Feb 27-Mar 1 Update
Today was Olivia’s last day of Cipro, treating the most recent infection. Tomorrow she will get another echo, which will hopefully show her PDA has remained small/closed. If so, she…
Feb 24-26 Update
Olivia has been completely weaned off the nitric oxide for the first time in weeks, and the paralytic was stopped After this, the team did a repeat echo to look…
Feb 21-23 Update
Boston Children's Hospital Olivia was moved to Boston Children’s Hospital on 2/20 at 9pm. The transport was very difficult for her. She required significant additional support both during and once…
Feb 17-20
EXCITING NEWS! OLIVIA IS BEING MOVED TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOR THE PDA PROCEDURE! There were several steps before getting to this point. We’ve been waiting for this since Saturday, when…
Feb 13-16 Update
Olivia turned 8 weeks old on Valentine’s Day! Mom and Dad spent the evening with their love, holding her for a few hours. She was very active and was looking…
Feb 6-11
There hasn’t been much going on with Olivia, which is why we haven’t updated recently. Honestly, this is a good thing. Antibiotics: She’s on day 19/21 for her antibiotic. Once…
Feb 3-5 Update
Olivia weighs 1870 grams - that’s 4lbs 2oz!!! Yes, lots of that is definitely still excess fluid Her diuretic is being increased, and her eyes are looking slightly less tree…
Feb 1-2 Update
Olivia weighs 1710 grams, 3 lbs 12 oz Olivia is being weaned off the morphine, and onto another drug called Clonidine She had another eye exam with nothing too exciting…
Jan 30-31 General Update
Olivia is 6 weeks old! Olivia was moved from the Hi-Fi ventilator to a conventional one on 1/29 at night, which was an amazing surprise when Becky came in to…
Jan 30 – Off the Hi Frequency Ventilator!
This is great news! Update: She is still intubated and on a ventilator, but specifically getting off the high frequency ventilator is something that they've been trying to do for…