Patient Stories

A baseball accident is what landed Jake Knutson in the emergency department. But then doctors discovered something else: Jake's kidneys were failing, and he would[...]

By In the Loop • March 15, 2018

Dave and Elaine Mendelin had retired to their dream home on the shores of Lake Superior when a trip to Rochester changed their future for[...]

By In the Loop • March 15, 2018

At 28, Macey Hoaglund was told her symptoms may be due to ALS. The uncertainty brought her to Mayo Clinic, where she's still looking for[...]

By In the Loop • March 8, 2018

When she was in second grade, Abri Bentley was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Today, she’s adjusting to life without part of her[...]

By In the Loop • March 6, 2018

Doug Walsh came to Mayo Clinic for prostate cancer treatment and decided that while he was there, he was going to make the most of[...]

By In the Loop • March 6, 2018

When Rob Ronnenberg captured the moment his fiancée took her first breath with new lungs, he did so only to preserve the powerful moment. But[...]

By In the Loop • March 1, 2018

Rachael Drazan-Malmberg was just 31 when she was diagnosed with lung cancer, an experience that turned the former college hockey standout and member of Team[...]

By In the Loop • February 27, 2018

Families of children who need a heart transplant are faced with many challenges, but thanks to Ireland's Hope, they now have somewhere to turn when[...]

By In the Loop • February 27, 2018

When Caitlin and Brian Veitz learned via ultrasound that their daughter’s heart was developing outside her chest, they relied on a team at Mayo Clinic[...]

By In the Loop • February 22, 2018

Being diagnosed with — and beating — Hodgkin’s lymphoma has given Rozalina McCoy, M.D., a stronger understanding of the ongoing fears and concerns shared by[...]

By In the Loop • February 22, 2018