Items Tagged ‘Visiting Mayo Clinic’
March 13, 2017
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist 
Did you know colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers? But only if you take the proper steps. National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month educates and motivates men and women to know the facts, get screened and spread the knowledge. To help prevent colon cancer, doctors recommend: Regular screenings between the ages of 50 […]
Tags: Colon Cancer is preventable. Get screened today., Men's Health, Visiting Mayo Clinic, Women's Health
February 14, 2017
Being a donor is a selfless act
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
Let’s thank all donors this National Donor Day – a day designated to raise awareness for organ, eye, tissue, marrow, platelet and blood donation. Today is about giving to those in need, so learn more about Mayo Clinic’s Living Donor Program. Also, consider other options such as checking the Organ Donor box or joining the […]
Tags: Transplants, Visiting Mayo Clinic
December 28, 2016
Successful Brain Cancer Surgery Puts Sunshine Back in a Young Mom’s World
When Tyson Cluever learned she had an aggressive brain cancer, her first thought was her two young children. Doctors said she had between 12 to 18 months to live. But Tyson and her husband, Jon, were determined to fight the cancer with everything they had. Tyson’s team of Mayo Clinic specialists decided her best chance for a […]
Tags: Brain and Nervous System, Brain Tumor, Cancer, Visiting Mayo Clinic
December 16, 2016
Sisters’ Heart Transplants Inspire Family to Organize Holiday Toy Drive
As a mother, Linsey Rippy’s holiday shopping list is usually full of toys, but surprisingly not always for her own children. Linsey’s daughters, 10-year-old Madi and 7-year-old Sydney, were diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy as toddlers, and each had a heart transplant at Mayo Clinic at age 3. Knowing first-hand how difficult it is to have […]
Tags: About Kids & Teens, Heart & Blood Health, Transplants, Visiting Mayo Clinic
December 9, 2016
Couple Delivers ‘Blessing Bags’ to Show Patients They’re Not Alone
By Ali Skahan 
Before Thanksgiving last year, Anthony found a bump on the roof of his mouth. When his dentist didn’t know what it was, Anthony visited Mayo Clinic for a biopsy and was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Anthony completed a 12 day radiation treatment that proved to be successful. After Anthony and his wife Kari experienced such a […]
Tags: Cancer, Visiting Mayo Clinic
December 2, 2016
Changing Minds While Learning to Live With Epilepsy
By Ali Skahan
When Tehya Mrotek had a seizure for the first time in class six years ago, she wasn’t the only one caught off guard by it. It wasn’t until Tehya’s seizure that her high school realized they weren’t familiar with epilepsy, nor were they equipped to administer seizure first-aid. With the help of Mayo Clinic, Tehya’s care team was able to […]
November 15, 2016
A Mother’s Frightening Fight Against Autoimmune Encephalitis
Gloria Pena thought her earache was a bad cold, but within a few weeks, it escalated into confusion and sensory loss. Determined to find answers, Gloria visited Mayo Clinic. Her condition spiraled downward to the point where Gloria was in a coma, and doctors knew they needed to pinpoint her condition quickly as Gloria’s health […]
November 4, 2016
Mother Gives Back to School in a Big Way With Kidney Donation
By Ali Skahan
Many parents volunteer for the PTA at their child’s school, or lend a hand with school events, but for Kati Walker, her involvement went much further. Nancy Shaver, the principal of her children’s elementary school,had been struggling with polycystic kidney disease that was affecting her ability to work properly. After receiving an email from the […]
October 27, 2016
Surgical-Assistant-Turned-Patient Sees Hospital With New Eyes
As a surgical assistant for Mayo Clinic, Shari Callaghan practiced providing the utmost care to her patients, but she didn’t fully grasp Mayo Clinic’s quality of care until she became a patient herself. Shari was involved in a devastating motorcycle crash and suffered a traumatic brain injury despite wearing a helmet. Other riders recalled Shari’s front wheel […]
October 7, 2016
Liver Transplant Allows Young Father to Be There for His Family
By Ali Skahan
When you’re feeling fine and don’t have any pre-existing conditions, you probably think routine checkups are just that; routine. That’s how Bryan Duncan, a 29-year-old father of two, felt when he went in for checkup, but lab results showed otherwise. Bryan discovered he had a rare liver disorder known as primary sclerosing cholangitis, or PSC, […]
Tags: Transplants, Visiting Mayo Clinic