November Diabetes Awareness Month: Adrianne's Journey
Adrianne had noticed that she was much more fatigued than she expected. Tired and, weirdly, thirsty. She’d have a drink before leaving for work, stop for one on the way there, and another when she got...
A Brother Remembered: John’s Monthly Tribute to Timothy
Once a month, every month, for the last twelve years, John O’Hey sits down to write a check to the AdventHealth Foundation. When his younger brother Timothy was diagnosed with liver cancer in June of...
Taking His Life Back: Derrick's Journey with Prostate Cancer
Valentine’s Day 2020 was a day Derrick would never forget. Just one month before COVID shut down the country, he received a life-changing diagnosis: prostate cancer. When the pandemic brought...
The Bell Project: Surviving Childhood Cancer
Fifteen-year-old Julia had just moved from Brazil to Orlando; beginning her freshman year, she thought the constant fatigue and tiredness was part of being a teenager—but when a lump appeared on her...
Fashion With Purpose: Grafton Family Foundation Raises $25K
Following the incredible success of Winter Park Fashion Week 2025, the Grafton Family Foundation presented a generous $25,000 gift - the most this event has ever raised - in support of breast cancer...
Advancing Cures With Philanthropy: Dr. Guru Sonpavde
Bladder cancer is the 10th leading cancer diagnosis in the United States. In 2025, there will be an estimated 84,870 new cases of bladder cancer, with 65,080 in men and 19,790 in women. July was...
Westgate Foundation’s Life-Saving Impact
Inspired by the story of Miracle Mattie at Golden Gala XLIII, a baby girl born with biliary atresia who received a life-saving liver transplant at AdventHealth, the Westgate Foundation generously...
The Massey Foundation Fuels Hope at the Winter Park Cancer Institute
The Harvey and Carol Massey Foundation has been a pillar of philanthropy in the Central Florida community since its inception in 2014. Their support of AdventHealth Winter Park has been unwavering...
Welcoming Michael W. Miller to the Neuroscience Institute Foundation Board
We are thrilled to announce the newest member of the AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute Foundation Board, Michael W. Miller!
Honoring Gerald Robison: Peggy’s Commitment to Hospice
When Gerald Robison, the co-founder of Hospice of the Comforter and board chairman for some 15 years, passed in 2020, his wife Peggy felt inspired to continue his legacy of supporting Hospice and...
Cancer Doesn't Define Me: This is My Story by Selina Vik
Selina Vik is a retired federal professional, cancer survivor, and passionate storyteller whose life of resilience, faith, and service inspires others to find strength in adversity. Despite her battle...
Geraldo's Hope Fund Testimony
Geraldo Class had never been the kind to ask for help—if anything, having been an advocate for assaulted women at his church, people came to him for help. But when a family passing—and then his own...