Patient Stories

When Luke Bryan took the stage at Country Jam USA in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on Saturday night, the best seats in the house weren't in[...]

By In the Loop • July 25, 2017

In 1996, 22-year-old Joe Oppold had the world by the tail. He'd just graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was at[...]

By In the Loop • July 25, 2017

When surgery to treat sinus cancer left Lucy Bernas unable to eat or speak, she came to Mayo Clinic for healing. Along the way, she’s[...]

By In the Loop • July 18, 2017

Ten years ago, Kim Welch feared for his life after unexplained pain began spreading through his joints. Today, he’s training to become an American Ninja[...]

By In the Loop • July 13, 2017

Jackson Lindquist hasn’t let a congenital heart defect get in the way of living a life full of memorable experiences — like playing 18 holes[...]

By In the Loop • July 11, 2017

Karen Helfinstine's decades-long search for an accurate medical diagnosis for her daughter ended after she read a story from Mayo Clinic's Sharing Mayo Clinic blog.[...]

By In the Loop • July 6, 2017

The year was 1939. Ed Chalberg and his brother-in-law had just finished up a day of pheasant hunting when Ed was accidentally shot. After driving[...]

By In the Loop • June 29, 2017

A snowmobiling accident left Jered Chinnock paralyzed from the middle of his torso down. He didn’t think he’d ever walk again. But now, thanks to[...]

By In the Loop • June 22, 2017

When a very sick woman entered the Emergency Department in Rochester on a night of record-setting patient volumes, staff went out of their way to[...]

By In the Loop • June 22, 2017

Lisa Strike was 26 weeks pregnant when she started having contractions. Her care providers realized the baby would require specialty care and called Mayo's NICU[...]

By In the Loop • June 20, 2017