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Latest · November 9, 2026FIRST PLACE FOR TEAM OLIVIASTRONG!
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Radiation 26/28Her radiology oncologist saw her today and was please with her overall progress. We can do majority of our follow ups virtually with…
We’re getting closer to going home!!!!Sure hope I don’t have to rent a u-haul like some of our other friends that were staying here! 😝Ok y’all….reminder about the Saturday Peloton ride for StJude! It’s this Saturday (4/23) at noon! It is an on-demand ride with @robinarzon . Use the hashtag #forstjude. 💛 🎗 My leaderboard name is Wine_E_Rider 🍷 I also use the hashtag #Oliviastrong Olivia’s last day of radiation At St. Jude Is on Friday, 4/22 so this is the perfect time to show more support for our girl who…
This is my favorite part of today!Radiation 25/28 ✅
Olivia slept for 12 hours!!Radiation fatigue is a real thing! Luckily we have an easy day - only school and radiation! Overall she feels great! Her eyes are a bit…
Radiation 24/28Chemotherapy 18/66 ✅ #Oliviastrong #KillBob
They took her off of her backpack fluids today!All of her counts good! The mouth/tongue sore is a grade 3 severity, which is pretty bad so we will be keeping a very close eye on it and…
Thank you Porters Neck Country Club and McConnell Golf for sponsoring…our Dinner this evening. We are greatly appreciative of your kindness, love and support for our family!
Some bunny woke up happy and feeling great!!!Being “home” does such wonders for her attitude. The Easter bunny came and brought her some fun gifts. Happy Easter friends!
A photo from April 17, 2022
You can’t tell it in this picture but she is happy!They discharged us today! She remains connected to fluids through her backpack. We have a ton of new medicines. We are so happy to be…
We can’t wait to get home and see this sweet bae bae!
She is up and feeling good this morning!No overnight fevers. She’s having her Ensure nutritional drink because eating solid food hurts her mouth. Her ANC is up to 870 this morning…
When you’re bored in the hospital…you get creative with what you have…access to!!! Cups (medicine, styrofoam, soup), tube caps, straws, hypafix tape, plastic forks and knives. - She is mad that we are still…
Temperature spike this morning was hopefully just a flukeShe is up, active, trying to eat but as you can see her mouth and face are really swollen. She has a pretty gnarly sore on her tongue. They…
Crossed finger and crossed toes wasn’t enough to keep her fever awayTemperature check this morning was 101.2. Waiting on doctors to make rounds and figure out next steps. Still not a no on going back to the…
No new updates for tonight so you just get my thoughts while she sleeps!😜 Sleepless nights. Emotionally stressful days. Not seeing your family in person for a long period of time is tough on the heart. I miss…
Kevin and I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has donated to…Olivia, our family and the OliviaStrongFoundation in the past and most recently. We apologize if we’ve yet to reach out as life has been…
Radiation 22/28 done!!
Our day improved but it’s still been a long oneWe are still in the hospital for another night for monitoring. She’s receiving fluids only and some pain medicine because of pesky mouth…Update. Olivia’s doing ok. They did admit her to inpatient last night…Her ANC on Monday was 160, this morning it is 40. Normal ANC is 1500 so she is what’s called neutropenic. She does not have a fever this morning. That’s one of the frustrations with cancer and fevers. Fevers go away as fast as they come on; but we have to err on the side of caution. The last thing we want is a…
When you have cancer, things change quicklyAt 5:30 pm, no fever. Gets her booster shot because her ANC was already low and by 7:30 pm she’s running a fever. When you are receiving…
Another long day…emotionally longWe went back and forth between the hospital and Ronald McDonald house today. Olivia just couldn’t endure sitting in waiting rooms between…What an amazing show of love and support for our family and all the…families that are staying at the RMH and away from their families over Easter. Thank you Porters Neck Country Club and McConnell Golf for loving our family! #Oliviastrong