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Patient of the Month: Andrew

Published on: 5/1/2014

Meet our May Patient of the Month for May. Andrew Lorenzen had always been a healthy, happy child, who enjoyed playing all types of sports. So, when his mom brought him to Nicklaus Children's to get a free EKG screening, neither of them believed the results would actually come back showing something was wrong with Andrew. Imagine their shock when after the screening, Andrew's mom received a call from the hospital telling her to take Andrew in immediately because they found he had a rare condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. After a very successful surgery, Andrew is back playing sports and enjoying life to its fullness, thanks to Nicklaus Children's Hospital. 

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