Items Tagged ‘2145’
September 26, 2013
Amber’s BMT Birthday Gift From Her Sister
By SMHNadmin 
Sisters Amber and Sabrina Starke wear matching necklaces and rings as a reminder of their commitment to each other and to keep fighting the fight against leukemia. After graduating from high school, Amber started college in May 2003. She passed out at work one day and was taken to her local emergency department. A CT scan […]
Tags: 1136, 2145, 3273, 3719, 3739, 3981, 5279, 5324, 5334, BMT, bone marrow transplant, Cancer
January 3, 2013
Lymphoma Patient Receives Gift of Life from Bone Marrow
By CSMMayo 
Twelve years ago, Ron Wilson woke up with a swollen neck and knew something was very wrong. After visiting his doctor, he learned that his blood counts were off the charts. Consultation with an oncologist revealed shocking news – Ron was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) & Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a non-curable but treatable form of blood […]
Tags: 1136, 2145, 2146, 3100, 3640, 3719, 3740, 3981, 5279, 5334, BMT, Cancer
May 24, 2012
By MakalaArce 
His Holiness the Dalai Lama recently visited Mayo Clinic and gave a special presentation on resilience through mindfulness. The below story takes place during his visit to Mayo Clinic last year… When Troy Keach, Mayo Clinic Education Administration, brought his 10-year-old daughter, Hannah, to the hospital one day during spring, 2011, he was expecting a […]
Tags: 1136, 2145, 5279, 5335, blessing, Cancer, Dalai Lama, Hannah, Leukemia, Mayo Clinic, scarf, Troy Keach
March 27, 2009
By Lee Aase, Director, Mayo Clinic Social Media Network 
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 closer to home, in Grand Rapids, Minn. Last Friday, during one of those infusions, Helen […]
Tags: 2145, 3719, 5279, 5335, AML, Cancer, chemotherapy, Leukemia, Mayo Clinic, Patient Stories