Patient Stories

Heidi Henson was young, a marathon runner who took good care of herself, and she nearly died of a heart attack at age 35. Judy Alico[...]

By In the Loop • November 6, 2014

Capt. Matthew Bacik talks with a KSTP-TV reporter about his experience testing an new type of prosthetic device. It's something most of us take for[...]

By In the Loop • November 6, 2014

Dave deBronkart once led a riveted TED talk audience in a chant of, “Let patients help!” On that same stage, he gave a brief performance[...]

By In the Loop • October 30, 2014

Twenty-one. That's the number of times that Randy Setzer died and was brought back as Emergency Department staff at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau[...]

By In the Loop • October 30, 2014

In 2012, Tracey Samuelson noticed that her left breast looked different than the right. She chalked it up to the rigors of childbirth and breastfeeding.[...]

By In the Loop • October 23, 2014

On Friday, Oct. 10, Tess Thomas found herself on familiar ground: the volleyball court. It's a place the Gardiner (Montana) High School senior has logged[...]

By In the Loop • October 23, 2014

You may recall reading about Anna Stoehr a couple years back when we shared some of the "Oldest Living Minnesotan's" reflections on how health care[...]

By In the Loop • October 21, 2014

All they wanted was a name. Something -- anything -- to call the mystery condition that plagued their young son. But appointment after appointment with[...]

By In the Loop • October 21, 2014

Scott Gefroh, probably more than most teachers, was keen to get back to the classroom this fall and back to teaching social studies to the[...]

By In the Loop • October 16, 2014

Alyssa Sandeen was just 8 years old the first time she woke up in a hospital bed -- a toy doll with matching blonde hair[...]

By In the Loop • October 7, 2014