Medical miracle

As insurance and medical costs continue to rise, millions of Americans are left without access to basic care, causing many to slip through the cracks of the healthcare system. The uninsured are more likely to skip regular doctor visits or wait until a chronic ailment becomes so dire, they wind up in an emergency room. But in Martin County, they don’t have to wait.

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Nurse Practitioner Madetric N. Wood has been recognized for the excellent care she provides for her patients, traveling to serve those who cannot get to her office in Fort Pierce. She sees patients in the mornings at her office off the Turnpike Feeder Road in Lakewood Park.

Going the distance

Inspired by her beloved grandmother and the struggle she had getting medical help in rural north Florida, Madetric N. Wood opened her nurse practitioner practice in geriatrics — where she literally goes out of her way to reach patients who couldn’t make it to her office.

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Brandee Anthony, known as the Vero Beach Mermaid, teaches “mermaiding” and free diving and can hold her breath for about 2½ minutes. BRANDEE ANTHONY MEDIA PHOTOS

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Little girls all around the world dream of becoming a mermaid, but only a very few make that a reality. Even fewer are able to parlay that love of the mythical sirens into a thriving business venture.

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