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Chase Fairbairn, Family Reflect on Life After Heart Transplant
A red powerboat slices through the choppy water on Grand Lake in Presque Isle, Michigan. It’s a sunny, windy day, and at the helm, 21-year-old Chase Fairbairn is pushing 60 miles an hour to finish...
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‘I Beat the Odds’: Couple Credits Mayo’s ‘Angels’ After Husband’s Cardiac Arrest
In June 2017, Loral and Jane Blinde set out for their annual visit to Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Like every year for more than a decade, they traveled from their Orlando home the night...
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Heart-Lungs Transplant Recipient: ‘Mayo Clinic’s Care Allowed Me to...
Jackie Zachmeyer ruminated on each word she penned in the letter. How does one define herself to people she’s never met? A sister. A daughter. An aunt. A wife. A godmother. A wish granter for children...
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Mayo Clinic Transplant Physician Is Both a Donor and a Recipient
In the Loop is a blog that gives a unique perspective on what’s happening around Mayo Clinic and beyond. This article was reprinted with permission. Learn more at intheloop.mayoclinic.org. The young...
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Dawn’s Journey: Overcoming a Near-Zero Survival Rate
Dawn Botsford was sitting in a chair at the hair salon in the fall of 2011 when her hairdresser commented on a spot on the top of her head. It was bug season in North Dakota, so Dawn didn’t think much...
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10 Years After Brain Surgery, Patient Thanks Care Team From Mount Kilimanjaro
In 2012, Marty Button learned that she had a brain aneurysm. A local physician offered the diagnosis and arranged for her to go straight to the nearest hospital. Instead, Marty drove to a consignment...
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Taekwondo Talent Finds Second Chance at Mayo Clinic
A first responder pronounced Maurice Orange dead. Maurice's body lay crumpled on the hot asphalt in San Diego. His prized Gold Wing 1800 motorcycle wrecked nearby. His fiancée, Cheri, knew something...
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Early Detection Helps Mayo Clinic Find and Treat Pancreatic Cancer at...
Judy Ethen loves looking forward far more than looking back. After surviving three bouts of cancer and losing several family members to the disease, the retired 71-year-old knows it’s important to...
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Gift of Gratitude: Woman Returns to Cherished Horses After Cancer and...
Let’s start at what should be the end of this story. Paula Quinn died on May 21, 2020. “It was a pivotal moment,” says Rohan M. Goswami, M.D., an advanced heart failure and transplant specialist at...
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Building a Home After Cancer
IN 2015, JON AND CAROLYN STAHLECKER bought 42 acres of land in rural Marathon County, Wisconsin. The land has everything — small ponds; a hiking trail through the woods; tillable land to grow...
View ArticleThe Gift of Life: Becoming a Bone Marrow Donor
Brandon Stenseth decided to become a bone marrow donor because he just wanted to help a friend in need. While not a match for his friend, his only request came seven years later when the day came to...
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Cancer Is Tough, Evelyn Owens Is Tougher
Evelyn Owens' brave battle with cancer is capturing the hearts of everyone around her. At only 6 years old, Evelyn was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Evelyn's family...
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