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A WEST VANCOUVER impressionist painter
made Canadian.medical history Saturday.

’ Daniel Izzard became the
oldest recipient: of a heart

transplant when he received,

the heart of a 16-year-old
drug overdose victim at
University Hospital in Lon-
don, Ontario. ©

The two-hour operation

was. performed without

complications.

' The 62-year-old man was
diagnosed as having
idiopathic cardiomyopathy,
which causes total degenera-
tion of the heart, just five
days before Christmas.

' The hospital only started
performing transplants on
people -over 55 two years

ago, said hospital '

spokesman Karen Hum-
phreys-Blake.

_” PUT ON-HOLD.

Because of his ‘otherwise

good health, Izzard, father ;
tion that a 64-year-old

SIGNMENT

of four, was put on a

NEWS ASS

waiting list after being refer-
red to the London hospital

“by his. Vancouver car-

diologist.

On Tuesday Izzard was
still listed in critical, but
stable condition after the
operation, but no one was

‘allowed visiting privileges

for three days following the
transplant.
“*He is in good spirits and

‘has been talking,’’ said

another ‘hospital spokesman
Leigh-Anne Stradeski.

‘He is the oldest person
to have a heart transplant in
Canada,’’ said Hum-
phreys-Blake.

SECOND OLDEST

And_ while the hospital

. first thought he could be the
. oldest heart transplant pa-

tient in the world, Stradeski
has unconfirmed informa-

Win a Hawa

VANCOUVER rain
was meant to be avoid-
ed. ,

So the North Shore News
has come up with a getaway
plan that will give readers an
opportunity to do just that.

Why endure the cold,
when you can be basking in
the warm glow of a Hawai-
ian sun, or dipping your feet
into clear, blue tropical
waters?

The News is going to send
two lucky readers ‘on
assignment’ to Hawaii for a
week, and you could be the
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ENJOY TROPICS

The official assignment
for a winning traveler will be

to relax, enjoy and have a
good time.

‘You can suntan on the
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markets or enjoy the popular

received a heart in Houston.

Izzard was born in Lon-
don, England and served in
the Royal Navy during the
Second World War. ;

DANIEL IZZARD

“Daniel was born in Lon-
don and went to’ school
there,’’ said family
spokeman Susan _Pinton.
“Now it is the place of his

rebirth that must be a sign.’

He emigrated to Toronto
in 1952, where he lived and
painted for 13 years. He

moved to Vancouver in.

1965.
OVERWHELMING

“It is an overwhelming
position to be in — praying
for your husband, while
knowing his life depends on
someone else’s demise,’’ said
Izzard’s wife Denese; who
left Vancouver Tuesday to
be with her husband.

“Daniel has a tremendous
will to live. He has a number
of paintings ahead of him to
paint,’’ she said.

Denese Izzard said her
husband believes his illness
was caused by the solvents
and paint he has inhaled
during his work for the past
30 years.

The operation was per-
formed by Dr. Neil McKen-
zie, and it was filmed for a

* documentary.

iian holiday

nightlife.

After you return from
your vacation in paradise,
your assignment wil] not be
complete until you share the
highlights of your trip with
fellow readers.

A News reporter will in-
terview you, and your best
memories will be published
in the North Shore News.

TO WIN

Anyone can. qualify for
this dream come true. Just
walk into a . participating
North Shore business and fill
out an entry form.

You may enter once per
visit, and no purchase is
necessary.

Winners receive a return
trip for two to Hawaii, plus
seven nights accommodation.

The contest opens today
(Wed., Jan. 15), and ends
Feb. 28.

The draw will be March 5,
and winners will be an-
nounced March 7.

3 - Wednesday, January 15, 1986 - North Shore News

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