Olivia has her first Valentine’s dance tonight!

Olivia has her first Valentine’s dance tonight!

She woke up around 5:30 this morning, walked downstairs where I was sitting watching news and drinking my coffee…she was crying. I immediately jumped up, asked her what was wrong. She had her hands to her face covering her right eye, saying it was swollen. Then she told me she did not want to look weird in her pictures for the dance tonight.

We started hot compress, which helped reduce some of the swelling. She went to school with her eye, a little puffy, but not bad. Classmates asked her throughout the day if she had pink eye. We have learned around this time of year, Olivia has allergy issues. And, since her cancer and how the tumor compromised that right eye/sinus area it can get swollen and pink. Nonetheless, I think it scares all of us about the possibility that something is growing in that space again.

She came home from school with her friends, and proceeded to get ready for the dance, and as you can see, she and her friends look as beautiful as ever!

#Oliviastrong

First posted on the OliviaStrong Facebook page.