Ellie battling back from sledding injury

Ellie Mitchem underwent her 18th surgery on April 23 after her sledding accident in early March. The surgery removed the bottom portion of her right leg. Ellie’s mother, Brianna Mitchem, said Ellie is “more back to her normal self.” CASPIAN/MILWAUKEE — Seven-year-old Ellie Mitchem just wanted one last sled down the slope at the Caspian Ski Hill with her friend, six-year-old Owen Stricklund. &nbsp…