Patient Stories

When an 18-month-old was found unresponsive in a pond, his parents feared the worst. Then doctors offered hope with a life-support measure called ECMO. On[...]

By In the Loop • November 22, 2021

When James Jenkins found himself in the thick of a mental health crisis, he sought help to get to the root of the issue and[...]

By In the Loop • November 19, 2021

It was a special day for the Ryans: the 25th anniversary of Jay’s heart transplant. It's an anniversary the family usually marks privately. But this[...]

By In the Loop • November 18, 2021

When a patient in cardiac arrest came to the Emergency Department in Florida, staff steeled themselves for the worst. But the patient's survival depended on[...]

By In the Loop • October 14, 2021

After a gruesome knee injury, McKenzie Milton faced not only an uncertain future in football but a question as to whether he'd walk again without[...]

By In the Loop • October 5, 2021

Young Kenedi Schoeneck was diagnosed at Mayo Clinic with Wilms' tumor, a rare type of kidney cancer. She and her sister, Tenley, chronicle Kenedi's experience[...]

By In the Loop • September 21, 2021

A family's gratitude for the care provided to their young son led them to provide scholarships to pediatric nurses at Mayo Clinic for continuing education,[...]

By In the Loop • June 10, 2021

The parents of a young Florida patient were so grateful for the caring approach offered to their son during his COVID-19 vaccine appointment that they[...]

By In the Loop • June 8, 2021

While rocking his proton beam radiation treatment, a four-year-old battling brain cancer decided to add something to his Rochester trips to bring some joy to[...]

By In the Loop • May 20, 2021

Aggie Morgan was about to go into hospice care regretting that she'd never been on a hot air balloon ride. One of her nurses had[...]

By In the Loop • April 16, 2021