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Brianna Swales

Meet Ava Mason

Every five minutes, Jen Mason would pace back and forth from the hospital room to the hallway, breaking down and then gathering herself again. She didn’t know anything about cancer. The nurses had to pull out a Velcro dummy to demonstrate how a port would save her…

Meet Ava’s Physician, William Slayton, M.D.

Dr. William Slayton, fondly known as “Dr. Bill,” insists he doesn’t do “owies.” To gain the trust of the already shaken hearts of his pediatric patients, he immediately tries to relieve any fear that he will hurt them. Serving as the division chief and program director of pediatric hematology/oncology since…

2013 Belt Buckle Ball

Please join us Nov. 1 at The Farm in Tallahassee for the fourth annual Belt Buckle Ball! In addition to a fun evening of food, entertainment, bull riding, funny-money poker and the “Best Buckle” Contest, you can help make miracles happen for Tallahassee’s children in need of specialized pediatric care at UF Health…

Cadillac Invitational Golf Tournament benefiting PALS

Become a sponsor now for the PALS Golf tournament, benefiting PALS at UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital. For the past 13 years, Bosshardt Realty, Inc. has been supporting this tournament, raising funds and awareness for the PALS Program.  The event consists of a golf scramble, lunch, dinner and short program for…

Patients Enjoy New Play Area

    “One more bedtime story?” “Can we stay five more minutes?”  Every day, parents hear pleas from children who feel that time is going too fast. But for the pediatric patients waiting for transplants or receiving long-term treatments, time can move far too slowly. “I don’t think a…