An average of 17 times a day, I enter an automobile, twist my arthritic hip and stretch my bursitis ridden shoulder to place a safety harness across my med port. The port is plumbed directly into my heart for chemotherapy. My surgeon told me that a medium level impact while wearing my seat belt would probably unplug the port. Death would occur in about three minutes. ...more

August 29, 2009

From its perch along busy Busch Boulevard, Temple Terrace Animal & Bird Hospital is as cozy and cuddly as the pets cared for, boarded and groomed there. ...more

February 16, 2008

TAMPA - A mom who was issued a citation for making an illegal U-turn to pull over because of her vomiting toddler received a happy surprise today: The doctor who treated her daughter offered to pay the ticket. ...more

January 31, 2008

AVON PARK — Sharon Buckler was waiting for her husband Wednesday morning at the Sebring VA Outreach Clinic. "The doctors here are fantastic," said Buckler, whose husband, Vietnam veteran James Buckler, was in with Dr. Andres Cordoba. "The service is great. The nurses are friendly." A year ago, a Washington Post investigation of Walter Reed Army Hospital showed peeling paint, holes in the bathrooms, mouse droppings, dead cockroaches, stained carpets and cheap mattresses. Decades ago, deservedly or not, some Veteran's Administration hospitals had terrible reputations. A quick tour of the Sebring VA Outreach Clinic showed no such problems. ...more

January 10, 2008

For nearly her entire life, Mary had a crippling fear of cramped spaces that meant she couldn't travel on airplanes, subways or cars. ...more

October 5, 2007