THIS AFTERNOON IN ORANGE COUNTY, MARK LEHMAN, GETTING RESULTS, NEWS 6.
>> BRIDGETT: THANK YOU, MARK.
IT’S A DAY OF GIVING YOUR NEWS
6 STANDING BY NOW. OUR
VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE YOUR CALLS.
CALL TRIPLE 8, 4, 3, 6, 66 65.
LET’S MAKE THOSE YEAH, WE WANT
TO HEAR PHONE DRINKING AND
>> JULIE: THE NOISEMAKERS. ALL
TO HELP GET RESULTS FOR
CHILDREN. HEALTH TODAY. YOU
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND
WE’RE TEAMING UP WITH THE
HOSPITAL TO RAISE MONEY FOR
THEIR COMPASSIONATE CARE FUND
FOR KIDS. NOW, FOR THE PAST
FEW WEEKS, WE BROUGHT YOU
STORIES OF HOW THE HOSPITAL
HAS HELP LOCAL FAMILIES.
>> CANDACE: NEWS 6 MORNING
ANCHOR AND HEALTH REPORTER
KIRSTIN O’CONNOR IS STANDING
BY IN STUDIO B IN KIRSTIN.
THIS MONEY CAN REALLY GO A
LONG WAY FOR THESE FAMILIES.
WELL, JULIE, WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING WITH THESE FAMILIES
ALL MONTH LONG. AND I HAVE TO
TELL YOU, IT BROUGHT ME TO
TEARS, TALKING TO SO MANY OF
THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE SO OPEN
AND HONEST ABOUT EVERYTHING
THAT THEY WENT THROUGH WHILE
THEY WERE IN THE HOSPITAL.
ANYBODY WHO’S HAD A KID IN THE
HOSPITAL KNOWS THAT FEELING
JUST IT’S HELPLESSNESS AND
WANTING TO DO ANYTHING AND
EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET
THROUGH AND GET TO GO HOME.
AND SO ONE OF THOSE AMAZING
TEENAGERS THAT I WAS ABLE TO
SPEAK WITH IS LIVING WITH
CEREBRAL PALSY. AND SHE
RECENTLY RECOVERED FROM AN
INCREDIBLE SURGERY THAT
CHILDREN’S HELP HELPED HER
FIND. AND IT COULD ONE DAY
HELP HER WALK. 14 YEAR-OLD
SMITH’S AUREUS AND HER DAD,
JOSEPH GREET EVERYONE. THEY
MEET WITH A LITTLE EXTRA
SPARKLE. HER FRONT WHEELS. PUT
MEET WITH A LITTLE EXTRA
SPARKLE. HER FRONT WHEELS. PUT Hefty® Ultra Strong™ with IN-LINE SKATE WHEELS AND THAT
IS ONE OF 8 SIBLINGS AND THE
FIRSTBORN OF THE FAMILY.
TRIPLETS. WE PUT THE TRIPLETS
WE HAD TO. WE DECIDED TO GO
FOR NUMBER 3. SO WE’VE GOT 3,
4, 5, THE FAMILY FROM
PENNSYLVANIA MOVED TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA AND SPECIFICALLY LOOK
FOR A HOME NEAR NEMOURS
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN DEATH.
SHE HAD 3 ALL THAT. SO IT’S
SOMETHING THAT WE KNEW.
>> SHE’D ALWAYS HAVE THAT ARE
HERE. SO THE MORE WAS A
NO-BRAINER.
>> CANDACE: DIAGNOSED WITH
CEREBRAL PALSY AT 9 MONTHS
OLD, LEAVING HER PARENTS
SEARCHING FOR MORE ANSWERS
ABOUT HOW THE CONDITION WOULD
AFFECT HER LONG TERM FOR AN S
IT IS MEANT PHYSICAL AND
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ALONG
WITH THE USE OF HER
WHEELCHAIR. I’M DOWN MIND THAT
THE INFANT AND WE DO
EVERYTHING INCLUSIVELY SO THAT
SHE DOESN’T.
>> CANDACE: FYI HERSELF
DIFFERENTLY THAT FEELS
DIFFERENT IN THE LAST FEW
MONTHS AND HAS BRAVELY WENT
THROUGH WHAT HER DAD CALLS A
PROGRESSIVE SURGERY, A
SELECTIVE DORSAL RESORT TO ME.
THE FAMILY WAITED YEARS TO GET
WITH THE SURGERY. SHE HAS THE
POTENTIAL OF WALKING
>> THERE’S NO MIRACLE SURGERY.
THERE’S NO MIRACLE THAT.
SURGERY WILL FIX EVERYTHING.
BUT THIS WILL GIVE HER THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE SO MORE. SO
IN THAT DIRECTION, THE SURGERY
WAS NEARLY 6 HOURS AND
REQUIRED A 7 WEEK. STAY IN THE
HOSPITAL. HE CAME OUT AND
SHOOK MY HAND. A GAME OF GOOD
NEWS VERY HAPPY.
>> CANDACE: DOCTORS SAY AN S
MAY SEE RESULTS FROM THE
SURGERY 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR
POST OP.
>> YOU ONLY WANT WHAT’S BEST
FOR YOUR IT’S YOU WANT THAT.
SHE DOESN’T WALK. YOU KNOW.
>> I’M HAPPY HAPPY SAYS ART IS
WHAT KEEPS HER HAPPY. AND HER
PARENTS FOUND A BALANCE TO
CARE FOR THEIR FAMILY OF 10. I
WOULD GO BACK TO THE HOUSE FOR
THE WEEKEND. WE’VE GOT A
CHARGE. WE DO THOSE AND THEN
MY WIFE WOULD BE HERE AND
SPEND TIME WITH AND AND MAKING
SURE THAT SHE GOT BOTH OF HER
PARENTS ARE AT WORK AND
BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY
NASA’S MOTHER SHOWCASE THE
MEMORIES THEY MADE DURING
THEIR HOSPITAL. STAY AT
NEMOURS. THAT WAS.
>> AMAZING. HOSPITAL SAY SHE’S
GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND, YOU
KNOW, WHICH? ONE DOCTOR TOLD
ME NEVER TAKE THE ANSWER. NO.
AND ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, YOU DO
YOUR OWN RESEARCH. AND THAT’S
WHAT WE’VE ALWAYS DONE.
>> AN S AND HER DAD, JOSEPH
JOIN US NOW LIVE HERE IN
STUDIO. B, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE
STORY YOU BOTH HAVE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR SHARING IT WITH
US. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE TODAY FOR DAY OF GIVING.
THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TIME
TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW
ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT
MOST CHILDREN’S HEALTH IS
DOING. CAN YOU TELL US A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW INES IS
DOING NOW?
>> THE MESS IS DOING ALL THIS.
YOU CAN GO FOR MESS IS DOING
REALLY FANTASTIC. SHE’S NOT
HER SHE’S EXCEEDING HER GOALS.
BUT AGAIN, IT’S A LONG WAY TO
RECOVERY AT 6 TO 6 MONTHS TO A
YEAR. SO WHERE SHE’S AT NOW IS
HIGHER THAN WHAT THEY WERE
EXPECTING. SO WE’RE VERY HAPPY
ABOUT THAT.
>> AND INES IS A PATIENT
AMBASSADOR FOR DAY OF GIVING.
AND AS WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN
YOU FOUND OUT THAT YOU ARE
GOING TO BE A PATIENT?
AMBASSADOR?
>> I WAS WEARING AND HAPPY
YEAH. AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU’VE GOT TO DO?
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT ARTWORK
DURING OUR PREVIOUS INTERVIEW,
BUT I KNOW YOU HAVE A FAVORITE
THING THAT HAPPENED THERE AND
HAD TO DO WITH SOME FLUFFY
ANIMAL STOP BY HIM FEW TIMES.
AND THAT WAS VERY EVEN AS HE
LIKE, I LIKE 14. IF HE DUNKS
AND THEY WERE ON THAT FRONT
AND IT WAS SAYING AND YOU TOLD
ME ONE OF THEM WITH A GOLDEN
DOODLE, RIGHT? OKAY. SO SHOUT
OUT TO JULIE BROUGHTON AND HER
GOLDENDOODLE. JAKE, WHO’S ON
THIS SHOW RIGHT NOW? BECAUSE I
KNOW SHE WANTS TO BRING JAKE
AND THE HOSPITALS JUST LIKE
THAT.
>> AND WE WANT VOLUNTEERS WHO
ARE LISTENING RIGHT NOW TO
THINK ABOUT MAYBE STARTING TO
WORK WITH THEM OR CHILDREN’S
HEALTH BECAUSE THEY’RE ALWAYS
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERS. TELL
ME ABOUT THIS COMPASSIONATE
CARE FUND AND HOW IT HELPED
AN.
>> SO WELL, JUST A LITTLE BIT
BACK TO THE DOG. THE.
>> GET BACK TO THE DOG, THE
MOST IMPORTANT SO WHAT BEING
IN A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT FOR
ANYBODY FOR SUCH A LONG TIME?
IT’S VERY STRESSFUL AND BUT
WHEN THEY HAD THE THERAPY DOGS
COME IN, IT WAS REALLY NICE
BECAUSE IT BROKE UP THE.
>> BUT NOT ANY OF THE
HOSPITAL, YOU KNOW, SO TO HAVE
A FLUFFY GOLDEN DOODLE OR
SHOULD SUE OR WHATEVER DOGS
THEY WERE BRINGING IN. IT JUST
REALLY BROKE UP TODAY FOR HER.
AND THEN THAT’S REALLY ENJOYED
IT. SHE LIKE ANIMALS AND SHE
LIKES TALKS, ESPECIALLY. SO
IT’S REALLY NICE AND YOU DO
THINK ABOUT THAT. I MEAN,
PARENTS WHO HAD CHILDREN IN
THE HOSPITAL, YOU KNOW,
>> THE NURSES AND THE DOCTORS,
THEY COME IN EVERY FEW HOURS.
THEY’RE DOING BLOOD PRESSURE
CHECKS. THEY’RE DOING CHECKS
ON JUST WHATEVER YOU NEED TO
YOU KNOW, NORMALIZING IN AND
MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING’S
GOING WELL AND IT CAN BE
TAXING VARIANT FOR THE PARENTS
AS WELL. TALK ABOUT THAT A
LITTLE BIT. SO.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT THEY? YOU
HAVE THE HOSPITAL SAY WHILE
YOU’RE THERE, OF COURSE, AT
THE TV AND THEY HAVE ALL THE
INTERNET AND EVERYTHING. BUT
AFTER SO MANY TIMES, IT’S JUST
YOU NEED SOMETHING TO BREAK UP
THE MONOTONY. WHAT NEMOURS WAS
ABLE TO DO IS THEY HAD A
PATIENT CARE WHO WOULD COME IN
AND THEY WOULD BRING IN GAMES
AND ACTIVITIES SO THAT IT IT
WASN’T JUST A HOSPITAL VISIT
WAS AN ENJOYMENT. WE WERE ABLE
TO. WE DID MOSAIC TILES. SHE
DID PAINTINGS. SHE DID
SCULPTURES. SHE DID PUZZLES.
SHE DID. THERE WAS ACTIVITIES
EVERY SINGLE DAY JUST TO MAKE
IT.
>> MORE THAN JUST A HOSPITAL
VISIT ALL THE WHILE DOING HER
HOME SCHOOL WORK. AND WE NEED
TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HER
MOM, SEA RED BULL, BUT HOGG
REFER WHO DID ALL THOSE PHOTOS
OF YOU WHILE YOU’RE IN THE
HOSPITAL AND YOUR 7 BROTHERS
AND SISTERS WHO ARE WATCHING
RIGHT NOW. WE WANT TO GIVE
THEM A BIG SHOUT OUT. THANK
YOU FOR LETTING US STEEL YOU
FOR A FEW MINUTES TODAY.
AGAIN, IF YOU’D LIKE TO DONATE
TO THIS COMPASSIONATE CARE
FUND AND HELP KIDS WHO ARE IN
THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW, CALL
TRIPLE 8, 4, 3, 6. 66 65. YOU
CAN ALWAYS GO ON. CLICK,
ORLANDO, DOT COM AND FIND OUT
MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU
BOTH SO MUCH. THANK YOU. LET’S
SEND IT BACK TO EVERYONE IN
THE STUDIO.
>> BRIDGETT: ALL RIGHT,
KIRSTEN, THANK YOU KNOW, AND
IT CERTAINLY BEEN AN INVESTOR
AS YOU HEARD THOSE YEAH IN
BEHIND. SO KEEP IT GOING. OF
COURSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.