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Meet Nathan
Apr 3rd, 2013
Meet Nathan, one of the Children’s Miracle Network Ambassadors! Read Nathan’s Story
Caitlyn Dunning
Feb 28th, 2013
When Ocala teen Caitlyn Dunning first started having stomach issues, her first thought was “I’m doing too much.” At 13 years old, Caitlyn was full of life – a dedicated [...]
Sage Pridemore
Jan 29th, 2013
Bryan Pridemore first learned about Children’s Miracle Network 10 years ago as an assistant manager at Walmart in Zephyrhills, Fla. He quickly embraced the store’s charity of choice, helping to [...]
Nate Ferrell
Aug 30th, 2012
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 [...]
Sam Blakemore
Jul 24th, 2012
In many ways, Sam Blakemore is a typical, active 10-year-old boy. He loves to throw hoops on the basketball court, swim in the pool with his friends and play HALO [...]
Michael
Dec 12th, 2011
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 [...]
Lauren
Dec 12th, 2011
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 [...]
Kristin
Dec 12th, 2011
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 [...]
Kasey, Kevin and Kyle
Dec 12th, 2011
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 [...]
Josef
Dec 12th, 2011
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 [...]
Jessica
Dec 12th, 2011
Jessica was born into the world eight weeks premature. Shortly after her birth, she was diagnosed with an intra-ventricular hemorrhage in her brain. Intra-ventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is a type of [...]
Grace
Dec 12th, 2011
At birth, Grace did not cry, wake to feed, or suck her bottle properly. Physicians described her as “floppy” due to her low muscle tone and identified her with “failure [...]
Garrett
Dec 12th, 2011
Garrett was born with a Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). He was only 24 hours old when he first began showing signs of heart problems and he was airlifted from [...]
Elmira
Dec 12th, 2011
Elmira is a vibrant and talented young lady. She enjoys swimming, playing basketball and bicycling in her neighborhood. She enjoys all of the normal activities of a typical teenager, despite [...]
Dylan Able to Run, Play After Near Foot Amputation
Dec 12th, 2011
Dylan was a typical four-year-old boy who loved to run and play. However, all of that changed one day when Dylan’s foot was nearly severed in a terrible lawnmower accident. [...]
Cheyenne
Dec 12th, 2011
Today, Cheyenne is a happy beautiful young girl. She enjoys cheerleading and all of the fun activities offered at her school. However, on one summer day, Cheyenne’s life was put [...]
Calvin
Dec 12th, 2011
Calvin possesses a truly magnetic personality. His charm draws in all in which he encounters. Everyone is always intrigued by his never-ending energy. This is most impressive for a young [...]
Bryan
Dec 12th, 2011
Two-year-old Bryan Rosenberg lay in his hospital bed following emergency brain surgery. His father, Dr. Jason Rosenberg, remembers this nightmare of a day as if it was yesterday. On Aug. [...]
Brooke
Dec 12th, 2011
Brooke started out her life as a healthy, beautiful baby. However, soon after her two-month check-up at her local pediatrician’s office, Brooke began to develop signs of jaundice. Ultimately, Brooke [...]
Anthony
Dec 12th, 2011
Anthony suffered bleeding problems from birth and was plagued by bruises and excessive bleeding for the first seven years of his life. At the age of six, Anthony was finally [...]
Effie finds life through new lungs
Dec 12th, 2011
Georgia and Tom were parents to be of twins- Effie and Aris. However, sixteen weeks into her pregnancy, she and Tom learned that Effie had a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), [...]
Brianna recovering from life-threatening cancer
Dec 12th, 2011
Brianna started her life fighting, fighting for a chance to live. Her future was in question only five weeks after her birth. Brianna became very ill and eventually was seen [...]
The Bright Triplets
Dec 6th, 2011
Ashley, Brittney and Caitlin were born 27 weeks premature and each weighed less than two pounds. The fight for their survival began from the moment their mom was transported to [...]
Wyatt Thomas
Dec 6th, 2011
During his last physical before leaving Shands Children’s Hospital at the University of Florida, UF physicians discovered a serious heart murmur in two-day-old Wyatt Thomas. His parents, Ann and Johnny [...]
Cat Chennell
Dec 6th, 2011
Cat Chennell’s grandmother, Lila Johnston, wept when asked how it felt to see Cat play like a normal 9-year-old girl. “Your heart just explodes into crying,” she said as she [...]