Tag Archives: brain tumor

Jacob Harpel’s Thanksgiving Story

November 25th, 2010 - 8:55 am

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 , , , , , | Comments (1)

Jill Camirand: Off and Running

March 26th, 2010 - 6:00 am

Jill Camirand likes to keep moving. When she finished college in New Hampshire the first thing she did was get on a train and go. She didn’t have a particular destination in mind, she just wanted to see where it … Continue reading →

By Jim McVeigh | Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (5)

"It really should be called The Mayo Family"

February 8th, 2010 - 2:00 am

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 , , , , , , | Comments (1)

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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