Items Tagged ‘Dr. Mikel Prieto’
November 17, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The Gift of Life Strengthens Sisters’ Bond
By In the Loop 
Lori McMillan Depauw and her sister, Mary McMillan Rivera, see themselves as “complete opposites,” Lori tells WTVO-TV in Rockford, Illinois. But as of last month, they have a little more in common: Lori has one of Mary’s kidneys. According to the station, the two sisters enjoy a “smile over the fact that it was Mary who […]
June 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Celebrating a Special Transplantaversary
By In the Loop
What kind of anniversary does a 2-year-old have to celebrate? If you’re Addie Sylvester, you have a transplantaversary. (Yup, that’s a thing.) And Addie recently celebrated hers with the Mayo Clinic transplant team and donor (also known as Mom) that made it all possible. It was a milestone the Sylvesters weren’t always sure they’d reach.
June 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Reluctant Tourists Offer Their Reviews of a Medical Destination
By In the Loop
Those of us who call Rochester, Minnesota, home like to joke about its landmark corn-cob water tower and say we’d like to leave in the winter, but our cars won’t start. But it’s no secret that the city is known more as a medical destination than a place to find frozen vegetables. And it’s hard […]
September 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Diners, Drive-Ins and Little Boo …
By In the Loop
Little Boo has been accumulating fans since he came to Mayo Clinic in 2013. And last week, he went a little Hollywood. Robert Maddox, affectionately known as Little Boo, came to Rochester after spending nearly 500 days, and two birthdays, in a New Orleans hospital battling the H1N1 virus. Some of his organs had shut down, but […]