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Suiting up for a celebration
“My sweet boy,” Deborah Morey said as she practically skipped across the room to join him in a group photograph. The boy is her son, 15-year-old Curtis Morey, who was diagnosed with medulloblastoma (a type of brain tumor) on Jan. 27, 2012. … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer, Pediatrics
Tagged 1136, 2868, 2871, 3640, 3719, 5304, 5335, brain tumor, chemotherapy, Curtis Morey, Dr. Amulya Nageswara Rao, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, medulloblastoma
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Mayo’s caring attitude brings hope to patient
Jim Brooks was vacationing with his family in Spain when suddenly he couldn’t speak for 10 minutes and wound up in the hospital. Jim and his wife Louanne decided together they wanted to return to their Minnesota home and Mayo … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged 1136, 2871, 3640, 3719, 3723, 5279, 5292, 5335, brain cancer, chemotherapy, clinical trial, Dr. Joon Uhm, glioblastoma, Jim Brooks, Neurology & Neurosurgery, oncology, radiation, stage 4
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Toddler diagnosed with aggressive brain tumor
When a brain tumor unexpectedly appeared in 20-month-old Jayden Gonzalez, Mayo Clinic doctors responded quickly to remove the tumor and restore his health. Continue reading
By margieshepard |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pediatrics
Tagged 1136, 2868, 2871, 3723, 5236, 5292, 5297, 5304, 5306, 5335, Jayden Gonzalez, Mayo Clinic, pediatric brain tumors, radiation therapy
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Jordan Mills: Fighting the Unseen Enemy, Part II
Following radiation therapy and chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic for a brain stem glioma, the tumor which had threatened Jordan Mills’ life, had shrunk. Jordan’s life continued full of happy events. He married his fiancée, Kelly, in June 2009, and bought his … Continue reading
By susanashephard |
Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged 1136, 2868, 2871, 3640, 3719, 3723, 5279, 5292, 5333, Alyx Porter, brain cancer, brain stem glioma, brain tumor, Jordan Mills, Mayo Clinic
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Jordan Mills: Fighting the Unseen Enemy, Part I
Jordan Mills is a man’s man. Enlisted in the U.S. military in 2004, Jordan was deployed around the world, serving in countries as diverse as Japan, Korea and Afghanistan. But “after my first combat deployment,” Jordan says, “I started noticing … Continue reading
By susanashephard |
Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged 1136, 2868, 2871, 3640, 3719, 3723, 5279, 5292, 5333, Alyx Porter, Arizona, brain stem glioma, brain tumor, Jordan Mills, Mayo Clinic
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Morgan Tyner: Overcoming Brain Cancer
In the fall of 1990, Morgan Tyner experienced a moment that would change his life forever. While at work, Morgan, a newly practicing dentist, suffered a seizure. After undergoing many tests over the course of several days, he received a … Continue reading
By susanashephard |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged 1136, 2868, 2871, 3640, 3719, 3723, 5279, 5292, 5333, anaplastic astrocytoma, Arizona, brain cancer, Cancer, Mayo Clinic, Patient Story
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Pilocytic Astrocytoma – Andrew Mork – Update
This is an update to Andrew Mork’s story, “It really should be called The Mayo Family“, from over a year and a half ago. We have caught back up with both Andrew and his mom for an updated video interview … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged 1136, 2868, 2871, 3723, 5279, 5294, 5335, Andrew Mork, brain, Cancer, cord, Corrie Mork, pilocytic astrocytoma, spinal, tumor, update
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Hurt and Healing
By: Andrea Miller Birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, graduation gifts…we’re set in a society that longs after gifts. I have learned, however, that the most important gift one can receive is a clean bill of health. I have not had the … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged 1136, 2868, 2871, 3640, 3719, 5266, 5275, 5279, 5292, 5335, Andrea Miller, brain cancer, Charles Abboud, EEG, Geoffrey, Healing, Hurt, Jeffrey Britton, Mayo Clinic, Medullablastoma, Meyer, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Seizure
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Jacob Harpel’s Thanksgiving Story
Eight-year-old Jacob Harpel from Glencoe, Minn., was diagnosed with a plum-sized brain tumor the day before Thanksgiving last year. He had aggressive brain surgery at Mayo Clinic in August to remove the tumor; with the surgery he had a 50% … Continue reading
By Elizabeth Rice |
Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pediatrics
Tagged 1136, 2868, 2871, 5279, 5292, 5294, 5306, 5335, brain tumor, Dr. Wetjen, EEG, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, seizures
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"It really should be called The Mayo Family"
Andrew Mork is being treated at Mayo Clinic for juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma, a rare cancer of the brain and spinal cord. Andrew’s mother, Corrie, shared their Mayo Clinic last summer via e-mail, and they also decided to tell about their experience … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged 1136, 2871, 3008, 3640, 3723, 5279, 5292, 5315, 5335, Astrocytoma, brain cancer, brain tumor, Mayo Clinic, pilocytic astrocytoma, spinal cord cancer, spinal cord tumor
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