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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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Gift from Daughter to Dad: a Liver Donation
Chuck Lewensten ran a successful business, hunted in Africa and played tennis with his fiancé, Jill. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis changed all that. By the summer of 2010, the disease had ravaged Lewensten’s liver, leaving him homebound and dependent on his family … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Gastroenterology, Transplant
Tagged 2248, 3793, 5275, 5324, 5335, Amy Konsewicz, Chuck Lewensten, Dr. Michael Charlton, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplant, living donation, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
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Rare heart-liver transplant gives South Carolina woman a second chance at life
Beki Rose and her husband, Tom, had met with half a dozen doctors, and they all said the same thing. “They told me to go home and get my things in order,” says Beki, a 51-year-old mother of three with … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Transplant
Tagged 3782, 3793, 5324, 5335, arrhythmogenic, Beki Rose, Dr. Russell Wiesner, Heart transplant, heart-liver, Liver Transplant, right ventricular dysplasia
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Surprise amyloidosis diagnosis leads to combined heart-liver transplant
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
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Transplant
Tagged 2272, 5324, 5335, amyloidosis, Dan Carey, Dr. Roshini Abraham, Heart transplant, Liver Transplant, Mayo Clinic
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Seizure-free after new surgery
One of Arden Berge’s most surprising discoveries while he was a graduate student in meteorology had nothing to do with the weather. “I’d been lying on the bed reading, and all of a sudden I looked up and there were … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged 2859, 5292, 5294, 5335, Arden Berge, complex partial seizures, Dr. Gregory Cascino, Dr. Richard Marsh, Epilepsy, Mayo Clinic, medication, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Seizure, Surgery, tumor
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Pleased Patient Shows Enduring Gratitude with Tattoo
David Prochello is no stranger to getting tattoos. He builds custom choppers, he has tats on his arms and a large one on his upper back inscribed: “I am my own role model.” So when Prochello, of Dakota Dunes, South … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer, Urology
Tagged 1136, 2802, 5327, 5335, David Prochello, Dr. Leibovich, kidney cancer, Surgery, tattoo, tumor
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Prenatal Education Class: A special relationship between 3 moms and daughters
In the Winter of 2011, my husband Cameron and I (Megan Rask) were expecting our first child. We were beyond thrilled! I had been doing my care with the midwives at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Of course, I wanted to sign … Continue reading
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Posted in Education, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tagged 5295, 5335, babies, baby, Education, Family Birth Center, mom, perinatal, pregnancy, prenatal
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Man feels 20 years younger after Cardiovascular Surgery
My name is Bill Kalmer, and I have been a patient for the past 24 years at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My medical problems have been primarily cardiac in nature. I have had an AICD (automatic implanted cardiac … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Tagged 1477, 5253, 5335, automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator, Bill Kalmer, cardiovascular surgery, congestive heart failure, Dr. Hartzell Schaff
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After Bladder Cancer, this 19-Year-Old Girl gets a New Bladder
In the fall of 2004, Devi Chettiar was a healthy, active college student. Living in the Twin Cities, Devi was a sophomore who enjoyed her studies at the University of Minnesota. She also actively participated in a dance company and … Continue reading
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Posted in Cancer, Urology
Tagged 3098, 5163, 5335, Bladder Cancer, Devi Chettiar, neobladder, reconstruction, Urology
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