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Day of appointments this weekAs any other morning when a transfusion is required, she isn’t happy. She starts to feel nauseous. She finds her strength to get out of bed…Thanks to our friends at Firebirds Restaurants and Alex’s Lemonade…Stand for a few more cool gifts. Olivia loves her personalized chef’s gear and signed helmet from ESPN’s College Gameday team. She’s so…Dr. Visit this week. She wasn’t as upset or mad about this appointment…Dr. Visit #3 this week. She wasn’t as upset or mad about this appointment. All looks 👀good! Yay!Here we go…clinic day this weekPlatelet transfusion. Ironically, I had a call from the Red Cross that there is a platelet shortage. Platelets are necessary to prevent or…A photo from October 4, 2022@novanthealth @novanthealthfoundation @stjude #rhabdomyosarcoma #oliviastrongWhat a fun treat to wake up to this morning!The girls got BOOed!!!! Thank you Indian Trail Yard Card for helping get these girls in the Halloween spirit!!! Want to join the fun and…Chemo treatment 41/66 completedIt’s a busy week for our girl. This is week two of her treatment cycle so she has her booster shot and a platelet transfusion tomorrow…Did you know that we are always creating and trying out new designs and…products on our Bonfire Online Store? Go check it!TriggersOlivia has an unfortunate life history of vomiting. Her early years, it was caused by her congenital heart defect. With the start of each…Today is the last day of September and childhood cancer awareness monthFor many of us though, it does stop today. We continue to bring awareness every day. When we walk in a store or restaurant, Olivia bring…The annual St. Jude 5k that was scheduled for this coming weekend has…been postponed due to hurricane Ian. That said, there is still time to register and join our OliviaStrong Foundation team! If you are…It’s and we have something brewing!We are excited to partner with @giddygoatcoffeehouse It won’t be long and OSF will have a new morning brew ready for you! Be sure to follow…The annual St. Jude 5k that was scheduled for this coming weekend has…been postponed due to hurricane Ian. That said, there is still time to register and join our OliviaStrong Foundation team! If you are…I’m not sure that this girl could be any cooler!!!Thanks Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, VIVA Chicken, Bojangles for the swag!!! It sure brightened her day and…While we are celebrating her last big chemo treatment, today is a harsh…reminder that it was still a big treatment day. Poor girl has been sick to her stomach since waking up this morning. We can’t wait for all…She is llamazing!!We are so proud of this girl and her milestone today! Last big treatment!!! Two more small chemo treatments and she’s done with her…Ok, let’s try this again…Treatment 40/66 today!Last week we had a brief setback with Olivia’s infection behind her eye, but today we’re good to go for her last “big” treatment cycle…I read a post this morning that asked how much money the Ronald…McDonald house makes from the pull tabs they collect off of cans. At this particular house, approximately $25,000 per year. Save the tabs…Join our OliviaStrong team and walk with us next Saturday to help bring…awareness and bring an end to childhood cancer!!! This is a family friendly event and we would love to have you by our side! Novant Health…A photo from September 23, 2022@novanthealth @novanthealthfoundation #endchildhoodcancer #oliviastrongWe’re out!!!A photo from September 21, 2022@novanthealth @novanthealthfoundation #endchildhoodcancer #morethan4 #oliviastrongTime crawls when you’re in the hospitalShe fought sleep all day and most of the evening. She finally crashed. Overall, she had a good day. Her eye looks so much better compared…Olivia had a decent nightHer eye swelling has reduced tremendously! She has been getting antibiotics since she was admitted yesterday. Plans are to stay for another…