A life-saving attitude
In 1987, a doctor informed second-grade teacher Laurie Waldo that she had bone cancer. In 2006, she was told she had a malignant tumor in her right breast. In鈥�
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Oliver鈥檚 Story: Overcoming Osteosarcoma
Christine Coombes has several vivid memories from the beginning of her son鈥檚 battle with bone cancer. She remembers hearing the word osteosarcoma and how her鈥�
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The Roberts Brothers: BOB体育 Pediatric Neurosurgeon Gets Them Back to Normal
Broward Roberts became familiar with BOB体育 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital鈥檚 neurosurgery team at an early age. The discovery of a sacral dimple during his鈥�
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Little Fighter: Julianna Driggers鈥� Battle with Neuroblastoma
鈥淢ake sure you fight." Jennifer Driggers uttered those four words to her daughter the day after Julianna was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive form鈥�
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BE HOPE
Cole Dooley, M.D., is no stranger to pediatric cancer. As both a pediatric anesthesiologist and the father of a child with incurable cancer, the realities of鈥�
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Staying Upbeat Through Every Diagnosis
How 9-year-old Kendall Lewis navigates life with VACTERL association. If you ask 9-year-old Kendall 鈥淢iss K鈥� Lewis how many surgeries she鈥檚 had in her life,鈥�
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Like A Water Balloon in a River
When Madeline Lee went to her 28-week prenatal checkup, she was not able to see her son鈥檚 head in the sonograms. Her doctor later determined that the fetus had鈥�
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Seizing the Day: Brooklynn鈥檚 Escape From Epilepsy
Robyn Nelson called louder and louder for her 4-year-old daughter, who was somehow drifting away despite lying right by her mother鈥檚 side. 鈥淢ommy, where are鈥�
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Courtney Munroe
For Courtney Munroe, lightning struck twice in the form of cancer. But when Courtney was diagnosed with prostate cancer and then kidney cancer, he didn鈥檛 have鈥�
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America鈥檚 Next Ninja Warrior: Katelyn鈥檚 Story
Standing at 4-feet and 8-inches-tall, Katelyn Eldred, 10, wants to become a Spartan Race Champion or American Ninja Warrior. When she鈥檚 not swinging a racket鈥�
