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Kidney recipient has baby, One of the first kidney-transplant patients in Canada to have a baby, Grace Covert of Barrie, proudly shows her husband, Do(...)
Kidney recipient has baby, One of the first kidney-transplant patients in Canada to have a baby, Grace Covert of Barrie, proudly shows her husband, Do(...)

Kidney recipient has baby, One of the first kidney-transplant patients in Canada to have a baby, Grace Covert of Barrie, proudly shows her husband, Do(...)

Date7/31/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Kidney recipient has baby, One of the first kidney-transplant patients in Canada to have a baby, Grace Covert of Barrie, proudly shows her husband, Douglas, their daughter, Sarah Nicole, yesterday in Toronto Western Hospital. The Coverts hadn't expected to have children after she was given a new kidney in October, 1971. Details on page B2.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Object NumberTSPA_0026479F
      Kidney transplant patient 16-year-old Paul Pope who received new kidney on June 28, leaves Toronto General Hospital yesterday for home in Barrie
      Kidney transplant patient 16-year-old Paul Pope who received new kidney on June 28, leaves Toronto General Hospital yesterday for home in Barrie
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      8/28/1968
      Kidney specialist Dr. Paul Tam vowed to bring a $1 million kidney dialysis unit to Scarborough after Gary Belz died of a heart attack due to kidney failure more than two years ago. Tam said if Belz, then 37, hadn't had to wait a month for dialysis treatment at a downtown hospital, he would still be alive today. And Tam said the dozens of patients who travel downtown for dialysis would have a much, much better quality of life if a unit were Scaborough. But after [Incomplete]
      Kidney specialist Dr. Paul Tam vowed to bring a $1 million kidney dialysis unit to Scarborough after Gary Belz died of a heart attack due to kidney failure more than two years ago. Tam said if Belz, then 37, hadn't had to wait a month for dialysis treatment at a downtown hospital, he would still be alive today. And Tam said the dozens of patients who travel downtown for dialysis would have a much, much better quality of life if a unit were Scaborough. But after [Incomplete]
      Dunlop, Al
      11/24/1986
      Kidney transplant recipient Arthur Van Zandt relaxing at home, With him are his wife, Doreen, daughter Barbara, 10, and son, Barry, 18
      Kidney transplant recipient Arthur Van Zandt relaxing at home, With him are his wife, Doreen, daughter Barbara, 10, and son, Barry, 18
      Philp, Barry
      1/18/1967
      Waiting for new kidney, Neil Pacquette, 16 months old, has already had one kidney transplant that failed
      Waiting for new kidney, Neil Pacquette, 16 months old, has already had one kidney transplant that failed
      Goode, Jeff
      2/12/1984
      In sixteen years the confident smile on the face of June Peters hasn't faded, even though a kidney transplant failed in '82 and she has lost both legs through kidney damage
      In sixteen years the confident smile on the face of June Peters hasn't faded, even though a kidney transplant failed in '82 and she has lost both legs through kidney damage
      Cooper, David
      5/29/1984
      Kidney transplant for her daughter, Lynda was the most wonderful Christmas present, says Minnie Jackson, above, with kidney machine that was used to keep her daughter alive
      Kidney transplant for her daughter, Lynda was the most wonderful Christmas present, says Minnie Jackson, above, with kidney machine that was used to keep her daughter alive
      Bull, Ron
      12/16/1977
      A kidney that works for him. Even though I don't want him in the hospital for Christmas, that's my wish. - Neil Gray, father of Colby, 3, who is waiting for his third kidney transplant
      A kidney that works for him. Even though I don't want him in the hospital for Christmas, that's my wish. - Neil Gray, father of Colby, 3, who is waiting for his third kidney transplant
      Bull, Ron
      12/17/1987
      Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital
      Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital
      Geo, Mario
      11/23/1966
      Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital
      Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital
      Geo, Mario
      11/23/1966
      Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital. Arthur van Zandt (lef(...)
      Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital. Arthur van Zandt (lef(...)
      Geo, Mario
      11/23/1966
      Tiny 16 month old Neill Paquette from Sudbury patiently waits for a new kidney after first transplant was unsuccessful Neil will be waiting at Sick Ki(...)
      Tiny 16 month old Neill Paquette from Sudbury patiently waits for a new kidney after first transplant was unsuccessful Neil will be waiting at Sick Ki(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      2/12/1981
      Physician David Kendal, 44, and his wife Jo-Ann, 43, relax last night at home in Thornhill, awaiting her rare kidney transplant, scheduled for Jan
      Physician David Kendal, 44, and his wife Jo-Ann, 43, relax last night at home in Thornhill, awaiting her rare kidney transplant, scheduled for Jan
      Dunlop, Alan
      12/29/1988