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Brooke

Brooke started out her life as a healthy, beautiful baby. However, soon after her two-month check-up at her local pediatrician’s office, Brooke began to develop signs of jaundice. Ultimately, Brooke became very sick and was airlifted to Shands Children’s Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. A team…

Anthony

Anthony suffered bleeding problems from birth and was plagued by bruises and excessive bleeding for the first seven years of his life. At the age of six, Anthony was finally diagnosed with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. This condition compromises the immune system; the platelets are smaller than usual causing the spleen to…

Effie finds life through new lungs

Effie Georgia and Tom were parents to be of twins- Effie and Aris. However, sixteen weeks into her pregnancy, she and Tom learned that Effie had a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a life threatening disorder in which insufficient development of the diaphragm leads to lungs so…

Brianna recovering from life-threatening cancer

Brianna Brianna started her life fighting, fighting for a chance to live. Her future was in question only five weeks after her birth. Brianna became very ill and eventually was seen by the University of Florida physicians at Shands…

The Bright Triplets

Ashley, Brittney and Caitlin were born 27 weeks premature and each weighed less than two pounds.  The fight for their survival began from the moment their mom was transported to Shands Children’s Hospital at the University of Florida to undergo an emergency Caesarean section to deliver the girls. Immediately after…

Wyatt Thomas

During his last physical before leaving Shands Children’s Hospital at the University of Florida, UF physicians discovered a serious heart murmur in two-day-old Wyatt Thomas. His parents, Ann and Johnny Thomas, welcomed Wyatt into the world on Aug. 13, 2009, and were ready to go home to Wyatt’s six brothers…

Michael

Michael was diagnosed with a brain tumor called fibrillary astrocytoma, grade II at the age of 8, 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 little hope until they…

Josef

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…