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October 18, 2016
After Amputation, Patient Finds His ‘New Normal’ With Help From His Care Team
By In the Loop
Randy Herlein was 51 when he traveled from his home in western Michigan to Rochester to receive treatment for a rare form of bone cancer. That treatment ultimately involved having his right leg amputated. And as he lay in a hospital bed at Mayo Clinic Hospital’s Saint Marys campus one day after surgery, Randy struggled […]
Tags: Bone Cancer, Dr. Courtney Sherman, Dr. Franklin Sim, Dr. Scott Okuno, Grand Canyon, Marlene Einertson, Prostetic Leg
September 13, 2016
Mayo Physical Therapist Goes Rim2Rim Across Grand Canyon with Patient
By In the Loop
Kristin Salzman first met Jenny Kollasch, a physical therapist at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus, after experiencing discomfort following one of several surgeries she underwent as part of her stage IIIA breast cancer treatment. “I couldn’t lay back, I was hurting so badly,” Kristin says. “So someone suggested I go to physical therapy, and that’s when […]
Tags: Breast Cancer, Grand Canyon, Jenny Kollach, Physical Therapy
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