Lauren was born in 2011 at Winnie Palmer Hospital and looked to be a healthy baby. The hospital performs pulse ox screening on all of their newborn babies before they are discharged to go home. Lauren failed the screening by one percentage point and was sent for an echocardiogram. The test results confirmed a congenital heart defect known as Total Anomalous Pulmonary Vein … [Read more...]
Crafts for All Ages Provided by Wycliffe
As part of Santa’s Workshop Weekend, Wycliffe will be sponsoring and setting up a table full of coloring and DIY (Do It Yourself) crafts for people of all ages. For more than 70 years, Wycliffe has helped people around the world translate the Bible into their own languages. Their Orlando offices are the USA mobilization headquarters, dedicated to U.S. recruiting and marketing … [Read more...]
School Update: Eagle Creek Elementary School
Hello, Panther Community! STEM Activities In September, we had our first school-wide STEM Challenge of the year. We were so excited to see so many of our students create Barbie Bungee Jumping Apparatuses! Congratulations to our top 3 ECE STEM winners: Alynda Napoleon, Sylvester Ruiz and Gabrel Pardo. After we tested our kindergarten through … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review
Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Author: Rachel Hollis Genre: Motivational, Inspirational, Self-help Okay, yes, this book is generally for younger women (I am old enough to be the author’s mother, after all), but it did seem to target an audience that makes up a large part of the demographics … [Read more...]
UCF College of Medicine Seeking Crohn’s Patients For Clinical Trial
Can sesame oil extract help treat people suffering from Crohn’s disease? A UCF College of Medicine Phase II clinical trial is trying to find out. Sesame oil extract has anti-inflammatory properties that have proven effective in treating heart disease. And now the medical school is looking at whether those same properties can help Crohn’s patients. UCF researchers are … [Read more...]