{
  "id": 2703603,
  "title": "Bill Ackman almost lost his daughter. Now, he's turning tragedy into hope",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/bill-ackman-quase-perdeu-a-filha-agora-vai-transformar-tragedia-em",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-23T03:10:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Brazil Journal",
    "slug": "brazil-journal",
    "url": "https://braziljournal.com/bill-ackman-quase-perdeu-a-filha-agora-vai-transformar-tragedia-em-esperanca/"
  },
  "original_language": "pt",
  "account": "Billionaire Bill Ackman's 26-year-old daughter Lucy was found unconscious in her Brooklyn apartment and underwent emergency surgery 19 hours later at Mount Sinai Hospital after suffering a massive cerebral hemorrhage. Despite being in a coma for weeks and initially losing several basic abilities, Lucy has made a significant recovery. Ackman and his wife Neri Oxman have now announced a $400 million donation to create the Ackman Oxman Institute, a New York-based research center focused on brain diseases and recovery. The institute aims to become the world's largest center for brain research, rehabilitation, and longevity, and will collaborate with multiple partners, including Mount Sinai Hospital.",
  "summary": "Bill Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square, recently lost his 26-year-old daughter Lucy, who suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage and was found unconscious in her Brooklyn apartment. After weeks in a coma, Lucy survived but faced severe disabilities, including loss of vision and motor skills. Ackman and his wife, designer Neri Oxman, have transformed this tragedy into hope by announcing a $400 million donation to create the Ackman Oxman Institute (AOI) in New York. The AOI aims to be the world's leading center for brain research, rehabilitation, and longevity, focusing on neurosurgery, neuroscience, rehabilitation, nutrition, brain-computer interfaces, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, clinical trials, and life extension programs. The institute will operate its own venture capital arm, reinvesting profits into new research, and will be headquartered on the Upper West Side. Ackman and Oxman plan to establish a similar institute within five years, inspired by the loss of Oxman's mother to Alzheimer's disease, and have already gathered a distinguished advisory board.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}