October 23, 2020

At six months pregnant, Desiree Doughty was overjoyed with the anticipation of her first child. Doughty was keeping up with her regular check-ups but noticed something was not right with her breasts.

September 24, 2020

Edgar Coral, 56, has always lived a healthy and physically active life riding his bicycle – a hobby he’s enjoyed for decades. But three years ago, Coral was doing yard work outside his Downtown Miami home, when he unexpectedly began experiencing dyspneic (shortness of breath), became nauseous, and felt his heart racing as if he was going to have a heart attack.

September 17, 2020

In July, Gardner and his wife, Maggie, contracted COVID-19. Gardner immediately started having severe symptoms, such as shortness of breath, fever, chills, and coughing. His wife first took him to an urgent care center near their home in south Miami-Dade County, but when he got home, his symptoms turned for the worse.

February 20, 2020

In 2017, Sasha Gadea began suffering from headaches. Initially, Sasha’s parents took her to get her vision checked because she wore glasses. But two years later, her headaches took a turn for the worst.

February 18, 2020

In August 2017, Karen Hunter-Jackson and her son were turning into the driveway of their home in Miami Gardens, when a speeding motorcycle crashed into them. The motorcycle’s gas tank exploded, sending flames running under Hunter-Jackson’s car.

November 27, 2019

On August 4, Thomas “Nicholas” Williams was in his wheelchair under a tree, waiting for a storm to pass near his Pompano Beach home, when he was struck by lightning. As the wheelchair caught fire, neighbors called 911 as they tried to help the 28-year-old. When Pompano Beach Fire Rescue arrived, Williams was unconscious and immediately taken to the nearest hospital.

October 4, 2019

Nearly nine years ago, James “Woody” Beckham was playing in a college rugby game when he was tackled and left paralyzed from the chest down. Beckham was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center.

October 2, 2019

Edgerton McIntosh, 71, was in his kitchen drilling holes on the wall to place brackets for curtains, when he suddenly felt sick, had pain in both arms and chest, started sweating and felt abnormally weak.

September 13, 2019

Sophia Treadwell, 15, is a talented musician and singer, who has been playing classical violin, piano, and guitar since childhood. “Music has been a great part of my life,” said Sophia, a sophomore at Coral Reef High School, and member of the school’s Visual and Performing Arts Program.  “I’ve been singing since I was very young.” In May, Sophia started feeling soreness in her left arm, and couldn’t move it after a violin lesson.