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New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on
New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on

New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on

Date11/3/1983
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  • New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on.
  • New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on
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Original Toronto Star caption: New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on.
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      Thunder bay (CP) - John Adams, the first person to undergo a heart and double lung transplant in Canada, died Tuesday at a London, Ont., hospital. Ada(...)
      Thunder bay (CP) - John Adams, the first person to undergo a heart and double lung transplant in Canada, died Tuesday at a London, Ont., hospital. Ada(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      11/3/1983
      Here's to a long life, Members of Toronto General Hospital's lung and heart-lung transplant family cut a cake yesterday to mark the second anniversary(...)
      Here's to a long life, Members of Toronto General Hospital's lung and heart-lung transplant family cut a cake yesterday to mark the second anniversary(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      11/7/1985
      Part of the team: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail shows off his new Argo sweater at a news conference in Toronto this week as Argos owner Bruce McNall looks on
      Part of the team: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail shows off his new Argo sweater at a news conference in Toronto this week as Argos owner Bruce McNall looks on
      Eglinton, Rick
      4/23/1991
      Flight for life: Mike McQuitty and Chris Lambert are going to London in hopes that the 27-year-old Scarborough man can get a double lung and heart transplant
      Flight for life: Mike McQuitty and Chris Lambert are going to London in hopes that the 27-year-old Scarborough man can get a double lung and heart transplant
      Dunlop, Al
      10/18/1988
      Heart - Lung Transplant
      Heart - Lung Transplant
      McConnell, Colin
      11/3/1983
      The look of asbestosis: Dr. Joseph Cowle of the Ontario Department of Health shows how tiny particles of asbestos that have lodged in human lungs cloud x-rays. At left is a normal lung. Several deaths in Metro have been attributed to asbestosis.
      The look of asbestosis: Dr. Joseph Cowle of the Ontario Department of Health shows how tiny particles of asbestos that have lodged in human lungs cloud x-rays. At left is a normal lung. Several deaths in Metro have been attributed to asbestosis.
      Darrell, Dick
      7/27/1971
      Restored Sight is precious gift for 21-year-old Bruce Stevens, who saw fiancee for first time after he had corneal transplant operation
      Restored Sight is precious gift for 21-year-old Bruce Stevens, who saw fiancee for first time after he had corneal transplant operation
      Goode, Jeff
      6/9/1976
      Miss Argonaut shows winning smile, Allison Adams is all smiles as she is crowned Miss Toronto Argonaut for 1987 at last night's pageant
      Miss Argonaut shows winning smile, Allison Adams is all smiles as she is crowned Miss Toronto Argonaut for 1987 at last night's pageant
      Dunlop, Al
      9/9/1987
      Former prime minister John Diefenbaker shows Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award to Ellen Fairclough, a former minister in his government, as Conservative MP Robert Coates looks on
      Former prime minister John Diefenbaker shows Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award to Ellen Fairclough, a former minister in his government, as Conservative MP Robert Coates looks on
      Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
      10/2/1977
      Home with his new heart. Heart transplant patient Charles Johnston walks jauntily out of St. Michael's Hospital yesterday as his wife, Margaret, waves(...)
      Home with his new heart. Heart transplant patient Charles Johnston walks jauntily out of St. Michael's Hospital yesterday as his wife, Margaret, waves(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      1/3/1969
      Breathing easier these days - double lung transplant gives Ann new lease on life/2
      Breathing easier these days - double lung transplant gives Ann new lease on life/2
      Dunlop, Al
      1/7/1989
      A new David Adams (left), more relaxed, confident, In dressing room, where his wife, Lois Smith, helps dancer Earl Krauls
      A new David Adams (left), more relaxed, confident, In dressing room, where his wife, Lois Smith, helps dancer Earl Krauls
      Adams, David
      1/1/1963