As a health reporter in Miami, Diana has spent her career telling someone else’s story. However, 10 years ago, it was her personal story that changed forever. Diana was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in her left thigh and was referred to Shands at the University of Florida. Diana…
The Wise Family began their involvement with Shands on Thanksgiving Day 1992 when Mary and the volleyball team visited Shands Children’s Hospital. However, one Wednesday during a vacation Mark and his family became more involved with Shands than they could have ever imagined. On June 12, 2007, Mark and…
An entire life can be changed in a moment’s notice. On the evening of Feb. 24, 2008, 19-year-old Phillip “PJ” Caruso, II was driving his SUV alone when he crossed into the opposite lane eventually running off the road. It is believed that Caruso suddenly fainted. Once he lost consciousness,…
In August 2007, Shands employee Carrie Dunn arrived at the Shands at UF Level 1 Trauma Center following a serious car accident. Her car was totaled when a driver ran a stop sign at about 55 mph and struck her vehicle’s driver’s side during her 5:30 a.m. commute from Williston…
Josef’s Bounce Back! 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 to Florida, Josef’s doctor sent him to the hospital for x-rays which showed fluid in his lungs and liver…
When Matt Dumas and his grandparents, Ron and Marie Dumas, met Erin Dunbar, MD, for the first time at Shands at the University of Florida, they were anxious, confused and searching for answers. Matt had come with his grandparents to Shands because he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor…
