Items Tagged ‘5417’
July 11, 2013
Anna’s Story: A Personal Approach to Cancer
At age 30, Anna Webster was a busy single mom juggling work and caring for her 11-year-old daughter. She didn’t have time to be sick. But after passing out one evening in the spring of 2009, she spent three days in a Jacksonville, Fla., emergency room while doctors tried to figure out what was wrong. […]
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December 25, 2012
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist 
John Greller was a swimming hero at the National Kidney Foundation Transplant Games. He gave his medals to his real heroes — his wife, his (donor) son, and the Mayo transplant team.
Tags: 3786, 5324, 5335, 5417, John Greller, kidney transplant, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center
December 23, 2012
Grateful for his life and glad to help others
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
A liver transplant for primary sclerosing cholangitis brought new strength to Bruce Schwartau. “It’s a joy to be able to play a full 18 holes of golf. I know what it’s like to be weak, so I value my strength.”
Tags: 2961, 3793, 5324, 5417, 5535, Bruce Schwartau, chronic liver disease, LifeSource, Liver Transplant, Mayo Clinic
December 8, 2012
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
At Mayo Clinic, a transplant patient finds caregivers who truly care.
Tags: 3790, 5324, 5417, Congenital heart defect, heart-double lung transplant, Mayo Clinic, Tara Kline
December 8, 2012
A heart transplant put him back in the race
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
Every day, with every step: Transplant patient Dan Olson honors his heart donor with his life.
Tags: 3782, 5252, 5324, 5335, 5417, cardiomyopathy, Dan Olson, Heart transplant, Mayo Clinic
December 7, 2012
Giving back after a successful stem cell transplant
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
After a successful stem cell transplant for stage 4 peripheral T-cell lymphoma, Wendy Hamilton turns her gratitude into action.
Tags: 1036, 2146, 3740, 3981, 5234, 5335, 5417, Mayo Clinic, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Transplant Center, Wendy Hamilton
December 1, 2012
New technology makes heart transplant possible
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
By the time JoAnn Forster realized she’d had a heart attack, the damage was done. Then medical technology helped her bridge the gap to a new heart.
Tags: 3782, 4661, 5324, 5417, Heart transplant, JoAnn Forster, Mayo Clinic, ventricular assist device
December 1, 2012
After successful kidney transplant, retiree is ‘Living the Dream’
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
Kidney cancer threatened Bill Pearse’s life; a gift from his son gave it back.
Tags: 2802, 3786, 5324, 5417, Bill Pearse, kidney cancer, kidney transplant, Mayo Clinic
November 28, 2012
Coming full circle: Sharing a message of hope
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
Ardell Lien sailed around the world powered by a heart and kidney transplanted at Mayo Clinic.
Tags: 3782, 3786, 5324, 5417, Ardell Lien, Dr. Brooks Edwards, Heart transplant, kidney transplant, Mayo Clinic
November 25, 2012
Father, son travel 3,000 miles for a kidney transplant
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
When Noor Hosein learned that a kidney disorder threatened his son’s life, he traveled from Trinidad to Mayo Clinic for a lifesaving transplant.
Tags: 3786, 5324, 5335, 5417, Hasan Hosein, kidney transplant, Mayo Clinic, Noor Hosein