Tag Archives: Patient Stories

A patient’s story

August 18th, 2009 - 6:00 am

This article was submitted by Mayo Clinic Jacksonville patient, Fred Page In late summer 2005, after 50 days in a non-Florida hospital, a nurse helped me out of the wheelchair and into my wife’s waiting vehicle. We were going home! … Continue reading →

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Praise and Thanks

August 13th, 2009 - 6:00 am

This story was submitted by J. Daniel Skinner from Rochester If you look at my Mayo record you will discover that I am more than a casual patient. Several Mayo staffers, doctors, nurses and others have saved my life more … Continue reading →

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Surviving Thanks

August 3rd, 2009 - 6:00 am

This story was submitted by Nimaat Al Azzah, Breast Cancer Survivor and Mayo Clinic Patient Life is full of surprises — some are happy and some can flip one’s world all around. In October, on my 37th wedding anniversary, I … Continue reading →

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Date Night

June 26th, 2009 - 6:00 am

‘Date Night’ Takes on New Meaning for Heart Patient at Mayo Clinic in Arizona It would be hard to ignore the elephant in the room. This “elephant” happens to be the 400-pound artificial heart machine that is keeping alive a … 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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Anne de Bari

May 7th, 2009 - 4:00 pm

December 7, 1941 was labeled by Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a “Day of Infamy” after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  For my wife, Anne, and me the date was April 13, 2009 when we heard from our family doctor that … Continue reading →

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Share Your Mayo Clinic Story

May 1st, 2009 - 11:47 am

We want to hear from you! Add your own Mayo Clinic story, or comment on the previous story by clicking on the Comment link at the bottom of this post. Click here for our participation guidelines and click here to learn … Continue reading →

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A Bite of Life…

April 23rd, 2009 - 9:00 pm

When I think about my family’s history with the Mayo Clinic, I immediately think of the kitchen ceiling in my childhood home, where a pale orange circle about the size of a basketball is forever stained into the plaster. Most … Continue reading →

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Share Your Mayo Clinic Story: April 2009

April 1st, 2009 - 1:45 pm

This post is an open forum for stories about Mayo Clinic. Click this link to share yours in the comments below.

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Of Feathers and "Angels"

March 27th, 2009 - 4:30 am

Helen Buescher was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006. Since then, she has traveled several times from her home in northern Minnesota to Mayo Clinic in Rochester for tests, appointments and chemotherapy infusions. Between her Mayo Clinic appointments, Helen receives treatment … Continue reading →

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