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Florida Patient Stories

  • Margaret Adams

    Margaret Adams

    Radioactive drug combination results in reprieve from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Read Margaret's story.

  • Bob Aronson

    Bob Aronson

    "The first five weeks were difficult, but then one day I woke up and suddenly felt like I needed to do something — clean the house, work in the shop, just be busy. I felt better then I had in 15 years." Read Bob's story.

  • David Bonanno

    David Bonanno

    An experimental brain implant curbs David Bonanno's epileptic seizures. Read David's story.

  • Jim Davis

    Jim Davis

    For 35 years, they've done everything together. They were even diagnosed with terminal cancers, together. Read Jim's story.

  • Jim Driscoll

    Jim Driscoll

    Businessman Jim Driscoll plans to have a colonoscopy every three years from now on. Read Jim's story.

  • Arlene Dunlop

    Arlene Dunlop

    Arlene Dunlop is a breast and ovarian cancer survivor whose treatments have kept her well and out enjoying life. Read Arlene's story.

  • Thomas Ellenburg

    Thomas Ellenburg

    Breathing easy: Special surgery improves quality of life for some emphysema patients Read Thomas' story.

  • Cynthia Farmer

    Cynthia Farmer

    After a successful stem cell transplant for a rare disorder, Cynthia Farmer has her life back. Read Cynthia's story.

  • Ann Flintoff

    Ann Flintoff

    When Jacksonville, Fla., resident Ann Flintoff was told she had vaginal cancer in 1998, she thought about her 3-month-old grandson Sean and hoped she'd live long enough for him to remember her. Read Ann's story.

  • Sharon Francis

    Sharon Francis

    Sharon Francis was working on a new design collection when the pain started. "I thought it was just a bad headache," she says. "Then I fainted in the elevator." Read Sharon's story.

  • Terri Gardner

    Terri Gardner

    Terri Gardner, 46, enjoys the freedom of riding, but her time in the saddle led to incontinence, robbing her of the very activity she held dear. Read Terri's story.

  • Carlos Genardini

    Carlos Genardini

    Early diagnosis and laparoscopic colon surgery put Carlos Genardini on a fast track to recovery from colon cancer. Read Carlos' story.

  • Joe Graves

    Joe Graves

    Swift diagnosis and treatment saved Joe Graves from paralysis. Now he is back enjoying his favorite pastime. Read Joe's story.

  • Lee Hambrook

    Lee Hambrook

    When no other physician in South Florida would touch his case, Lee Hambrook came to Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, where he underwent 14 hours of double-sided spinal surgery that likely saved him from becoming a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic. Read Lee's story.

  • Regina Hamilton

    Regina Hamilton

    An MR-guided biopsy found Regina Hamilton's breast cancer months before other diagnostic tools could have. Read Regina's story.

  • Emmy Holliday

    Emmy Holliday

    Clinical trials have given hope and time to Emmy Holliday. Read Emmy's story.

  • Matthew Houser

    Matthew Houser

    Now that the pain from his osteoid osteoma is gone, Houser and his wife Jessica are able to enjoy more outdoor adventures together. Read Matthew's story.

  • Diane Knowles

    Diane Knowles

    Diane Knowles now lives without seizures and diabetes, thanks to a pancreas transplant at Mayo Clinic. Read Diane's story.

  • Kerry Lee

    Kerry Lee

    A horrific car accident left Kerry Lee with a badly damaged ankle and years of pain and immobility. Faced with a future constrained by a wheelchair, she sought other opinions. Read Kerry's story.

  • Bob Lumaye

    Bob Lumaye

    New lungs carry runner across finish line 17 months after transplant. Read Bob's story.

  • Will Martin

    Will Martin

    Will Martin struggled with diabetes since age 4. At 20, he began to lose his sight. A kidney/pancreas transplant gave him back his future. Read Will's story.

  • Harding Mccain

    Harding Mccain

    Former boxer faces a new challenge, and with a little help in his corner, wins the round. Read Harding's story.

  • Oscar McKnight

    Oscar McKnight

    A ventricular assist device supported Oscar McKnight's heart while he waited for a transplant. Read Oscar's story.

  • Cilia Mercado de Garces

    Cilia Mercado de Garces

    Mayo Clinic's team approach to diagnosing and treating patients keeps people like Socorro de Garcés and her family coming back. Read Cilia's story.

  • Robert Mitchell

    Robert Mitchell

    The Rev. Dr. Robert L. Mitchell says he survived esophageal cancer thanks to the multidisciplinary treatment and encouragement he received from his Mayo Clinic medical team. Read Robert's story.

  • Gina Neeld

    Gina Neeld

    Even if you don't know the expression "steel magnolia," you'll understand it when you meet Gina Neeld. Read Gina's story.

  • Xiomara Perez

    Xiomara Perez

    Nothing to sneeze at: Allergy clinics put ailing patients on the fast track to diagnosis Read Xiomara's story.

  • Steve Rogers

    Steve Rogers

    A Fateful Fall: Pancreatic cancer patient beating the odds. Read Steve's story.

  • Bonnie Taylor

    Bonnie Taylor

    Bonnie Taylor knows the importance of organ donation. Read Bonnie's story.

  • Beverly Teachout

    Beverly Teachout

    Beverly Teachout is glad to be walking again after aortic valve replacement and hip and knee surgeries. Read Beverly's story.

  • Lynn Van Wagenen

    Lynn Van Wagenen

    Lynn Van Wagenen and her co-worker Stephanie Carter fight breast cancer together. Read Lynn's story.

  • Dianne Zabel

    Dianne Zabel

    Special education teacher gets help when tremor threatens to keep her from the classroom. Read Dianne's story.

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