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  • Bicycle Helmets Will Keep Your Children Safe This Summer

    One of my favorite things about the neighborhood in which I live is that on any given day, you might see a gaggle of children riding their bikes or scooters down the street accompanied by lots of laughter and silliness. It reminds me that mine is a family neighborhood, and I’m so fortunate to live in a place where kids have the opportunity to play outside and enjoy all of the freedom that summer brings.

  • Should I be concerned about my children getting the Zika virus?

    Does the Zika virus have you concerned? If so, you aren’t alone. And even though there are nearly constant news updates and online chatter

  • Sending a child with epilepsy to school: what every parent should know

  • Do You Know What to do if Your Child is Choking?

    It is the nightmare scenario that can send any parent into a cold sweat: what if my child is choking and I don’t know how to help him?

  • A Mother's Story: The Blessings That Come With Having a Child With Spina Bifida

    Just over nine years ago, I had never heard of a neural tube defect or spina bifida. In fact, nine years ago I would have told you spina bifida was one of the most horrible things to learn your baby would be born with. Spina bifida is a birth defect that makes you feel as though something so terrible is wrong with your baby.

  • Samer K. Elbabaa, MD

    Dr. Samer Elbabaa is a board-certified pediatric neurosurgeon, chief of pediatric neurosurgery and president of the Orlando Health Children’s Neuroscience Institute, supported by the Leon Pediatric Neuroscience Fund. He also serves as co-director of fetal surgery at the Orlando Health Women’s Institute Fetal Care Center, which is committed to advancing the care of unborn babies through expanded treatment options. His expertise includes:

  • Follow up on Emma: A few years later

    You might remember Emma from a few years ago when we of courageously battling congenital heart disease from the moment she was born. Yet, despite the many challenges that Emma’s family had faced in her early childhood years, they remained strong, and a true inspiration to the many other families in similar situations. Their goal was to touch as many families as they could, and to give back to Arnold Palmer Hospital, largely through their involvement with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. These are both goals that they continue to exceed, even now as Emma is a thriving and healthy young lady.

  • The meaning of true beauty: Talia’s story

    The first thing you’ll notice about Talia are her striking brown eyes opened wide with wonder, shining a light and a warmth that radiates from the inside out. And then her smile- a toothy grin that’s a little bit sweet and a little bit mischievous. With a sideways grin, she draws you in as if you’ve been best friends your whole lives.

  • The miraculous gift that saved Cameron's life

    Caroline believes in miracles. She believes in miracles because her son, Cameron, is a living, breathing example of a miracle, and she cherishes him every, single day.

  • The Little Kaseman: A warrior who is fighting the battle of a lifetime against childhood cancer

    May is National Pediatric Brain Tumor Awareness Month. Did you know that there are approximately 28,000 children in the U.S. living with the diagnosis of a brain tumor today?