Items Tagged ‘Proton Beam Therapy Program’
August 1, 2019
Fireflies (and the Radiation Therapist Who Caught Them) Light Up Patient’s Time at Mayo
By In the Loop 
After a patient mentioned to radiation therapist Jenn Deweese that she was excited to see fireflies for the first time while in Minnesota, Jenn (and her kids) made it happen.
Tags: Jenn Deweese, Proton Beam Therapy Program, Radiation Oncology
September 20, 2018
Radiation Therapy Staff Take on the KeKe Challenge for Special Patient
By In the Loop
It’s not uncommon to hear stories about Mayo Clinic staff going above and beyond for their patients. A good example? Colleagues getting out of their comfort zone to fulfill a patient’s special request.
Tags: Deanna Ziegler, Dr. Robert Foote, KeKe challenge, olfactory neuroblastoma, Proton Beam Therapy Program, Radiation Oncology
August 16, 2018
Mourning Young Cancer Patients Both a Heartbreak and a Privilege
By In the Loop
Mayo Clinic child life specialist Randy Mc Keeman was moved to find out he was recently acknowledged in the obituary of 5-year-old cancer patient Garrett Matthias.
Tags: Pediatric cancer, Proton Beam Therapy Program, Randy Mc Keeman
July 10, 2018
Painted Masks Change the Outlook of Young Cancer Patients
By In the Loop
Stop by the Proton Beam Therapy Program at Mayo Clinic and you might see a superhero, unicorn or mermaid, thanks to the artistic talents of staff who have begun painting masks for young patients receiving treatment.
Tags: Child LIfe Program, Jennifer Deweese, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Proton Beam Therapy Program, Radiation Therapy, Randy Mc Keeman
April 25, 2017
Mayo ‘Superheroes’ Use Their Powers to Give Young Patient Proper Sendoff
By In the Loop
It was “Superhero Day” in the proton beam treatment area at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona, and 6-year-old Iram Sobarzo had been ready for almost a week. He had talked about little else during that last week of treatment for a brain tumor. He was fixated on meeting Spiderman, his personal superhero. Staff had arranged […]
Tags: Child Life Services, Krystal Lamb, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Proton Beam Therapy Program
April 20, 2017
Cancer Diagnosis Turns Student Athlete Into Student Advocate
By In the Loop
On Dec. 1, 2015, Miranda Mead learned that the back pain she’d attributed to a fall was actually a tumor. She was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare cancer, just days after her 16th birthday. So instead of getting her driver’s license, Miranda got a treatment plan, including proton beam therapy at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester […]
Tags: Ewing's Sarcoma, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Proton Beam Therapy Program
April 11, 2017
Young Cancer Patient Shows What It Means to Be ‘Hunter Strong’
By In the Loop
Lisa Gifford is a mother. She’s also a pediatric nurse. So she knew something wasn’t right with her youngest son, Hunter. “He was having trouble urinating,” Lisa tells us. Initially, she chalked it up to a urinary tract infection. But his primary care provider ruled that out after Hunter’s blood work came back fine. Later […]
Tags: Chemotherapy, Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Ewing's Sarcoma, Lisa Gifford, Proton Beam Therapy Program
March 9, 2017
Makeover is Good Medicine for Young Cancer Patient
By In the Loop
As a professional makeup artist, Adrian Rios is used to working in a variety of settings, from fashion shows and speaking events to photoshoots and television interviews. But one day last month, he set up shop in a rather unusual place, even for him: a waiting room outside the Proton Beam Therapy Program on Mayo […]
January 19, 2017
The Force Is With Mayo’s 100th Proton Beam Patient in Arizona
By In the Loop
The Force is with young John Sanders. Though he may have had a reason to doubt that a few years ago. That’s when John, a 17-year-old Phoenix resident (and Star Wars fanatic), learned he had a tumor in his eye. While surgeons were able to remove 75 percent of the tumor, what remained would require […]
Tags: Andrew Saunders, Dr. Thomas Daniels, Justin Gagneur, Proton Beam Therapy Program, Radiation Oncology