ASHEBORO, N.C. — A 10-year-old Asheboro boy who has been touching the hearts of people all throughout North Carolina has been hospitalized in Indiana.
William Sidebottom was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), had his first open-heart surgery at 10 days old, and has recently been admitted to Riley Hospital for Children in Indiana.
"We ended up here the day before [his 10th birthday] because he just wasn’t feeling well and it was just kind of scary," said his mom Jennifer Lowery.
William was born with a heart condition and has undergone several surgeries in his young life. But now, his donor-heart is failing after three years.
His family has just moved to Indiana to be closer to where he is receiving treatment.
According to William’s mother, his antibodies have lowered, and doctors say he will not need chemotherapy at this time.
"We’re pretty optimistic but we’re still worried because anything could go wrong with a heart transplant. It’s you know not a small procedure and it’s not our first go-round," said Lowery.