Joanne Lagmay, MD What Joanne Lagmay, M.D., defines as her dream job is often surprising to others. As a pediatric oncologist at Shands Hospital for Children at UF, she treats children with solid tumors and more specifically sarcomas, or bone and muscle tumors. “When…
CMN Ambassador, Nate Ferrell. 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 be the ‘real’ Iron Man, but he certainly is…
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 and Modern Warfare on Xbox. But Sam has a special spirit. He has overcome more trials and tribulations than…
This Thursday, June 28, CAMPUS USA Credit Union will celebrate reaching $1 million in donations to Children’s Miracle Network at Shands Hospital for Children at the University of Florida. Shands HealthCare CEO, Tim Goldfarb, and president and CEO of CAMPUS USA Credit Union, Larry Scott, will make a formal presentation…
Why just run a race when you can climb, jump, crawl and mud your way to pushing the boundaries of your own physical endurance? The Swamp Dash & Bash is the most challenging mud run around, with miles of challenging obstacles, and plenty of mud to push your limits.
“We don’t want to grow up, We’re for the Shands kids!” This Peter Pan mentality is not rare on college campuses. However, these words refer to Dance Marathon at the University of Florida’s 18th birthday this spring. The 18th annual DM at UF will be held March…
FSU students enjoying the DM 2010 linedance February 17-19, 2012 will mark the 17th anniversary of Dance Marathon at Florida State University. DM at FSU was one of the founding five Dance Marathons benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. In 1996, its humble beginnings started in Tully Gym with approximately 100 dancers…
Michael 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 of his right arm and was dragging his right foot. Michael’s parents had been given…
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 was born that day as well; however, he survived less than 24 hours. Their sister Lily died before birth. Lauren…
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 in duration. Obviously, this was of immediate concern to her parents as they were frightened about the health of their…
