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Hot Choc-a-latteHot chocolate for Olivia and vanilla latte for mom! Olivia's morning started a little rough with her having nausea and getting sick. Never…Always a kid at heartOlivia's day started later in the day than most of her days. She had her port accessed (you know how that goes), had labs (counts are good…Today was a good day!The weather was great, it was the perfect spring day in Memphis! Olivia and I are starting to fill more settled in. We met some other…No shame in self promoting!!!!#OliviastrongA photo from March 20, 2022Go to our website oliviastrongfoundation.org and start reading our…blogs/updates there!Feels more like homeToday was a good day! The weather was great, it was the perfect spring day in Memphis! Olivia and I are starting to feel more settled in…We are at our new home at the Ronald McDonald Memphis house!It’s basically a hotel room! 😂 We are settling in though and learning our new surroundings. Olivia’s feeling much better today. We made a…A photo from March 19, 2022We are developing our website!Check it out and let me know what you think! Proudly presenting to youHome away from homeWelcome to my first blog! Well, Olivia and I are settled into our new home away from home - the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) in Memphis. If…Round 3/25 radiation done!Olivia still isn’t feeling great. She had to get fluids today because she continues to get sick and we have concerns of her being…Port accessing can be traumatic…no matter how many times you’ve done it!Olivia was not at all happy about having to get accessed today but she push led through the anxiety and tears and got it done! I’m so…My two favorite things today….twinning with my girl and a llot of…compliments on our shirts! We’ve sold 1️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ shirts so far! Help us continue spreading the word of childhood cancer and bringing…Work doesn’t stop for mom!This is my current setup for remote working from our temporary housing. We are moving to the RMH-Memphis on Saturday to our more permanent…That’s the look of feeling crummy and not wanting to be hereOlivia is still not feeling great from big chemo. She’s had a couple of bouts with sickness this morning and is tired. We have a relatively…A photo from March 17, 2022We are lloving these llama earrings and we are lloving the 💛🦙🎗and…support that Elegant Excuses is showing our favorite llama lloving girll! Don’t miss out on getting a pair of these cute earrings and supporting #OliviastrongShe’s getting thereStarting to get her appetite back, Starting to get her humor back, Starting to get her smile back. Still some sickness going on but overall…Olivia loves a cold wet washcloth when she’s not feeling greatShe got sick again during the night and still feels crummy but overall she’s doing ok. Radiation was moved up to 11:30 today since we are…Terrible Tuesday has kept its hold on OliviaWe are continuing our second night as an inpatient. Olivia’s still hooked up to fluid’s as she’s not drinking enough to satisfy the nurses…Scanxiety is truly a real thing!We met with Olivia’s oncologist today and went over the PET scan results. The cancer cells that were on her bones (shoulder, elbow, spine…Night 1 of inpatient stay was successfulOlivia’s week 13 big treatment is underway. She started last night as part of the new “Miserable Monday” regimen. We will be another night…A photo from March 15, 2022