Car Accident Leads to Lifesaving Kidney Cancer Surgery

The car-bike accident Gary Pettis was involved in on Nov. 19, 2019, could have ended his life. But the accident led to an unexpected kidney cancer diagnosis and surgery at Mayo Clinic that saved Gary’s life instead. It might not have felt like it at the time, but the day Gary Pettis was hit head-on…

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Medical Solutions Found Where a Medical Career Began

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Cori and John Kirkpatrick For Cori Kirkpatrick, going back to the place where her husband received his medical training brought with it a well of emotions — excitement, nostalgia, anxiety. Mayo Clinic had always represented possibility and hope for her, but those sentiments took on more meaning when Cori returned to Mayo searching for a…

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