Items Tagged ‘Mayo Clinic Children’s Center’
February 13, 2020
Researcher Finds Meaning in Volunteering With Pediatric Patients: ‘My Heart Feels Full’
By In the Loop 
Merrick Ducharme’s Thursday mornings as a volunteer at Mayo Clinic Children’s Center are never the same, but one thing is consistent: his appreciation for what he learns from the kids.
Tags: Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Merrick Ducharme, volunteer
January 7, 2020
Family Honors Son by Sharing Meals With Others
By In the Loop
In the year since they lost their son Caleb to leukemia, Jeff and Tori Ulrichs and their son, Keegan, have begun honoring Caleb’s memory by providing meals for families whose children receive care at Mayo.
Tags: Leukemia, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
December 24, 2019
Mayo Staff Channel the Clauses to Bring Holidays to the Hospital
By In the Loop
Ever wonder how Santa knows where to find all the good girls and boys who end up in the hospital at Christmastime? Turns out, he has an advance team: Mrs. Claus. The missus — also known as retired Child Life Specialist Jane Heser — stopped by Mayo Clinic Children’s Center earlier this month and did […]
Tags: Bob Smith, Dave Cahill, Jane Heser, Mary McCoy, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Paula Wagner, Tara Lodermeier
December 19, 2019
Snowflake Station Turns Playroom Into Toy Store for Parents of Hospitalized Kids
By In the Loop
Spending the holidays in the hospital isn’t on anyone’s wish list, which is why Mayo Clinic and the Rochester community team up to bring extra cheer to families during December.
Tags: Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Medulloblastoma
December 12, 2019
Jessy’s Toy Box Brings Cheer to Hospitalized Kids Every Day of the Year
By In the Loop
Heather Haberman is on a mission to make sure every child receives a toy each time they’re hospitalized. It’s a mission that was inspired by her son, Jessy.
Tags: Heart Surgery, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, pediatrics
November 26, 2019
Toy Drive a Holiday Tradition for Transplant Family
By In the Loop
Each year, Linsey Rippy and her family organize a toy drive to stock the toy closets at Mayo Clinic and Ronald McDonald House. It’s their way of paying forward the kindness they’ve been shown.
Tags: dilated cardiomyopathy, heart transplant, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Ronald McDonald House
June 18, 2019
Sophie’s Blankets of Hope, Warmth and Comfort
By In the Loop
Nine-year-old Sophie Neu knows that her mother’s job as a nurse manager at Mayo Clinic is to help sick kids, so Sophie decided she wanted to do something to care for them as well.
Tags: Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
May 21, 2019
Third Grader ‘Braves the Shave’ to Raise Money for Pediatric Cancer Research
By In the Loop
For the third straight year, young Sophie Vanderheiden shaved her head to raise awareness, and money, for childhood cancer research during the annual St. Baldrick’s head shaving event.
Tags: Amanda Vanderheiden, Cancer, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, pediatrics
February 14, 2019
No Ambulance, No Problem: Polar Vortex No Match for Teleneonatology Program
By In the Loop
Nevaeh Loth was ready to enter the world seven weeks before she was due, and on a winter day when travel was nearly impossible. But with technology, a neonatologist 40 miles away could remotely assist with the birth.
Tags: cesarean delivery, Dr. Robert Johnson, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Teleneonatology program
February 5, 2019
‘Gabby’s Got This:’ Community, Care Team Rally Around Young Leukemia Patient
By In the Loop
Matt and Heidi Brown, whose young daughter, Gabby, recently was diagnosed with cancer, say that support from their community and Gabby’s Mayo care team has been “incredible.”
Tags: Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Dr. Vilmarie Rodriguez, Hematology, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, pediatrics, Saint Marys