Even during months of hospitalization and recovery at Colorado Children's Hospital, 13-year-old Allyson Haberacker found a way to leave a lasting impact not just on the hearts of those around her, but also on the hospital cafeteria menu.

Allyson was recovering from a heart transplant earlier this year when she decided something important was missing from the hospital menu: fried pickles.

Allyson holds up her fried pickle petition in her hospital room Joshua Haberacker

"They have fries, they have onion rings, they occasionally have jalapeño poppers," she said. "Why don't they have fried pickles? Fried pickles are one of the main food groups."

With the help of her child life specialist, Allyson launched what she called her "pickle petition," a seven-page list of signatures from anyone

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