The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of satisfied Mayo Clinic patients. Not Just a Hernia: Digging DeeperThe motto for the City of Barron, Wisconsin, is: "Be kind. Be strong. Be together. Be Barron." Nathan Emmons has embraced this motto in all that he does. Over the span of 44 years, he has focused on bringing people together and caring for the community. He is a 17-year veteran of the Barron Police Department and founded the city's K9 program. Before that, he was a pastor for 27 years, counseling families during times… Georgia man with neuroendocrine cancer gains quality of life thanks to new nuclear med therapyEditor's note: This story is written by Robert Sobotka, 75. In 2016, he was diagnosed with a mass on pancreas and multiple tumors in his liver. Walking up a steep and long hill in the woods behind our house in Woodstock, Georgia, I notice that I’m not as short-of-breath as I used to be — before open-heart surgery, which was performed May 26, 2021. Bandit, my daughter’s Alaskan Husky, eager to go faster, helps me… Dancing through complex care during COVID-19Twin Cities journalist Sonya Goins, like so many, has been coping with the challenges that have come with the COVID-19 pandemic, such as working remotely and not being able to see family and friends. If all of that weren't difficult enough, for the past year, she's also been battling breast cancer and Crohn's disease at Mayo Clinic. Watch: Dancing through complex care during COVID-19. https://youtu.be/i1o258wZnSM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (5:08) is in the downloads at the… Liver transplant helps Bob Lemoine pay it forwardIt was more than 20 years ago when former information technology manager, Bob Lemoine was diagnosed with hepatitis C and eventually, liver cancer. In September 2009, Bob was told that he had 3-6 months to live. After being referred to Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, Bob got a new lease on life when on Jan. 21, 2010, he received a liver transplant. "Every morning I thank God for giving me this chance to live better… Daughter quits smoking to donate liver to her momWhen she learned that a liver transplant could save her mom's life, April Wilson didn't hesitate to stop smoking and say yes to being a living donor. April Wilson smoked for 25 years and tried many times to quit, but nothing seemed to work. "I tried everything," April says. "I used every replacement therapy, Chantix, [...] After 165-day stay, transplant patient says 'I'm in the safest place I can be'George Caceres and Maria Cook George Caceres came to Mayo Clinic with advanced liver disease and stayed for more than five months, much of it during COVID-19 restrictions. His care team made him feel safe and cared for. George Caceres' smile is contagious. Just ask his Mayo Clinic care team, who came to know him [...] Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic ResearchCosts & insurance July 08, 2022 Share on: FacebookTwitter Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has been recognized as the best Gastroenterology & GI Surgery hospital in the nation for 2022-2023 by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about this top honor Gastroenterology and HepatologyDepartment homeSectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsDoctors by location and specialtySpecialty groupsExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchThe Mayo Clinic experience & patient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals SectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsDoctors by location and specialtySpecialty groupsExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchThe Mayo Clinic experience & patient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals ORG-20308333 Departments & Centers Medical Departments & Centers Gastroenterology and Hepatology