@gingerw @rosemarya @contentandwell we watched it too. It was a great show and we learned so much. Mayo is truly a special place.
JoDee

Hi, @gingerw, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I sat in my jammies and settled for the evening. I rarely can sit thru a movie, much less a documentary. But with this film, I don't think that I moved. I needed some Kleenex handy as I wiped away a tear or two when I saw things that clearly related to my own 11 weeks in Rochester.
I think that Ken Burns caught the true spirit of Mayo. The title: Faith, Hope and Science
are perfect. I love how he combined the history/old photos with the modern era/research/technology with the patient/doctor testimonials.

The next morning as my husband and I were discussing it, we both recalled our first experience of Hope.
---I had been inactivated from the transplant list in mid Jan. 2009 due to possible cholangiocarcinoma, with unsuccessful attempts by my local transplant dept to collect a sample for biopsy. I had an appointment at Mayo in a few weeks, but I missed it because of acute kidney failure. I spent 5 days in ICU with no future except a short time in hospice care. My home transplant team contacted Mayo, and arrangements were made and I was flown to Rochester on a bitterly cold Fri night in late February of 2009.
I don't remember much except for the cold wind and some blowing snow as I was jostled from the plane to the ambulance for my ride to Mayo Methodist Hospital.
The next morning I awoke with my husband sitting at my side and a tall figure in a white coat standing at the foot of my bed with a chart or clipboard. The only words that I heard were, ..."I have looked over her chart and I don't see any reason that she can't have a transplant",...(based on the results of a biopsy when she is strong enough for that).
From possible Hospice Care to a statement of Hope - that is my Mayo Clinic experience. That is the film that I played over and over in my head until my transplant.