Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida has become a victim of its own success. After Lee Health built the 300,000-square-foot, 7-story facility in 2017, there was great rejoicing that the 6-county region would have sufficient resources to care for its youngest residents for years to come. Just 6 years later, after the pandemic, Hurricane Ian and an unforeseen population boom […]

The initial month of Benjamin White’s life was a relentless whirlwind, pulling his parents, Paul and Rebecca White, into a high-velocity vortex that blurred moments in an unforgiving storm. This chaotic state persisted since an infection-induced early labor, marked by ominous medical terms like pneumothorax and hydrocephalus. Born at 27 weeks, a significant 13 weeks premature, Benjamin faced immediate challenges. […]

The initial month of Benjamin White’s life was a relentless whirlwind, pulling his parents, Paul and Rebecca White, into a high-velocity vortex that blurred moments in an unforgiving storm. This chaotic state persisted since an infection-induced early labor, marked by ominous medical terms like pneumothorax and hydrocephalus. Born at 27 weeks, a significant 13 weeks premature, Benjamin faced immediate challenges. […]

The initial month of Benjamin White’s life was a relentless whirlwind, pulling his parents, Paul and Rebecca White, into a high-velocity vortex that blurred moments in an unforgiving storm. This chaotic state persisted since an infection-induced early labor, marked by ominous medical terms like pneumothorax and hydrocephalus. Born at 27 weeks, a significant 13 weeks premature, Benjamin faced immediate challenges. […]