Monthly Archives: June 2009

Chloe’s Story: Brain Surgery for Movement Disorder

June 16th, 2009 - 11:15 am

A couple of weeks ago, a friend at work sent me the video below, in which Chloe Williams shows and tells her story of having brain surgery for a movement disorder called myoclonus. It includes video of Chloe both before … Continue reading →

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"Mayo is where I go to get well"

June 15th, 2009 - 5:00 am

Editor’s note: This story was submitted by Sheila Robb, a Mayo Clinic patient from Minneapolis. I was at Mayo a couple of months ago to start planning for a new treatment. The breast cancer that had metastasized 2 ½ years … Continue reading →

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Abby and Belle Carlsen: Three Years Later

June 12th, 2009 - 5:46 pm

Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen of Fargo, North Dakota, returned to Mayo Clinic yesterday and today with their parents Jesse and Amy for their three-year checkups. The formerly conjoined twins were separated at Mayo Clinic on May 12, 2006 in a daylong … Continue reading →

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Walking in Rhythm

June 10th, 2009 - 6:00 am

You often hear the old adage that nurses are caring and compassionate. It’s true, but what does it mean? How do you show it, how do you express it, and what defines compassion and caring? Transplant Services on Mayo 3 … Continue reading →

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Abby’s Heart Surgery Story

June 9th, 2009 - 1:40 pm

  Here’s a note we received this week from Kathryn Kuhlmann, the mother of a Mayo Clinic pediatric patient: My daughter, Abby, who is 11, had heart surgery at Mayo on May 29, and she recorded a short video tour … Continue reading →

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License Plates

June 8th, 2009 - 6:00 am

It’s 5:04 p.m. on a normal Tuesday afternoon. The parking lot is starting to empty and the exits on the Mayo Clinic Arizona campus are busy. I am anxious to get home after a long work day, but while waiting … Continue reading →

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Suzy Fitterer: "We have two normal two-year olds"

June 4th, 2009 - 8:00 am

Working in Mayo Clinic’s public affairs department, I don’t get to have as much daily interaction directly with patients and their families as our medical staff members do (although with our Sharing Mayo Clinic blog, I’m now having more of … Continue reading →

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"Music is oxygen for the soul"

June 1st, 2009 - 6:00 am

When Mayo Clinic lung transplant patient Larry Rawdon heard the Ritz Chamber Players perform on the Florida campus, he was captivated. As a retired cellist who played on Broadway in shows such as Cats, he has a deep appreciation for … Continue reading →

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