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When Anissa Cottongim was diagnosed in December 2019 with leiomyosarcoma, a type of cancer that affects the smooth muscle tissue of the body, she knew Mayo Clinic was the place to go. "Mayo Clinic is, well, Mayo. And I knew I needed a specialist since this sarcoma is rare," said Anissa, 51. But little did the Ocala resident — formerly of Panama City — realize just how far the team at Mayo Clinic would go to address needs. Her chemotherapy had started in March 2020, but Anissa's cancer spread. She had several tumors in her abdomen, which doctors said were inoperable. Aside from causing im...

'That love and bond lifts me up': Visit from her horse inspires Mayo Clinic patient in Jacksonville "As nurses, our hearts just couldn't say no. We are extremely happy that we were able to put a smile on their faces." Credit: Florida Times-Union Published: 1:09 PM EST January 3, 2021 Updated: 6:04 AM EST January 4, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A week before Christmas, Anissa Cottongim was hospitalized in Jacksonville's Mayo Clinic. The rare form of cancer the 51-year-old Ocala woman had been battling for a year had worsened. "I was really emotional," said Cot...

Horse from Alabama cheers up Florida Mayo Clinic patient: ‘That love and bond lifts me up’ Updated Dec 31, 2020; By Beth Reese Cravey The Florida Times-Union (TNS) and Tribune Media Services Three days before Christmas, Anissa Cottongim was hospitalized in Jacksonville’s Mayo Clinic. The rare form of cancer the 51-year-old Ocala woman had been battling for a year had worsened. “I was really emotional,” said Cottongim, who is a horse farmer and breeder. “Not in a good place.” But on Dec. 22, after a week at Mayo, she was treated to an excursion outside in...