It is a long trip from Caracas, Venezuela, to Rochester, Minn., but quality and efficiency motivate Tea Allegri and her husband, Luigi, to travel to Mayo Clinic when they have a serious problem.
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Bertha Hernandez Perez
Many people helped Bertha Hernandez Perez, left, come to Mayo to receive treatment for a torn bladder.
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Bernardo Loose
Mexico's Bernardo Loose drove over 700 miles to receive treatment for an aggressive prostate cancer ... and forged a lifelong friendship with his Mayo surgeon.
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Anna Luczynski
Care at Mayo Clinic puts Anna Luczynski's active childhood in motion.
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Jorge Noguera
Jorge and his family journeyed from Spain for him to receive cancer treatment at Mayo Clinic.
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Grace Phillips
Brain tumor surgery at Mayo Clinic in 1932 helped Grace Phillips live an extraordinary life.
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Guadalupe Sordo
For Lupita Sordo, the host of a Mexican TV talk show, a painful spinal disorder had made walking — and working — nearly impossible. Now, after a 1,400-mile journey to Mayo Clinic, Lupita is back on her feet, pain free.
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Juan
When Juan was six years old, his parents noticed something they described as a mosquito's bite just below his jaw line. Within three days, the mark enlarged to the size of a grapefruit.
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