Inside Pediatrics Spring/Summer 2024

THE SECOND PATIENT IN THE COHORT STUDIED BY KARA SHORT AND DR. DAVID ASKENAZI WAS CHARLOTTE “CHARLIE BELLE” JACKS.

Born with failing kidneys, she spent the first seven months of her life in the hospital. Even after she was discharged, she required dialysis to stay alive. In 2020, just six days before her second birthday, she received a kidney transplant. Since then, she has thrived. She’s now running, jumping and talking more. She’s also enrolled in a preschool program three days a week. Her mom, Megg, calls her “a little miracle.”

Read more of Charlie Belle’s story online at Child of Children’s

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