DETROIT (FOX 2) - A toddler in South Lyon is in the fight of his young life as he needs a liver, and his family is getting the word out about it, already reaching those at Ford Field.

What they're saying:

1-year-old Isaac Calkins loves snuggles and hugs too, says his mom, Carrie. The last eight months, she says, have been difficult. Little Isaac has ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, also called OTC deficiency, which means his liver can’t break down ammonia well.

Doctors discovered it early, but they’ve been in and out of the Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor a lot.

"They were able to treat him with meds, and he received a life-saving liver transplant at 4 months old. Yeah, so he did great initially with it. But he’s had multiple rounds of rejection," she said.

Carrie says h

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