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Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy says he would prefer an artificial arm
Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy says he would prefer an artificial arm

Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy says he would prefer an artificial arm

Date8/20/1985
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  • Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy says he would prefer an artificial arm.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy says he would prefer an artificial arm.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075447F
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    Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy, 13, hopes to be wielding a cricket bat soon
    Gary Rangasamy: Guyanese boy, 13, hopes to be wielding a cricket bat soon
    Rangasamy, Gary
    8/20/1985
    Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
    Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
    Pickell, Brian
    5/26/1985
    Gary Rangasamy swings his arm with coaching from orthopedic specialist Dr. Edward English, Sunnybook
    Gary Rangasamy swings his arm with coaching from orthopedic specialist Dr. Edward English, Sunnybook
    Dunlop, Al
    10/2/1986
    Deformed hand: Gary Rangasamy's right hand and arm have grown to three times the size of his good limb because of an afflication known as Elephant Man's disease
    Deformed hand: Gary Rangasamy's right hand and arm have grown to three times the size of his good limb because of an afflication known as Elephant Man's disease
    Rangasamy, Gary
    8/21/1985
    His mentor: One-armed fencer Francois Roeder, who helped Gary Rangasamy overcome some fears about having his arm amputated, videotapes wife Karen, and 2-week-old son Sebastien
    His mentor: One-armed fencer Francois Roeder, who helped Gary Rangasamy overcome some fears about having his arm amputated, videotapes wife Karen, and 2-week-old son Sebastien
    Bull, Ron
    8/1/1986
    Gary Rangasamy: Elephant Man's disease forced amputation of his deformed arm
    Gary Rangasamy: Elephant Man's disease forced amputation of his deformed arm
    Rangasamy, Gary
    9/3/1985
    Real thing: This buyer prefers a natural Christmas tree over an artificial one
    Real thing: This buyer prefers a natural Christmas tree over an artificial one
    McConnell, Colin
    11/24/1981
    The big moment: Technician Dakpa fits the artificial arm that will give Paul a whole new range of experiences and make him feel he's no longer the centre of curious attention
    The big moment: Technician Dakpa fits the artificial arm that will give Paul a whole new range of experiences and make him feel he's no longer the centre of curious attention
    Loek, Dick
    12/16/1981
    Happy here: Leafs' fine goaltending prospect, Ken Wregget, who looks younger than his 19 years, admits he must spend time developing, but he would prefer doing it with the Leafs
    Happy here: Leafs' fine goaltending prospect, Ken Wregget, who looks younger than his 19 years, admits he must spend time developing, but he would prefer doing it with the Leafs
    Lennon, Frank
    12/13/1983
    Darryl Kirsh: Venture marketer says he prefers to get involved early.
    Darryl Kirsh: Venture marketer says he prefers to get involved early.
    Lautens, Richard
    6/2/1988
    Loving arms: Ernie Kennedy is learning to use his artificial arms for a lot of things, including hugging his daughters, Heather, 10, left, and Karen, 8
    Loving arms: Ernie Kennedy is learning to use his artificial arms for a lot of things, including hugging his daughters, Heather, 10, left, and Karen, 8
    Dunlop, Al
    4/12/1989
    Artificial versifying, or, The school-boy's recreation : a new way to make Latin verses : whereby any one of ordinary capacity, that only knows the A.B.C. and can count 9 (though he understands not one word of Latin, or what a verse means) may be plainly taught, (and in as little a time as this is reading over, ) how to make hundreds of hexameter verses, which shall be true Latin, true verse, and good sense. Never before publish'd
    Artificial versifying, or, The school-boy's recreation : a new way to make Latin verses : whereby any one of ordinary capacity, that only knows the A.B.C. and can count 9 (though he understands not one word of Latin, or what a verse means) may be plainly taught, (and in as little a time as this is reading over, ) how to make hundreds of hexameter verses, which shall be true Latin, true verse, and good sense. Never before publish'd
    John Sims
    1677