Category Archives: Transplant

Liver Transplant + Bariatric Surgery = the New Marshall

November 18th, 2011 - 8:00 am

Marshall Curtis was diagnosed in 2009 with end stage liver failure and cirrhosis secondary to Alpha1 Antitrypsin deficiency. Obesity and encephalopathy were additional challenges confronting the Mayo team. He was recommended for a new study program combining a transplant and … Continue reading →

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Rare treatment for rare disease: Triple transplant

November 10th, 2011 - 11:44 am

On June 14, 2011, after a 107-day wait in the hospital at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Kirk Watson, 44, received the news he’d been waiting for — a heart, liver and kidney were available for him. He would be … Continue reading →

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Jill Morton: Going for the Gold

July 27th, 2011 - 11:16 am

This story originally appeared on “In the Loop”, a community/news site for Mayo Clinic employees. Eight years ago, Jill Morton was dying. A family history of kidney disease had finally caught up with her. Her kidneys were failing, and her … Continue reading →

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Transplant patient awarded United States citizenship at Mayo Clinic in Florida

July 8th, 2011 - 5:34 pm

A momentous occasion occurred recently at Mayo Clinic in Florida when a bone marrow transplant patient, Kongphaly Aphayasane, was awarded United States citizenship in her hospital room. Aphayasane, a native from Laos, has been working diligently to achieve this significant … Continue reading →

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Marrow transplant knocks out patient’s multiple myeloma

May 27th, 2011 - 9:00 am

The below article comes from the Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Jessie Barksdale remembers 1986 well. It was when she was told she had cancer. She recalls asking her doctor: “Do you think I’m going to make it?” Diagnosed with … Continue reading →

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New friendship cemented with kidney donation

May 25th, 2011 - 8:00 am

The below article comes from the Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Melissa Blevins, administrator for the Transplant Center and Living Donor Programs at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Arizona, knew that one day she’d be an organ donor. Her epiphany occurred … Continue reading →

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A Marathon of Another Kind: Kidney Dialysis for 13 Months

May 2nd, 2011 - 9:20 am

It was the summer of 2008, and Nichole Rushton was primed and ready to run 26.2 miles – a marathon – something she had accomplished with relative ease twice before. At age 28, she well could have invented the concept of … Continue reading →

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Kidney Donor Found Via Social Media

April 6th, 2011 - 8:58 am

Most people think of Facebook and Twitter as fun, engaging social media sites, used to make friends and connect with those sharing common interests. Kirti D. sheds a new light on the power of social media as she tells us an … Continue reading →

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Bigger Than a House

March 28th, 2011 - 8:00 am

“Patients helping patients” has always been my way of summarizing philanthropy at Mayo Clinic. After all, most benefactors are patients, and the gifts they make help other patients, either right away (think buildings and new equipment) or years later (think … Continue reading →

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How Jack Stiehl got a second birthday – thanks to a VAD

March 3rd, 2011 - 9:36 am

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Jack Stiehl, 71, Sun City West, Ariz., was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 2004. He had difficulty breathing and was easily winded. In 2007, with ever worsening symptoms, … Continue reading →

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