Nov. 18 Update
(Trigger Warning - choking) Early Friday morning, Olivia suffered an airway failure and a respiratory arrest. She is currently awake, alert and stable in the Medical ICU at Boston Children’s…
Oct 3 Update
(This update took me a little longer than I wanted to post, sorry for the delay! Have a beautiful Olivia pic taken by one of her nurses, Kat, as an…
Sept 20 Update
Happy 9 months to Olivia Hope! This little rockstar has enjoyed her second month home with her family. Olivia is doing better at almost-rolling, and is no longer bothered with…
Aug 31 Update
Olivia turned 8 months old on the 20th! She has been home with us for over a month, and we can’t believe how fast the time has flown. More and…
Aug 8 Update
Olivia has been home for two weeks now! She’s loving it, but I think her family is loving it more. It’s been absolutely wonderful being able to have guests come…
July 26 – I’m home! (Olivia’s Blog)
After 217 days in the hospital, I finally came home to Tyngsboro! I was sent off in style at Franciscan’s by all her favorite nurses, therapists, NPs, and helpers. I…
July 18 Long (but good) Update
Olivia is now spending 12 hours off the vent on trach mist or the HME (Heat Moisture Exchanger)! She loves not being on the vent, and we love it too.…
July 10 Update
Sunday, Becky and Max celebrated Olivia’s homecoming in different ways: Becky had a beautiful baby shower with some family and friends, with a Lion King/jungle theme (same as Olivia’s nursery!).…
July 6 Update
BIG NEWS - WE HAVE A PRELIMINARY DISCHARGE DATE SET FOR LATE JULY!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Nap chairs are the best, amirite? Respiratory: Olivia is now doing 2 hours of time off…
June 29 Update
Olivia weighs 4.9 kg or 10 lbs 13 oz Respiratory Olivia’s PEEP was weaned to 7, and then 6 in the last week, and her pressure support went down as…