A South Florida surgeon is stepping up in the operating room and online. The doctor is raising money to pay for his patient’s experimental treatment. Heather Walker has the story in this 7Spotlight.

At 16 years old, Lauren Licea had her whole life ahead of her. But in an instant, everything changed.

Stefanie Celis, Lauren’s mom: “We didn’t even know if she was gonna make it at some point.”

Lauren was the passenger in this car when it crashed in 2018. Her injuries were life-altering.

Lauren is now blind in one eye, paralyzed from the chest down, and has a breathing tube, but she is focused on the future.

Lauren Licea: “I’m very strong. I don’t get down easily.”

Through it all, two important people have been by her side: Her surgeon, Dr. Arthur Desrosiers…

Lauren Licea: “He cares, and

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