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9-year-old Parker girl with Scoliosis makes lemons into lemonade, literally and metaphorically

Sydney Black, who wears a brace for Scoliosis around 20 hours a day, wants to pass on a special Barbie doll that helped her onto other children with Scoliosis
Sydney's Lemonade Stand
Posted at 10:06 AM, Jun 30, 2023
and last updated 2023-06-30 12:29:42-04

PARKER, Colo. — In the summer of a still-to-be-released "Barbie" movie dominating pop-culture, one of its lesser-known dolls has made a huge impact in Parker.

Sydney Black, a 9-year-old girl with Scoliosis, is raising money to donate hundreds of dolls wearing a brace to Scoliosis patients all across the country.

She first discovered the Barbie Chelsea doll this past Spring.

"[It made me feel like] like I wasn't alone - like other people had scoliosis, too," she told me virtually.

On Saturday, July 1, Sydney and her siblings will host their third lemonade stand of the summer as they attempt to complete their goal of giving that same feeling to other girls with Scoliosis.

They will be operating a stand at the Children's Entrepreneur Market on the Douglas County Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

To donate to her GoFundMe, you can head here.

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