Items Tagged ‘Kidney transplant’
December 10, 2019
Dave Thouin’s Quest to Find a Living Kidney Donor Pays Off
By In the Loop 
Dave Thouin and his wife, Carol, worked hard to get the word out that Dave needed a kidney. Julie Mlinar saw one of the ads that eventually led her Mayo Clinic to see if she was a match.
Tags: Kidney transplant, Living Donor Transplant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
November 21, 2019
Doctor and Patient Share Special Connection — and Big Macs
By In the Loop
Medical problems led to more than a year of living on liquid nutrition through a tube for D’Ann Mitchell. After her recovery, her doctor made good on a promise to treat her to lunch.
Tags: Dr. Geoffrey Thompson, Kidney transplant, liquid nutrition, paragangliomas, Scoliosis
October 1, 2019
News Story Prompts Jan Germundson to Donate Kidney to Young Boy
By In the Loop
A newspaper story about 12-year-old Ashton Hanson and his need for a kidney caught the eye of Jan Germundson, who then stepped in to give Ashton the gift of life.
Tags: Dr. Mikel Prieto, Kidney transplant, Living Donor Transplant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center
September 24, 2019
Get Me to the Church on Time: Transplant Patient Surprises Daughter on Wedding Day
By In the Loop
Just three weeks after a combined liver and kidney transplant at Mayo Clinic in Florida, Chris Nutter was able to fly to New York to surprise his daughter and walk her down the aisle.
Tags: Dr. Burcin Taner, Dr. Raj Satyanarayana, Dr. Shennen Mao, Jennifer Ayers, Kidney transplant, liver transplant, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Transplant Center
August 20, 2019
Heart Transplant Recipient Driven to Make a Difference, Now Needs Second Transplant
By In the Loop
Elizabeth Sammons received a heart transplant at Mayo Clinic in 2015 and used her second chance at life to give back, crocheting hundreds of scarves for homeless Minnesotans.
Tags: heart transplant, Kidney transplant, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center
July 16, 2019
Remembering Ed Pompeian — A Gift of Life to Many
By In the Loop
Edward Pompeian first came to Rochester, Minnesota, for care at Mayo Clinic. He never forgot his experience as a transplant patient, nor of the concerns shared with him by other patients about the financial and emotional strain of transplantation.
Tags: Dr. Charles Rosen, Dr. Thomas Schwab, Gabriel House of Care, Gift of Life Transplant House, Kidney transplant, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center, The Village at Mayo Clinic Transplant House
June 25, 2019
Son Wins Father’s Day With Life-Saving Gift
By In the Loop
Robert Sanden’s gift of a kidney from his son Ricky was a welcome surprise after more than a decade of living with polycystic kidney disease.
Tags: Kidney transplant, Living Donor Transplant, Polycystic Kidney Disease
June 6, 2019
Desperate No More: Jimmy Farhat’s Pleas for Kidney End at Mayo Clinic
By In the Loop
Jimmy Farhat has spent three years on the kidney transplant list, sharing his story with anyone who would listen. That wait will come to an end soon, thanks to an anonymous donor.
Tags: dialysis, Kidney transplant, Living Donor Transplant, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Polycystic Kidney Disease
May 23, 2019
‘I Have to Try:’ Mayo Employee Donates Kidney to Friend in Need
By In the Loop
Chris Douglas learned via Twitter one evening that long-time acquaintance Chad Corey needed a kidney transplant. The next day, Chris began taking steps that would ultimately change Chad’s life.
Tags: Chris Douglas, Dr. Mikel Prieto, Dr. Patrick Dean, Kidney transplant, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center
April 4, 2019
Final Four Winners Will Include Kidney Donor Ericka Downey
By In the Loop
Kidney donor Ericka Downey will take home a well-deserved award this basketball weekend in Minneapolis for her role in saving coach Billy Gillispie’s life.