Nursing, Therapy, Love, Track and Field

BrightStart Patients Dominate & Celebrate

The story of Wednesday at BrightStart Orlando begins on Tuesday.

BrightStart Orlando crew at Gardening day for Spring Break 2023.

Tuesday saw the Orlando crew enjoying mild spring weather with a gardening day. Smiling faces and pretty little flowers!

BrightStart patient with a flower.
BrightStart patient with flower.
BrightStart patient with a flower.
BrightStart patient at gardening activity.

Then came Wednesday morning, and the rather brisk temperatures and flat, overcast skies had a chilling effect on attendance, leaving a core group of patients to make up for all the noise and energy of their missing comrades.

While the gray skies may have put a damper on the outside activities, Orlando’s Track & Field Day went on full speed ahead with some modifications for available space. Modified challenges of basketball, baseball, gimme-that-ball and hula hoops pushed these party-hard spring breakers to the limits of their caregivers’ stamina. It doesn’t matter how the games were played – it’s Spring Break, and we’ll make the rules, thank you very much.

Just when things looked like they were winding down, a bounce house pulled in nearly every patient. We’re happy to report that no nurses were injured and all participants were thoroughly worn out by the time lunch was called.

This shot drew great cheers from the crowd but it’s under score review and may not count.
BrightStart patient in sports activity.
BrightStart Pediatrics PPEC – we go to bat for our patients.
BrightStart patient in sports activity.
BrightStart Pediatrics PPEC – always jumping through hoops for our patients.
BrightStart patient in sports activity.
Brightstart Pediatrics PPEC – always a home run for our patients. Yes, yes, we’re probably done with these corny sports taglines, but no promises.

It turned out to be a rowdy, perfect spring break day – don’t tell anyone how much fun they missed! But don’t just take our word for it, check out this photo gallery and give those smile muscles a workout!