05/05/2026
Today Braylee received the Nicklaus Youth Spirit Award from Nationwide and the Nicklaus family for her resilience and positive attitude while being a patient at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. We are very proud of her and she was honored to be nominated and chosen for such an amazing award!
When 11-year-old Braylee Epperson began experiencing intense stomach pain that she described as “feeling like I was exploding from the inside,” her parents feared she may have appendicitis and took her to the Emergency Room at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. After an examination, the doctors e...
