Monthly Archives: January 2009

Tanya’s Heart

January 20th, 2009 - 11:19 am

Update 1/26/09: ABC’s World News Tonight ran a story on Jan. 24 featuring Tanya. You can view and read it here. KSTP-TV (Minneapolis) and its sister station, KAAL (Austin-Rochester) carried a story yesterday about a woman from North Dakota who … Continue reading →

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Who’s the Expert Here?

January 20th, 2009 - 10:35 am

Editor’s Note: This story is from the Winter 2009 issue of the print version of Sharing Mayo Clinic. Imagine a hospital room in the cardiac unit, with a patient, her family, doctors and nurses, all discussing the patient’s status and … Continue reading →

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Share Your Mayo Clinic Story – January 2009

January 18th, 2009 - 7:31 pm

We all have Mayo Clinic stories … a funny encounter, a new experience, a life changing moment… Read the January 2009 stories here, or share your own in the current month’s open thread.

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Stories of the Heart

January 12th, 2009 - 9:03 pm

Mayo Clinic heart patients and family members returned to Mayo in Oct. 2008 to share stories of their care through a program called “Stories of the Heart: Through the Eyes of Our Patients.” Patients talked about their care at Mayo … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Mayo Clinic "Fan" on Facebook

January 12th, 2009 - 5:51 am

Facebook is the world’s largest and fastest-growing social networking site, with more than 150 million active users. While it started on college campuses, it’s now open to anyone over 13 with an email address. We created a so-called “fan” page … Continue reading →

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