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Goals achieved: Beat cancer, walk again

December 9th, 2012 - 8:00 pm

A rare cancer cost Bob Anderson his hip and leg. Willpower and rehabilitation specialists at Mayo Clinic helped him keep his active lifestyle. Continue reading →

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Injured At Birth

August 8th, 2012 - 9:39 am

Most parents don’t like to see their child up in arms, but for Taylor Beauseau’s parents, that’s a beautiful thing Continue reading →

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Wrist Surgery – sharing experience to help others

June 18th, 2012 - 9:41 am

Many years ago, I injured my right wrist while working for a previous employer.  At the time, I was told that I had a small cartilage tear.  I wore a splint for a couple of months, and I had a … Continue reading →

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New Device Helps Man Who ‘Forgets’ to Breathe

May 18th, 2012 - 9:35 am

His whole life, David Vannausdle, 32, of Granger, Iowa, has been tethered to some type of breathing device for at least some part of the day or night.  Without external assistance, his body “forgets” to breathe. He was born with … Continue reading →

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Rehab Program Helps Texas Teen Learn to Manage Chronic Pain

May 9th, 2012 - 11:01 am

Austin Horton’s adolescence was dominated by pain. More than a dozen specialists — among them an orthopedist, rheumatologist, pain doctor, psychiatrist and acupuncturist — couldn’t offer much relief or even a definitive reason for the pain. Share/Bookmark

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Patient’s Valentine’s Day Engagement provides an Inspiring Example for Others

March 2nd, 2012 - 9:13 am

Amanda Mattheisen has endured chronic back pain since a car accident thirteen years ago. At times, the pain was so bad it controlled her life. Surgeries and drug treatments brought no relief. Eventually, Mattheisen turned to Mayo Clinic’s two-day Pain … Continue reading →

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C.A.N. Do Anything

January 13th, 2011 - 11:56 am

On October 16, 2010, Chris Norton, a freshman at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, was playing in a varsity football game when a special teams play left him with a fractured neck and compressed spinal cord. The incident resulted in … Continue reading →

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Teen regains life after bout with brain tumor

February 3rd, 2010 - 2:00 pm

Raley Mae Radomske was all set to begin a new chapter in her life the summer of 2009 when the unthinkable happened. A national rodeo champion, Radomske, 18, experienced a seizure as she was readying for her move from her … Continue reading →

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A Life Restored

June 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 am

This submission came via email from Marilyn Bates, a Mayo Clinic patient. Bulbs crack the soil as sleet clears from Pittsburgh streets. Spring is almost here or so I think. Not so in Rochester, Minnesota, where my sister and I … Continue reading →

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Jayson Werth’s Mayo Clinic Story

April 28th, 2009 - 2:00 pm

When Jayson Werth was struck on the wrist by a pitch during the first spring training game of 2005 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, he began an odyssey to overcome the injury and return to his promising … Continue reading →

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