Items Tagged ‘Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato’
April 16, 2021
Oncology nurse gives patient entering hospice one last adventure
By In the Loop 
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 other plans. Aggie Morgan has always been adventurous. She’s been skydiving, scuba diving and enjoyed vacations with her husband, John Morgan, in the jungles of Central America. Entering her 70s, […]
Tags: Andreas Cancer Center, Kerry Olson, Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato
March 12, 2020
Childhood Diagnosis Inspires Twin Sisters to Become Nurses and Bonds Family Through Generations
By In the Loop
Michelle and Angie Dowd were introduced to Mayo Clinic as young children, when Michelle received treatment for Hirschsprung’s disease. The experience made a lasting impression on both women.
Tags: Dr. Christopher Moir, Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato
February 25, 2020
Mayo Clinic Health System Nurses Become Mankato’s Newest Dancing Stars
By In the Loop
Twenty-one nurses made up the dance crew that took home Grand Champion honors and raised more than $10,000 for the American Red Cross during this year’s Dancing with the Mankato Stars event.
Tags: Dancing with the Mankato Stars, Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Nursing
August 27, 2019
‘Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way:’ Bride Walks Down the Aisle After Brain Surgery
By In the Loop
Christina Anderson and her fiancé, Brandon Jensen, were on their way to happily ever after when a CT scan revealed a tumor on Christina’s brainstem.
Tags: Brain tumors, Dr. Manish Sharma, Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato
September 7, 2017
Unexpected Reunion: Transplant Patient Records Heartbeat as Gift to Donor Family
By In the Loop
When Mayo Clinic heart transplant patient Alyssa Sandeen met her donor’s mother for the first time, she brought the perfect gift: a teddy bear with a recording of her donor’s heartbeat.
Tags: heart transplant, Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Mayo Clinic Rochester