Stories of Hope

Professional race car driver Aric Almirola and his wife Janice typically give quietly to causes near to their hearts. But after coming to Mayo Clinic, they wanted to make a louder impact in supporting Mayo Clinic's Arizona. Bold. Forward. expansion efforts.

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 was wrong that afternoon — Aug. 14, 2020. She got a call that Maurice hadn't shown up for work his usual two hours early at the martial arts studio he owns. Then, her heart sank further. She heard there had been an accident involving a motorcycle near the couple's home.

Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Johanny Lopez Dominguez remembers her grandfather's health struggle. He lived in a remote part of the country, and it was challenging to get the care he needed for his diabetes and cardiovascular disease, resulting in many complications. A spot of hope was a physician who periodically traveled several miles to care for her grandfather.

I wanted to do something unique for my high school senior project in Windom, Minnesota. So when it came time to brainstorming ideas, I knew [...]

According to family legend, Joan Arndt was 3 years old when she declared to her parents that she was going to be a “book lady.” With a life lived in service of reading, it is easy to understand Joan's concern when she was diagnosed with a rare eye condition.

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While 2020 brought many challenges, Mayo Clinic Platform grew at an accelerated pace and contributed to the fight against COVID-19. The platform, which [...]

Current experimental treatments for COVID-19 focus on two targets: the virus or the immune system. On the immune system side, the number of experimental [...]

In a Florida condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, three generations of the Berghoff and McClure family are gathered. Naturally, as they have been [...]

John Jolly and his wife, Letty, sit side by side in matching wicker chairs under the protection of their covered deck, surrounded by lush [...]