Non-profit helping young liver transplant recipient see grandfather

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A Pennsylvania non-profit is asking for help making a little boy’s dream come true.

One year ago, Wyatt Baile underwent a life-saving liver transplant at Children’s Hospital in Lawrenceville. He was just 5 months old at the time of his surgery.

Today, he’s running and talking like other 17-month-old kids.

"Some kids want to go to Disney, some want to go to Hawaii, and I just want him to have memories with his papa," said Sara Baile, Wyatt’s mother.

Her adoptive father Dennis is a retired police officer who lives in Arizona. The last time Dennis saw Wyatt, he was sick and in pain.

"All of our pictures, if you look at before transplant with my dad, he's (Wyatt) almost green. He would cry and cry," Baile said.

Dennis is dealing with health issues and can’t travel to their home in Youngstown for the holidays. Baile needs to fly to Phoenix to see him.

That’s where Jamie’s Dream Team is stepping in. They’re hoping to raise money to send Baile and her two children to Arizona Dec. 22 through Jan. 2. They’re inspired by Baile, who has given back to others at Children’s Hospital.

"She's going through all of this moving, so on and so forth, she's doing a pajama drive for the hospital," said Jamie Holmes, founder of Jamie’s Dream Team.

The trip is especially important for Baile, who already lost her adoptive mother, sister and a 6-month-old nephew. She wants Wyatt to have pictures with his grandpa that he can cherish for a lifetime.

To donate to help Baile and her family get to Arizona,

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