Patient Stories

In 2008, Mallory Weggemann became paralyzed from the waist down following an epidural injection gone wrong. The then 18-year-old competitive swimmer fought her way back[...]

By In the Loop • January 17, 2017

Cindi Thurston's first encounter with a therapy dog may have come under unfortunate circumstances, but the imprint it left would change her life for the[...]

By In the Loop • January 12, 2017

Dave Eitrheim, M.D., wouldn't let dying stop him from living. After Dr. Eitrheim, a longtime physician at Mayo Clinic Health System — Red Cedar in[...]

By In the Loop • January 12, 2017

The right medicine isn't always a pill or an injection. Sometimes, it's a song. Just ask LaSonya Fleming. "Music can make such a difference in[...]

By In the Loop • January 10, 2017

You can't help but be captivated by Joshua Adler's smile. "The kid smiles all the time," Joshua's dad, Dave Adler, tells us. "He's a pretty[...]

By In the Loop • January 5, 2017

We don't want to be presumptuous, but we'd guess 2016's award for "Best Christmas Gift Given to a Mother" (if there were such a thing)[...]

By In the Loop • January 5, 2017

Soon after Gordon Grau began treatment for colon cancer, his family received a gift bag from a friend. It was filled with "things we could[...]

By In the Loop • January 3, 2017

Here at In the Loop, we love to tell stories of giving, particularly around the holidays. Stories of Mayo Clinic staff going the extra mile[...]

By In the Loop • December 29, 2016

Last year, while being treated for a recurrence of the melanoma she was first diagnosed with in 2003, Sandy Morse felt a small lump in[...]

By In the Loop • December 29, 2016

Each year, In the Loop, like many of the world’s great news organizations, looks back and shares some favorite stories of the year gone by. It’s[...]

By In the Loop • December 27, 2016