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Fighting on: David Irvine, 43, shown with wife Sandi, right, and daughter Mickie, spends his days waiting for a phone call saying a heart is available for the transplant he needs
Fighting on: David Irvine, 43, shown with wife Sandi, right, and daughter Mickie, spends his days waiting for a phone call saying a heart is available for the transplant he needs

Fighting on: David Irvine, 43, shown with wife Sandi, right, and daughter Mickie, spends his days waiting for a phone call saying a heart is available for the transplant he needs

Date7/3/1988
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  • Fighting on: David Irvine, 43, shown with wife Sandi, right, and daughter Mickie, spends his days waiting for a phone call saying a heart is available for the transplant he needs.
  • Fighting on: David Irvine, 43, shown with wife Sandi, right, and daughter Mickie, spends his days waiting for a phone call saying a heart is available for the transplant he needs
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fighting on: David Irvine, 43, shown with wife Sandi, right, and daughter Mickie, spends his days waiting for a phone call saying a heart is available for the transplant he needs.
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