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From Wheelchair to Rock-Climbing in 3 weeks!

March 19th, 2012 - 9:00 am

Having gone to several doctors elsewhere without receiving answers, this previously athletic student, Nick, and his mom, Becky, arrived to Mayo Clinic. They were exhausted. Nick was bundled up in many layers and in a wheelchair. Five minutes into his … Continue reading →

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Mayo helps athlete get back on her feet

August 19th, 2010 - 2:34 pm

I was diagnosed with bone cancer in ninth grade. It was December 2006, just before the holidays. For several months, I’d had a bump just below my right knee that the local orthopedic surgeon thought was just an extra piece … Continue reading →

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Chloe’s Story: Brain Surgery for Movement Disorder

June 16th, 2009 - 11:15 am

A couple of weeks ago, a friend at work sent me a link to a video in which Chloe Williams shows and tells her story of having brain surgery for a movement disorder called myoclonus. It includes video of Chloe … Continue reading →

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Abby and Belle Carlsen: Three Years Later

June 12th, 2009 - 5:46 pm

Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen of Fargo, North Dakota, returned to Mayo Clinic yesterday and today with their parents Jesse and Amy for their three-year checkups. The formerly conjoined twins were separated at Mayo Clinic on May 12, 2006 in a daylong … Continue reading →

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Suzy Fitterer: "We have two normal two-year olds"

June 4th, 2009 - 8:00 am

Working in Mayo Clinic’s public affairs department, I don’t get to have as much daily interaction directly with patients and their families as our medical staff members do (although with our Sharing Mayo Clinic blog, I’m now having more of … Continue reading →

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