Patient Stories

Kari Turkowski’s bid to compete in her first Ironman competition since being diagnosed with stage 2 heart failure was cut short, but her determination remains.[...]

It sounds like science fiction, but instead it's just plain science: Creating 3-D models of a patient's anatomy is becoming more common when planning for[...]

Mayo pediatric neurologist Gesina Keating, M.D., knows that a brain tumor is a "daunting diagnosis" for kids. She also knows how resilient those kids are,[...]

Jessica Eickstaedt was just 11 when she was diagnosed with an ovarian tumor. She credits her care team at Mayo with saving her life and[...]

Jim Hansel is famous for his beautiful paintings of nature, landscape and wildlife. He also happens to be legally blind. A new documentary chronicles how[...]

When Mayo Clinic heart transplant patient Alyssa Sandeen met her donor’s mother for the first time, she brought the perfect gift: a teddy bear with[...]

Left-handed relief pitcher Jake Diekman's expected return to the majors will be an emotional one. Since childhood, he's dealt with the effects of ulcerative colitis.[...]

Sometimes a patient's story is so moving that it's impossible not to be affected. Dr. Jonathan Morris explains why a moment he witnessed at a[...]

Gus Erickson is just 5 years old, but he’s already earned superhero status for his courage and strength. The Neurofibromatosis Network recently named Gus its[...]

Joleen Deutschmann and Bill Heilman didn't know if they'd ever be able to have children together. So when they found out they were expecting triplets,[...]