It's not every day that Steelers fans Patrick Quandt and Dr. John Stulak meet an even bigger fan in the middle of Vikings country. So when they met young Seth Bayles, the connection was immediate. [...]

Mayo Clinic child life specialist Randy Mc Keeman was moved to find out he was recently acknowledged in the obituary of 5-year-old cancer patient Garrett Matthias. [...]

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." William James

Mikail Mamedov had lived with a large mass on his back since birth. He was told having it removed would be too risky — until he met a surgeon at Mayo who found an answer. [...]

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." Marcus Tullius Cicero

When Kevin Duane learned his wife, Alyssa, didn't show up for work, he knew something was wrong. What he didn't know was that someone so young and healthy could have a stroke. [...]

"Awareness is the greatest agent for change." Eckhart Tolle

Volunteer Program staff recently participated in a Values Review to help deepen their understanding of Mayo's core values. During the event, one exercise brought back a poignant moment for the team. [...]

A recent study found that teens spend an average of nine hours each day looking at a screen. Adults who are determined to not let that be true for their kid will first need to look in the mirror. [...]

"Disconnect from technology and reconnect with each other." Rosemary Wixom

Stefani Pentiuk Thompson and Alyssa Sandeen have been Mayo patients since childhood, each needing a heart transplant and then a kidney transplant. Until this summer, their paths had never crossed. [...]

"Invisible threads are the strongest ties." Friedrich Nietzsche

A birthday concert in honor of Sister Lauren Weinandt's 97th birthday was a special coda ahead of a major restoration and refurbishing of the carillon in Rochester. [...]

Since 2016, volunteers in the Mayo handicrafters group have been creating distraction pads and other items that help reduce anxiety and agitation in patients. [...]

"Virtually every writer I know would rather be a musician." Kurt Vonnegut

Instead of walking the stage to receive her college degree, Alisha Valles was recovering in the hospital. But her nurses weren't going to let the milestone pass without a proper celebration. [...]

Homes and communities can feel foreign and lonely for those living with dementia. Mayo’s Angela Lunde is part of a group working to change that through music.  [...]

"Where words fail, music speaks." Hans Christian Andersen  

Patients often share stories about the great care they receive while they're at Mayo Clinic, including from the staff tasked with providing a clean and safe environment. [...]

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do." Steve Jobs

Although he had just been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, Chris Edgerton was not about to slow down. Instead, the diagnosis pushed him to work toward a lofty goal. [...]

A new program in Rochester mixes movies and medicine in order to "create community dialogues" around complex biomedical ethics issues. [...]

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot

"Owner of the world's largest kidneys" was never a title Gene Okun wanted to have. And today, thanks to a living donor and Mayo Clinic transplant surgeons, he no longer does. [...]

A Jacksonville-based dragon boat racing team made up of breast cancer survivors does most of its paddling locally, but a recent event gave the Mammoglams a reason to take their skills overseas. [...]