March 3, 2022
A downward spiral undone: Jon Bratsch
Jon Bratsch had accepted that he was going to die. Barely conscious, breathing through a ventilator, and paralyzed in the intensive care unit, he could not see a way through the destructive illness that had taken so much from him. Just three weeks earlier, Jon had felt fine. A happily married father of two grown […]
Tags: autoimmune neurologic conditions, Dr. Eoin Flanagan, Dr. Sean PIttock, Jon Bratsch, Kris Bratsch, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, MOG, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein
October 23, 2019
Back in the Game After Pain Rehabilitation
At 35, Tyler McDonald felt like his best years were behind him. Affected by mystifying mobility issues and severe pain, he needed a cane and heavy pain medications to move through his days. Withdrawn and depressed, Tyler’s outlook was grim — until he met a Mayo Clinic neurologist who opened a door that led Tyler […]
Tags: Dr. Eoin Flanagan, Dr. Wesley Gilliam, Functional disorders, Pain Rehabilitation Center