News and views from across Mayo Clinic
December 17, 2019
Ethan’s Angels Keep Boy’s Memory Alive by Giving to Others
By In the Loop
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.
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
By In the Loop
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.
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
By In the Loop
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.
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
By In the Loop
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 […]
Tags: Dr Jonathan Johnson, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
May 12, 2016
Waiting on a New Heart for Baby Jett
By In the Loop
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, […]
Tags: Dr Jonathan Johnson, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
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