A Heart From the Harts: UF Health Congenital Heart Center Changes Siblings’ Lives
Aubree and Londyn Harts sit in their living room and show off their souvenirs. Aubree, 11, holds a cannula from a Berlin Heart — an external device that helps…
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Lightning Strikes Again: Aniesia’s Kidney Transplant
It’s often said that lightning doesn’t strike twice, but in Ben and Felicia Morris’ life, it sure did. Ben and Felicia are the parents of three daughters…
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Danny's Double-Lung Transplant at UF Health
Imagine having the opportunity to save someone’s life by making a simple decision. In 2021, Danny Sams faced the harsh reality of pulmonary fibrosis, a lung…
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Bystander CPR Helps Michael Overcome Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Sitting in church and practicing songs for Sunday service, Valerie Layton unexpectedly felt the weight of her husband Michael lean on her. It was April 1, so…
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The Brantleys and the story of BrAvery
Avery looked up as his mom and dad took turns reading Curious George. Each page made the presence of Averys monitors and tubes slip further from the Brantleys…
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Facing Parkinson’s Disease Head-On
Some slight tremors. A shuffle when walking. These few symptoms are what Carolyn Douglas noticed about five years ago. She didnt know then, and wouldnt for a…
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In the right hands
At the beginning of December 2019, 16-year-old Eniyah Franklin was visiting family in Tallahassee when she decided to make herself a snack while she was alone…
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Bladder Cancer – Susan’s Road to Acceptance
It was late December when Susan Baglivio, a 68-year-old outpatient surgery nurse from St. Augustine, felt that she may have a urinary tract infection, or UTI.…
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Finding the Root of the Problem
Ask Ethan Church what he’s passionate about and the answer may seem unusual for a 17-year-old: forestry and soil science. A first-degree black belt assistant…
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Bun in the Oven: Jennifer’s Journey with Infertility
When Jennifer was 18 years old she found out her ovaries did not fully develop. Thoughts of having a family of her own one day felt very uncertain. “I was…
