Author Archives: Barbara Kermisch

A Labor of Love: Mayo Clinic Volunteers Touch Patients and Their Families Through Their Handiwork

June 29th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Excerpt from my journal – April 30, 2009 “Today I saw the most beautiful newborn baby. He appeared perfect. Ten fingers, ten toes. His face, with lips that were full like a cherub, seemed filled with the promise of many … Continue reading →

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Awash in a Lovely Red Sea

February 20th, 2009 - 6:00 am

As a woman with heart disease who works at Mayo, I arrived on Friday, Feb. 6, National Wear Red Day, and made my way through hallways and into elevators that were filled with people dressed in a rainbow of  shades … Continue reading →

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Looking through the Eyes of the Volunteers…

February 16th, 2009 - 6:00 am

What’s a 62 year old lady doing writing a blog? Aren’t blogs something that teens and 20-somethings use like a public diary or a personal news outlet? How about if I tell you this why blog entry is showing up on the … Continue reading →

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