Greenwood Girl Waits for Liver Transplant Family and Friends to Host Various Local Fundraisers This Winter

Greenwood Girl Waits for Liver Transplant Family and Friends to Host Various Local Fundraisers This Winter

THIS WEEK on the WEB First Taste of SoIndy this Friday night Page 2 BEECH GROVE • CENTER GROVE • GARFIELD PARK & FOUNTAIN SQUARE • GREENWOOD • SOUTHPORT • FRANKLIN & PERRY TOWNSHIPS FREE • Week of December 12-18, 2019 Serving the Southside Since 1928 ss-times.com HAUNTS & JAUNTS Greenwood girl waits Ghosts roam for liver transplant Southside hospitals Family and friends to host various local fundraisers this winter PAGE 5 N&D: AN OPTION Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza PAGE 4 FEATURE N&D: MOVIE REVIEW GRAMMAR GUY VIEWS: TORRY’S TOP 10 Christmas traditions Marriage Story: Examining Top 10 things with a Perry the beginning jargon vs. learned from TV Township pastor of the end slang Christmas movies Page 7 Page 11 Page 14 Page 16 PAGE 10 Altenheim Aspen Trace Greenwood Health & Living University Heights Health & Living www.CarDon.us expert SENIOR LIVING SOLUTIONS. 2 Week of December 12-18, 2019 • ss-times.com COMMUNITY The Southside Times Contact the Southside THIS Managing Editor WEEK on the Have any news tips? 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(Submitted photo) | Left bottom, the Hodgsons hang out during a fundraiser. (Submitted photo) | Right, Natalie’s father, Brett Hodgson, holding 15-month-old Warren; Natalie; and Christy, holding Cameron, 3. (Photo by Neal Smith) | Below, Natalie at an event at Topgolf in Fishers. (Submitted photo) Greenwood girl waits for liver transplant Family and friends to host various local fundraisers this winter By Nancy Price During a routine clinic appoint- constantly,” Christy noted. “Some Ella’s Frozen Yogurt & Candy Shop. Five-year-old Natalie Hodgson of ment after Natalie’s fourth birth- days she’ll take four naps a day.” In ad- The goal is to raise $50,000. Currently, Greenwood, like many girls her age, day, doctors ordered an echocar- dition, those with liver disease have about $16,200 has been raised. enjoys coloring, playing with her diogram and additional labs, which a generalized itch across the body, “We have a couple restaurant dolls and attending preschool. She confirmed she had developed hepa- known as pruritus. “She scratches so nights in the works, and we are in also likes to ride her bike, visit the topulmonary syndrome, which af- much (her body) bleeds.” As well, due the beginning stages of planning a beach, play with her little brothers fects the lungs of those with ad- to gastrointestinal issues, Natalie uses book club event that we will launch and sing in the choir at church. vanced liver disease. The only cure the bathroom more often than her in January,” Richardson said. “We are The difference is that she has a dis- for the disease is a liver transplant. peers. As a result, “she’s very self-con- also working on a yoga event for the ease that requires a liver transplant. Despite the diagnosis, “she’s do- scious (of that),” Christy said. spring and a scrabble tournament for After experiencing a normal preg- ing pretty well,” Christy said of Na- The family is now waiting on a call late winter or early spring. We would nancy and delivery, Christy Hodg- talie. “We’ve been really fortunate. from Riley Hospital for Chil- love for people to get involved!” son, Natalie’s mother, brought Na- She loves to be outside. She dren Individuals or businesses with talie home from the hospital. The loves camping, loves riding for an fundraising ideas, or those willing to new mother noticed that Natalie’s bikes with her cousins. avail- help with a fundraiser, may contact skin was turning yellow. After the We took the kids to the able Isabel Hawkins at isabelhawkins3@ baby’s first checkup, the pediatri- beach last summer and liver. The yahoo.com. cian administered a series of tests she talks about it all donor, ideally In addition, donations are accept- and determined that Natalie had bil- the time. She doesn’t a small child or ed at COTAforNatalieRose.com. iary atresia, a rare condition found like to miss anything. very petite adult, “I would also encourage people to in newborns. The bile ducts inside She’s very mother- must have the same check with their employer; many and outside the liver are scarred or ly (to her two lit- blood type as Natalie, employers will match charitable blocked.

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