Sadie's Lemonade Stand for Kids at Shands Getting an IV infusion is tough on any kid. (Just ask Sadie, whose screams can be heard in the neighboring county!)  One perk is that after the IV is placed, the kids get to pick something out of the treasure chest. It’s usually a long process… searching through all the goodies that have been donated to pick JUST the right prize. It’s  something the kids look forward to! Last...

Yesterday, as I was running very late to my Wednesday am meeting (apologies to my BNI family), I was listening to John and Leslye on Magic 107.7 in hopes of getting some Christmas cheer. What I got was a whole heapin’ helping of Christmas magic and perspective!! If you were fortunate enough to catch the segment, then you heard 17 year-old Ashley Kranich speaking about the difficulties of battling cancer and how she has been affected...

Meet Paizlee. On the outside, this adorable 8 month old looks like a normal, healthy baby…but in reality she suffers from “Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome” or “FPIES” for short. This is a disease that affects the cells and the gastrointestinal system. When a normal person has an allergic reaction, their antibodies fight whatever caused the reaction. With FPIES, it is a cell-mediated reaction....

Out of the Blue Delivered delivers daily to hospitals across Central Florida. Often we come across stories of children who need the special touch of a BluFairy. Sometimes it’s an infant who is left alone in the crib with no one to hold him so he cries all day and night. (The nursing staff can only do so much to comfort these children because of their responsibilities to the other patients.) Sometimes it’s a child fighting cancer who is...