Patient Stories
Brescia was ready to take on the world. Then everything came to a halt.
A series of severe nosebleeds, dismissed as nothing more than a typical nosebleed by a local hospital, prompted Mrs. Carolyn Dennis to seek help at Mayo Clinic. When she arrived, her blood pressure was dropping and she was in critical condition.
Early research at Mayo Clinic is a step toward hope for a future treatment.
Chuck Boetsch inhaled, drawing his breath in deeply for the first time in a long time. “My wife and two of my daughters were in[...]
Sara Colombo walked out of her ultrasound appointment with no hope after a Miami-based doctor gave a grim prognosis. In a few days, he said,[...]
Florida woman receives cutting-edge cancer treatment.
Faced with a life-altering heart surgery, Andrew Ross, M.D., knew that to take care of his patients, he had to take care of himself first.[...]
Reese Buntenbach is like every other 3-year-old in many ways. She snuggles close and sucks her thumb as her mom, Brandi, holds Reese on her[...]
The soft glow of Amy Alexander’s alarm clock in the darkness toyed with her attempt to fall back to sleep. Her thoughts wandered to the[...]
For over 10 years, Victoria Magnus of Chicago has struggled to overcome an eating disorder that ravaged her health and well-being. A visit to Mayo[...]
Former NFL tight end Ben Utecht shares his personal journey with concussions.
Given a diagnosis that may result in blindness, a film school graduate seeks a second opinion at Mayo Clinic.
Genetic sleuths never give up hunting to identify Minnesota boy’s condition.