Category Archives: Transplant

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 →

By Matt Derechin | Posted in Amenities, Cancer, Development, Transplant | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

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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New Heart instead of a Honeymoon

March 1st, 2011 - 12:00 pm

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Instead of honeymooning in Ireland, Adam Janusz and his wife, Saori, took a journey of the heart. Janusz, then 32, was diagnosed with a rare heart ailment, requiring ventricular assist … Continue reading →

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The observations of a potential kidney donor

September 4th, 2010 - 6:00 am

Pamela S. has come to Mayo Clinic as a potential kidney donor. While going through many tests to verify her eligibility to proceed with this admirable endeavor, she has quickly become amazed with Mayo Clinic. Watch this video to hear … Continue reading →

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Waiting… for a second chance at life

July 11th, 2010 - 2:54 pm

While I’m not a musician – or for that fact, musically inclined in any capacity – I now share something in common with Gregg Allman, the rock and roll legend: A second chance at life thanks to an organ donation. Continue reading →

By Cynthia Nelson Weiss | Posted in Cancer, Gastroenterology, Transplant | Tagged , , , , | Comments (6)

Mayo Clinic Artificial Heart Patient on CBS Evening News

May 24th, 2010 - 1:00 pm

A Mayo Clinic patient achieved a medical milestone recently when he was the first U.S. patient to go home with a new kind of portable artificial heart. CBS Evening News covered the story, which began as follows: For nearly two … Continue reading →

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The Heart of Mayo Clinic in Florida

April 9th, 2010 - 6:00 am

Almost two years after the opening of the new hospital on Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus, employees still get pumped up about working in the state-of-the-art operating rooms (ORs). The cardiothoracic surgery team has two designated heart operating rooms, each averaging more than 700 square … Continue reading →

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Maggie's Liver

February 15th, 2010 - 3:46 pm

My name is Maggie Shook, a professional jazz piano player and my story begins in June 2009. A year after being diagnosed with End Stage Liver disease, I had resigned myself to a very short but full life. My parents … Continue reading →

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