Alan and Lindsay Markos of Greenfield anxiously await a heart transplant for their daughter Autumn Elizabeth, who was born with two congenital heart defects Oct. 1.
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- David Cotey
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Over the last five weeks, neither Lindsay nor Alan Markos have been able to hold their beautiful, newborn baby Autumn Elizabeth. Instead, Autumn’s life has been in the hands of others. Born with two congenital heart defects that have required a half-dozen open-heart surgeries, Autumn has been at Children’s Hospital since being born Oct. 1. This week, she was added to a heart transplant waiting list. Her mother and father, a young Greenfield couple, have not been able to rock or snuggle or feed their baby girl since the days just after her birth. “That’s been the hardest thing,” Lindsay said. “She’s on a bed, and you can’t hold her. You can’t pick her up. There’s so many cords and machines surrounding her.” Twenty-six weeks into Lindsay’s …
But the city disagrees and calls the situation a "gray area."
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Greenfield campus has filed a claim against the City of Greenfield alleging the city unlawfully taxed the non-profit corporation nearly $20,000 in 2011. Children’s is looking to recoup the $19,644 it paid in personal property taxes as well as interest from the date of the claim to the date of payment. Children's Hospital sent a letter to Greenfield City Clerk Jennifer Goergen on Jan. 23, saying that its campus in Wauwatosa as well as spaces it leases in other buildings, like the Greenfield campus at 3365 S. 103rd St., is exempt from federal taxation because of its hospital status. The letter, written by Sheila Reynolds, corporate secretary and general counsel for the hospital, says at the Greenfield Campus…
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Bryanna Livingston
11:58 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
That would be extremely difficult to deal with. My heart goes out to that family. more ›