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Surprise amyloidosis diagnosis leads to combined heart-liver transplant

March 22nd, 2013 - 8:00 am

At the end of a routine physical in 2006, Dan Carey’s doctor asked if there was anything else he wanted to discuss. Dan exercised regularly and felt good. Except for one thing. “I get out of breath when I walk … Continue reading →

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My Stem Cells

March 16th, 2012 - 8:00 am

During the summer of 2011, my husband, David, underwent a series of tests which revealed extremely high levels of a certain protein in his blood.  As a result, we were referred to the Hematology Department at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, … Continue reading →

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Incredible Journey: Surviving an Incurable Disease

March 5th, 2012 - 7:00 am

“Couldn’t breathe, gasping for air,” is how Bobbie Sofia describes the first sign that something was wrong. In 2007, Bobbie Sofia and her husband, Sam, traveled to San Antonio, Texas from their home of almost forty years in Lake Havasu … Continue reading →

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Three Strikes … But Not Out

December 2nd, 2011 - 2:21 pm

Personal Background My name is Alfred “Bart” Howe and I am a very lucky guy. I was born 1938 in a small oilfield town in Oklahoma. Mary and I married in 1965 and have two married sons, a grandson 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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