaker device that keeps her heart beating regularly. Now, all she (...)
      Bull, Ron
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