If you covered up the green and yellow bruises on Brett Palaschak’s arms, you would never know he was different from any other 22-year-old. The only things that really separates him, he said, are the three 10-minute blood clotting factor infusions he injects into himself each week as part…
By Styliana Resvanis Growing up in a family of physicians, Joan Anderson never quite became acquainted with the nursing side of health care. But that all changed in 2011 when she witnessed her sister Judith in the care of nurses at UF Health Shands Hospital.
As a young YMCA volunteer, Christopher Jolley, M.D., learned early on in life that he wanted to work with children. Once he started high school, it didn’t take long for him to realize his love for science and particularly, the digestive system. Jolley attended medical school at the University…
Meet Nathan, one of the Children’s Miracle Network Ambassadors! Read Nathan’s Story…
CMN Ambassador, Nate Ferrell. Ask 4-year-old Nate Ferrell to show you his ‘arc reactor’ and he will flash a big smile, lift up his shirt and point to his stomach. “See?” Nate may not be the ‘real’ Iron Man, but he certainly is…
Michael Michael was diagnosed with a brain tumor called Fibrillary Astrocytoma, Grade II at the age of eight, when he had begun to show significant symptoms; he had lost the use of his right arm and was dragging his right foot. Michael’s parents had been given…
Lauren is the sole survivor of triplets. She was born 14 ½ weeks early, weighing only 1 pound 12 ounces and she was about 12 inches long. Her brother Matthew was born that day as well; however, he survived less than 24 hours. Their sister Lily died before birth. Lauren…
Kristin was five years old when she experienced her first seizure. While it only lasted for a few minutes at first, her seizures eventually became more frequent and lasted longer in duration. Obviously, this was of immediate concern to her parents as they were frightened about the health of their…
Kasey, Kevin and Kyle were born with more than the genetic trait that made them identical triplets. They were also born with the same potentially fatal, congential heart defect known as tetralogy of the fallot. University of Florida physicians worked closely with the community physicians who delivered and initially diagnosed…
From the time he was born, Josef had trouble breathing and suffered from colds every month. When he became sick again shortly after his family moved toFlorida, Josef’s doctor sent him to the hospital for x-rays which showed fluid in his lungs and liver and an enlarged heart. They were…
