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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(...)

Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital. Arthur van Zandt (lef(...)

Date11/23/1966
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  • Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital. Arthur van Zandt (left), first of four to undergo surgery, also lost left arm. William Weber (second from left) and John Dorosz, being visited by wife, both received kidneys from Mrs. Frank Skilton, whose husband consented as she lay dying of cerebral hemorrhage. William Blackburn was operated on a month ago.
  • Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital. Arthur van Zandt (lef(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Quartet with new lease on life, Four men who have had kidney transplant operations are recuperating in Toronto Western Hospital. Arthur van Zandt (left), first of four to undergo surgery, also lost left arm. William Weber (second from left) and John Dorosz, being visited by wife, both received kidneys from Mrs. Frank Skilton, whose husband consented as she lay dying of cerebral hemorrhage. William Blackburn was operated on a month ago.
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      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
      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
      Diane Glover, 13, and Rocco Ditaranto, 33, received kidneys trasplanted from a woman who had died of a stroke in operation at Toronto Western Hospital(...)
      Diane Glover, 13, and Rocco Ditaranto, 33, received kidneys trasplanted from a woman who had died of a stroke in operation at Toronto Western Hospital(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      12/7/1967
      Scrubbing up: Dr. George deVeber (right) and Dr. Gerald Cook of Toronto Western Hospital prepare to perform the hospital's 600th kidney transplant. Co(...)
      Scrubbing up: Dr. George deVeber (right) and Dr. Gerald Cook of Toronto Western Hospital prepare to perform the hospital's 600th kidney transplant. Co(...)
      Slaughter, Mike
      12/4/1984
      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 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
      Arthur Van Zandt. I've been parctising . . . it works fine
      Arthur Van Zandt. I've been parctising . . . it works fine
      Lennon, Frank
      8/20/1966
      Mrs. Arthur Van Zandt with Garry, 16, Barbara, 9, Owen Sound father gets home for short visit
      Mrs. Arthur Van Zandt with Garry, 16, Barbara, 9, Owen Sound father gets home for short visit
      Goode, Jeff
      3/15/1966
      Queen for a day, Annette Marsh, who visits Toronto Western Hospital twice a week for kidney dialysis, had a surprise waiting for her yesterday when ho(...)
      Queen for a day, Annette Marsh, who visits Toronto Western Hospital twice a week for kidney dialysis, had a surprise waiting for her yesterday when ho(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      4/16/1980
      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
      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