Items Tagged ‘Pediatric Heart Transplant Program’
June 30, 2022
Super Tom’s dads grateful for heart that saved their son – and the hearts that cared for him
By In the Loop 
Soon after they welcomed their son to the world, Matti and Shlomi Kalman Hillel learned little Tom would need a heart transplant. Tom was airlifted to Mayo Clinic, where the family waited for the call that would save their son’s life. They credit Mayo Clinic staff for taking care of Tom – and them – […]
Tags: Dr. Elizabeth Stephens, Dr. Joseph Dearani, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
July 11, 2019
Beads of Courage Help Mark Milestones of Treatment
By In the Loop
Christy Collins, a cardiology nurse at Mayo Clinic, was inspired by a young patient, Colten, to start a Beads of Courage program at Mayo.
Tags: Congenital Heart Defect, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
November 21, 2017
Transplant Family’s Holiday Toy Drive a Gift From the Heart
By In the Loop
Linsey Rippy has seen firsthand how a new toy can give a hurting child a moment of happiness — and give a hurting parent hope. So each year, she organizes a holiday toy drive to bring both to Mayo Clinic.
Tags: dilated cardiomyopathy, Dr Jonathan Johnson, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
November 29, 2016
Sisters’ Heart Transplants Inspire Family to Organize Holiday Toy Drive
By In the Loop
Like many parents of young children, Linsey Rippy finds her thoughts turn to gift lists this time of year. There’s a list for each of her daughters. But there’s also a gift list for children she likely will never meet — boys and girls who will spend the holidays at Mayo Clinic Children’s Center on […]
Tags: heart transplant, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
November 3, 2016
Doctors Dance With Patient at Her Wedding, 17 Years After Saving Her Life
By In the Loop
Stefani and Trevan Thompson’s wedding reception was like many others. There was the couple’s first dance and the traditional father-daughter dance, which featured a cut-in from the bride’s grandfather. And then there was the doctor-patient dance. Or, in this case, the doctor-doctor-doctor-doctor-patient dance — where the bride busts a move with the people who helped save […]
Tags: Dr. Joseph Dearani, Dr. Martha Grogan, Dr. Michael Ackerman, Dr. Richard Daly, heart transplant, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
July 19, 2016
Birthday Heart: Young Transplant Patient Receives Birthday Gift of a Lifetime
By In the Loop
Ask a 10-year-old boy what he wants for his birthday, and you’re likely to get an answer like: games, toys, a new bike, or maybe just straight cash. Joseph Gonzalez-Salas’s wish list for his 11th birthday was a little different. After nearly three years of living with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition that negatively affects the […]
Tags: Dr Jonathan Johnson, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
May 12, 2016
Waiting on a New Heart for Baby Jett
By In the Loop
At 5:30 a.m. every weekday morning, Jordan Young enters the hospital room of his five-month-old daughter, Jett, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus. He stays just long enough to give her a kiss before walking to his car and driving to work in the Twin Cities, about 80 miles to the north. Jett’s mom, […]
Tags: Dr Jonathan Johnson, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program