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December 17, 2019

Ethan’s Angels Keep Boy’s Memory Alive by Giving to Others

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Ashley and Jeremy Scheffert, whose son Ethan passed away in 2015, join friends and family to collect and donate toys and gift cards to Mayo Clinic each Christmas in honor of Ethan.

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Tags: Dr Jonathan Johnson, Dr. Joseph Dearani, heart transplant, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pediatrics


April 30, 2019

Cy’s Place: After Tragedy, Couple Opens Home to Families of Pediatric Patients

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Randy and Ree Erickson lost their son Silas to cancer in 2007, but his memory lives on in the way they live their lives: supporting families of children facing significant medical challenges.

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Tags: Cy's Place, Dr Jonathan Johnson, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Neuroblastoma, pediatrics, transplant


November 21, 2017

Transplant Family’s Holiday Toy Drive a Gift From the Heart

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Linsey Rippy has seen firsthand how a new toy can give a hurting child a moment of happiness — and give a hurting parent hope. So each year, she organizes a holiday toy drive to bring both to Mayo Clinic.

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Tags: dilated cardiomyopathy, Dr Jonathan Johnson, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program


July 19, 2016

Birthday Heart: Young Transplant Patient Receives Birthday Gift of a Lifetime

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Ask a 10-year-old boy what he wants for his birthday, and you’re likely to get an answer like: games, toys, a new bike, or maybe just straight cash. Joseph Gonzalez-Salas’s wish list for his 11th birthday was a little different. After nearly three years of living with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition that negatively affects the […]

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Tags: Dr Jonathan Johnson, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program


May 12, 2016

Waiting on a New Heart for Baby Jett

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At 5:30 a.m. every weekday morning, Jordan Young enters the hospital room of his five-month-old daughter, Jett, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus. He stays just long enough to give her a kiss before walking to his car and driving to work in the Twin Cities, about 80 miles to the north. Jett’s mom, […]

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Tags: Dr Jonathan Johnson, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program


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