Alexander Gonzalez

Michael Lafferty is a recipient of the Timothy C. Flynn, M.D., and Marian C. Limacher, M.D., Medical Scholarship

Theresa Anderson at the 2025 Cancer Chomp in October. Theresa Anderson was diagnosed with two brain tumors in February after she passed out in a parking lot and began to lose her vision and mobility. She’s been in treatment for the past eight months, bravely undergoing surgery, chemotherapy and…

Florida Gators starting quarterback DJ Lagway is making an impact on and off the football field. The DJ Lagway Foundation hosted a kickoff dinner in March raising $50,000 to support UF Health community programs for local youth. The money will fund the UF Brain Injury, Rehabilitation and Neuroresilience (BRAIN) Center to provide essential…

For the second straight year, the Child Life program at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital has received a Child Life, Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders grant from the Aflac Childhood Cancer Foundation, Inc. (AAFC). The $1,500 award will continue funding special psychosocial care packages for siblings of pediatric cancer patients.

As an eighth grader, Haley’s days were filled with dance practices, competitions and youth theater. But after an unusual and alarming fever, Haley’s family requested bloodwork and were advised they needed the care of a children’s hospital. She was transported to UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital where she was diagnosed…