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How I got here, then and today: Meet @kujhawk1978
Jun 6 8:00am | John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Comments (14)
JOHN: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @kujhawk1978: When my urologist diagnosed me in January 2014, he reviewed the biopsy report with me. I…
Jun 3 3:03pm | Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung
New support groups continue to be added as the online community grows. Recent additions: Bladder Cancer Kidney Cancer Liver Cancer Sarcoma Connect with others like…
The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows: Meet @tomrennie
May 22 8:00am | Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Comments (27)
TERESA: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @tomrennie: Mayo Clinic has been my primary care provider for about 20 years. At the initial consult…
Volunteering in-person and online: Meet @roch
May 8 7:36am | John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Comments (25)
JOHN: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @roch: Breast cancer. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at Mayo Clinic, they handed me a…
Encouraging hope: Meet @lbrockme
Apr 23 8:00am | Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Comments (28)
TERESA: What motivates you to take part in Mayo Clinic Connect? @lbrockme: My desire to encourage hope in others is what motivates me to be…
Embrace the improbable: Meet @stephanierp
Apr 9 8:00am | Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Comments (23)
ROSEMARY: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @stephanierp: When I was 33, I was diagnosed with PKD, Polycystic Kidney Disease, which took out my…
A scientist’s approach to helping others: Meet @pavlina60
Mar 25 7:00am | Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Comments (16)
TERESA: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @pavlina60: I discovered Mayo Clinic Connect when I got out of the hospital, got my bearings and…
Be a greeter: Welcome members when they make their first post
Mar 19 6:20pm | Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Comments (2)
We rolled out a new Notification Setting that allows you to receive an email notification or an onsite notification when a member makes their first…
There's peacefulness in long views and mountain sounds: Meet @upstatephil
Mar 11 8:00am | John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Comments (29)
JOHN: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @upstatephil: After decades of managing my back challenges via OTC (over-the-counter) pain meds, stretching, and just enduring,…
Mayo Clinic Connect in the News! Post Bulletin reports
Feb 27 1:01pm | Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Comments (5)
Mayo Clinic Connect was featured in today's Post Bulletin in Rochester, MN. See the original article by health reporter Dené K. Dryden: Mayo Clinic's Connect…
Friends choose each other: Meet @mir123
Feb 26 10:13am | Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Comments (28)
ROSEMARY: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @mir123: I came upon it while searching for information about my diagnosis—a rare neuroendocrine tumor of the…
How to use onsite notifications
Feb 10 4:57pm | Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Comments (13)
Many of you use the Daily Digest sent to your email to see new activity in the community. Did you know you can also use…
Dancing til my feet hurt with new lungs: Meet @chickytina
Jan 30 10:00am | Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Comments (19)
ROSEMARY: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @chickytina: I had a lung transplant at Mount Sinai Hospital in 2022. They didn’t have a support…
Clinical researcher turns patient advocate: Meet @stageivsurvivor
Jan 15 11:00am | Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Comments (7)
TERESA: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @stageivsurvivor: I was doing an Internet search on a topic specific to pancreatic cancer that mentioned a…
Dec 20, 2023 | Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Comments (4)
Wishing you moments of peace and joy this holiday season. May the strength we find in our connections and conversations offer light and hope, and…
Maintaining an even keel: Meet @gloaming
Dec 8, 2023 | John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Comments (17)
JOHN: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @gloaming: I don’t recall how Mayo Clinic Connect came to my attention, but it must have been…
Every day is a good day: Meet @scottij
Nov 28, 2023 | Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Comments (34)
ROSEMARY: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @scottij: The cardiac transplant social workers at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix referred me to Mayo Clinic Connect.…
Helping others find their new center post-diagnosis: Meet @pmm
Nov 14, 2023 | Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Comments (18)
TERESA: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @pmm: As a former medical and psychiatric social worker, I have always been interested in people’s life…
Being able to laugh at nothing and everything: Meet @dsisko
Oct 31, 2023 | John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Comments (6)
JOHN: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @dsisko: I honestly don’t remember but I’m guessing that I saw something at or from Mayo Clinic…
Facing it with Connect: Meet@markymarkfl
Oct 5, 2023 | Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Comments (14)
TERESA: What brought you to Mayo Clinic Connect? @markymarkfl: I was looking for an interactive forum with quality, high-traffic discussions where I could learn more…
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