Cautiously, Mayo builds an empire

Jordan Hatfield's case puzzled the doctors. A champion javelin thrower and top student at Northern Kentucky University, Hatfield developed stomach pains and insomnia during his sophomore year. Then came headaches, vision problems and nerve pain. By the time Dr. Angela Rackley saw him at St. Elizabeth Healthcare here, a battery of tests had turned up vitamin deficiencies and a lot of unknowns. So the neurologist put through a call to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and soon the young athlete was on a fast track to Rochester, where a team of specialists quickly assembled to begin the search for answers. Doctors still haven't quite solved the mystery, but Mayo's expertise has given Hatfield's family and his Kentucky physicians new peace of mind.