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When I was diagnosed with bone cancer, my life immediately shifted into survival mode. From ages 12 to 13, I spent a year of my life fighting a disease that I never expected to face. From chemotherapy, to surgeries, to needles and medications, my family and I journeyed through a battle that radically changed our lives.

Art Meets Medicine is an in-person, as well as virtual, showcase benefiting the Arts in Medicine program at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute. The showcase features over 100 art pieces created by cancer patients and their caregivers, exploring creative ways to bring hope to healing.

Walmart and Sam’s Club share a basic belief – that every child deserves the chance to live better. That’s why they support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in raising critical funds for local children’s hospitals to #SparkGood and help change kids’ health. 

It is an understatement to say that my time in Nursing School at Orange Memorial Hospital, now Orlando Health, were formative years for me. During those three years, I matured and left with an excellent education which provided a rewarding career and lifelong job security. The high standards of patient care that were ingrained in us helped lay the foundation for all my future endeavors.

On November 8, 2019, my daughters and I were traveling to Central Florida from our home in Charlotte, North Carolina to visit family and attend a football game. On a cold, dark evening, my oldest daughter Vivien was driving when we were in a head-on collision with a drunk driver.

Through their family foundation, the Albert M. Covelli Foundation, Gavin and Annette (Covelli) Ford have supported Orlando Health for over 26 years, making a significant impact within our community. From their support of our Level One Trauma Center at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center to the Haley Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, the Covellis are passionate about giving back.

The Healthy Lifestyles Program at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children was created to address and fight the growing epidemic of childhood obesity by focusing on nutrition, physical activity and mental wellbeing. The program takes a family-centered approach to losing weight and leading a healthy lifestyle for children with pediatric obesity and managing its complications. Led by director Shaista Safder, MD, the program offers an individualized patient approach while utilizing the expertise of a multidisciplinary team, including physicians board certified in obesity medicine and sports medicine, registered dieticians, a psychologist, a social worker and an exercise specialist.

As you plan your charitable support for Orlando Health, consider which giving option might be best for you. Depending on your financial situation, some gift types may provide valuable benefits such as greater tax savings.

After a good bit of time passed, they had their marching orders – Lindsey was to have occupational therapy (OT) and speech therapy (ST). Officially, Lindsey left with a “Globally Developmentally Delayed” diagnosis. At the time, the word “autism” was on everyone’s mind, but an official autism diagnosis could not be made until age three. (Since then, current best practice allows for a younger diagnosis.)   

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, in partnership with the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, has opened a new state-of-the-art 1,200 sq. ft. broadcast media center called Seacrest Studios. The studio is part of an entertainment initiative that radio and television host and producer Ryan Seacrest and his family developed to help patients explore the creative realms of radio, television and new media.