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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 #Oliviastrong
She’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
Olivia’s oncologist meet with us this afternoonOlivia had some nodules in her lungs that were detected in December 2021 in Charlotte. We obtained her scans from Boston Children’s…
It’s been a rough morning!We needed to find out what type of port she had - power port or not. This was necessary because some of the imagining machines use machine…
A photo from March 14, 2022
We started out all smiles but by 6:45 she was not happyMom fail as I didn’t put the numbing cream on her port early enough because I didn’t realize that they were accessing first thing. Lesson…
This was a hard leaveWe cried, we hugged, we cried more. Kevin’s holding things down at home with Bradleigh and the doods. Memphis bound to get radiation…
We’re official!!!Introducing to you… OliviaStrong Foundation, Inc. We will be working to become an official 501(c)(3), but this is a first step that will…
A photo from March 12, 2022
I don’t sleep, not for long periods of time anywayMy mind never seems to shut down. I’ve been up since midnight…it’s now 3:30 a.m. I’m watching “Five Feet Apart” on Netflix and there are…
another favorite song of Olivia’sAlessia Cara
Tonight at Bradleigh’s art show, we walked around looking at all of the…artwork from students across our county. We entered one room and a young boy, maybe 7 walked up to Olivia and me asked what happened. He…
A video from March 10, 2022
Did you know that there IS such a thing as National Llama Day!Really…google it! 😂 It is on December 9th. We’ve sold over 1️⃣7️⃣0️⃣ shirts so far! That’s 1️⃣7️⃣0️⃣ people of all ages that will help…
I have earned the wrinkles on my faceSmile and stress and humbled grace. The gray in my hair is from years of care, Wondering how I got to here from there. Circles under my eye…
I’ve had a couple of friends send pics that have received their shirts…and sent me pics of their shirts! Y’all - these shirts are so incredibly cute! Don’t miss out! Llama shirt purchase -
Thank you Grand Tees for the cute zipper shirt for Olivia!!!We are ready to head to St. Jude next week to start out radiation therapy!