Those of you who know me, know what VACC Camp means to me. My first experience at the camp was when I documented it back in 2011. Since then, I’ve …
Victoria was born in Venezuela and lived her life like any normal kid, up until the age of 10. That’s when she started to feel an overwhelming pain in her …
V.A.C.C. Camp (Ventilation Assisted Children’s Center Camp) is a unique free week-long overnight camp for ventilation assisted children (children needing a tracheostomy ventilator, C-PAP, BiPAP, or oxygen to support breathing) …
Rosanne Wills came to Variety Children’s Hospital (which then became Miami Children’s Hospital and now Nicklaus Children’s Hospital) as a candy-striper back in 1968. Her mother was already a nurse …
At just 17 years old, Tonaly was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes long-lasting inflammation and ulcers (sores) in the digestive tract. Tonaly was taken …
Imagine being told your newborn baby wasn’t going to make it through her first week of life. That was the case with baby Luna. After seven days on life support, …
Meet our September Patient of the Month, Izabella. Growing up, Izabella was a very active child; from soccer to baseball, she loved to play outside. One day, her dad noticed …
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social …
Here’s the fifth and final in a series of posts that look back on the remarkable week that was at VACC Camp, a free week-long overnight camp for ventilation assisted …
Here’s the fourth in a series of posts that look back on the remarkable week that was at VACC Camp, a free week-long overnight camp for ventilation assisted children hosted …
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