This time of year can be difficult for families who have children in the hospital. I’m grateful that we get to join our Orlando area Chick-fil-A restaurants this year as they surprise a few families with a Christmas Blessing at AdventHealth for Children this Christmas Season! Join Ellis and me on weekday mornings at 9:30 a.m. December 12 through December 23 as we have the honor to share their incredible stories.

We’d love for your family to get involved…

Your family can be a part of the Christmas Blessing this year, too! We’d love for you and your kids to send a message of encouragement to a family in hospital this Christmas by sending a card or letter to:

 

 

Attn to: Christmas Blessing
Z88.3
1065 Rainer Drive
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714

You can also be part of the gift-giving… find out more here. Thank you for helping us love others this Christmas season.

-Tyler
Z88.3 Mornings with Ellis and Tyler

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You can watch and learn all about our Christmas Blessing Families by clicking their picture below!

Day 1: Sophia We are joining with Chick-fil-A and AdventHealth for Children to share a Christmas Blessing each morning this week. Today we shared Sophia’s story. She is 12 years old and was born with hydronephrosis and one kidney. At 5 years old, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. – Tyler	Day 2: Devel We are joining with Chick-fil-A and AdventHealth for Children to share a Christmas Blessing each morning this week. Today we shared Devel’s story. He is 5 years old and was diagnosed with hepatablastoma earlier this year. He went through several rounds of chemo and a liver transplant. – Tyler	Day 3: Phoenix We are joining with Chick-fil-A and AdventHealth for Children to share a Christmas Blessing each morning this week. Today we shared baby Phoenix’s story. He is 4 months old and was born at just 25 weeks, weighing 2 lbs, 1 oz. – Tyler
Day 4: Kinslee    We are joining with Chick-fil-A and AdventHealth for Children to share a Christmas Blessing each morning this week. Today we shared Kinslee’s story.  She is 4 years old and has been diagnosed with an advanced form of Juvenile Arthritis. – Tyler	Day 5: JJ   We are joining with Chick-fil-A and AdventHealth for Children to share a Christmas Blessing each morning this week. Today we shared JJ’s story.  He is 10 years old.  JJ had anemia and went into cardiac arrest.  His organs stopped working, he got a fungus and infection in his leg. He had to have surgery to take out a bone in his leg and his hip, which will require him to be in a wheelchair until he’s 16 when he will require another surgery to replace the bones. He has been in the hospital for more than 250 days. – Tyler	Day 6: Christopher We are joining with Chick-fil-A and AdventHealth for Children to share a Christmas Blessing each morning this week. Today we shared Christopher’s story.  He is 9 years old.  In March 2021, Chris was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer that forms in soft tissue, Rhabdomyosarcoma.  He underwent chemo and radiation and all scans showed no cancer this past July.  Just three months later, Chris started having pain and his family learned his cancer had returned. – Tyler
Day 7: Romeo We are joining with Chick-fil-A and AdventHealth for Children to share a Christmas Blessing each morning this week. Today we shared Romeo’s story.  He is 8 months old and  before he was even born, his parents found out that he was going to have a cleft lip and palate.  He’s already had two surgeries and will have another after his first birthday. – Tyler	Day 8: Noah We are joining with Chick-fil-A and AdventHealth for Children to share a Christmas Blessing each morning this week. Today we shared Noah’s story.  He is 5 years old and he’s at the hospital as he awaits a kidney transplant.   – Tyler	Day 9: Abigail We are joining with Chick-fil-A and AdventHealth for Children to share a Christmas Blessing each morning this week. Today we shared Abigail’s story.  She is 12 years old and has Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), an abnormal connection between her arteries and veins in the brain and spine.  If the malformation ruptures, it will cause bleeding in the brain and spinal cord. – Tyler
Day 10: JJ and Yara We are joining with Chick-fil-A and AdventHealth for Children to share a Christmas Blessing each morning this week. Today we shared the Lammie family’s story.  In 2019, Shakeela found out she was pregnant with quadruplets.  They lost one baby in the womb.  JJ, Yara, and Mia were born at 28 weeks and all stayed in the NICU for several months. Mia was born with a floppy airway meaning the cartilage and lining of her throat wasn’t fully developed at birth. They celebrated their first birthday together in March of last year but sadly Mia passed away. – Tyler