<div>To all family and friends,

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<div>At the end of December, <strong>Olivia had a late-night emergency while she was at work and went to the hospital for shortness of breath and breathing issues.</strong> She spent six days in the Cardiovascular/Heart wing at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Olivia was officially diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure. The cardiologist confirmed that her long-term high blood pressure wore down her heart, and now Olivia will need to work on rebuilding her heart strength by following a heart-healthy diet and will be on several heart medications likely for the rest of her lifetime.

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<div>This news also came at a time when both Olivia and I just started new jobs and we haven't met the 90-day criteria for health insurance yet. It has been a long few weeks for her personally and for us as a family as we continue to learn about the medications, the heart-healthy diet, tracking weight, checking and writing blood pressure readings twice a day, and a lot of doctor's visits. Olivia has been an absolute rockstar through this whole process and is doing great with her new diet and new routines!

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<div>With the sudden shock of Olivia’s diagnosis and the shock of the medical appointments, and the medication she will need to help her strengthen her heart, <strong>we are lowering our guard and asking for donations to help us navigate the beginning of this journey as a family, and to help Olivia in her journey to strengthen her heart!</strong>

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Brandi Homolka

Standing with Olivia Through Heart Failure

Still $1,100 to go. Help us build momentum.