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When Katie Margolis (left) was growing up in St. Louis, Mo., she didn't go to tea parties and sleepovers. Instead, "I lived my life around doctors," she says. Hope, in the form of a kidney, came when Katie Margolis least expected it. Read Katie's story.
At Mayo Clinic we have made it our goal to provide the best care for every patient every day. The words of our patients say it best. Their stories are really the story of Mayo Clinic. All the formal awards and accolades just can't tell the Mayo story better than the words of our patients.
Here are some of our patients' stories. As you read them, you'll also get insight into our institution, to our model of care, and how the Mayo approach to medicine can change people's lives. Get acquainted with a few of these stories; it's a good way to get acquainted with Mayo Clinic.
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Former high school math instructor Margaret Adams' decision to try a different treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma proved to be the right solution.
Treatment to cure irregular heart rhythm puts a Mayo-trained doctor back on course.
Cyclist John Floyd's brachial plexus injury changed his competitive goals.
Epilepsy surgery was a scary thing, but it was the miracle Christina needed to go forth and grow. It wasn't long before she won an award for overall academic achievement.
Chuck Fisher is back to being the "go-to guy" after a heart transplant at Mayo Clinic.
Lupita's back at work on her Mexican TV talk show after receiving treatment for lumbar stenosis..
