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Ambassador Highlight: Meet Tori

Two summers ago, Tori Boyton’s mom, Kimberly, noticed a mark on Tori’s head that grew from a small, red spot into a larger bump

Ambassador Highlight: Meet Ava

In October 2010, 8-year-old Ava Mason had unexplained swollen lymph nodes in her neck. Despite initial treatment, Ava’s lymph nodes continued to grow even larger.

A NICU Christmas Gift

Twenty-six weeks is exactly half of a calendar year. It is also fourteen weeks short of the “normal” period of time for a human pregnancy. But being just 26 weeks old didn’t stop Andrew Ossenbeck from deciding that it was definitely time to greet the world. Andrew’s mother, Dr.

Meet Ambassador Child Grayson Irwin

Photo by Stacey Steinberg Grayson Irwin was a happy, content baby who loved to laugh and rarely cried. It wasn’t until he turned 11 months that he started exhibiting viral symptoms similar to those of chicken pox. But after four doctor visits in three weeks – and…

May is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month

The Arts in Medicine campaign spotlights a young adult cancer survivor who relied on the arts to cope during her battle with cancer. When Khandice Long was treated at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital for osteosarcoma, she was healed in more ways than one. Dealing with a difficult medical…

Cox Foundation Supports NICU

Representatives from the Cox Foundation presented a symbolic check to UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital with Scott A Rivkees, M.D., and David…