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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 (...)
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 (...)

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 (...)

Date12/17/1974
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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 first child to have an atomic-powered heart pacemaker implanted in his chest. The Hagersville, Ont, boy had a conventional pacemaker since he was an infant. Doctors hope $2,500 unit lasts 10 years.
  • 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 (...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 first child to have an atomic-powered heart pacemaker implanted in his chest. The Hagersville, Ont, boy had a conventional pacemaker since he was an infant. Doctors hope $2,500 unit lasts 10 years.
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      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Hospitals - Hospital for Sick Children - Miscellaneous and Herbie Fund (1 of 2 files)
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      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Hospitals - Hospital for Sick Children - Miscellaneous and Herbie Fund (1 of 2 files)
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      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Hospitals - Hospital for Sick Children - Miscellaneous and Herbie Fund (1 of 2 files)
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      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Hospitals - Hospital for Sick Children - Children
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      Grant, Frank
      n.d.