Help Save Olivia's Heart
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Sweet little Olivia Rae was recently diagnosed with Supracardiac TAPVC. This means that she has an enlargening of the heart. The pulmonary vein did not connect to the right atria the way it is supposed to. The result of this is the mixing of oxygenated and non-oxygenated blood flowing through her body which decreased the oxygen the rest of her body was receiving. There is also back flow into the right atria which is what is caused her heart to become enlarged. Because of this, her little heart is pumping over time.
She has been having trouble eating and gaining weight since she was born on July 31st, 2018. This is why she gets too tired to eat, and she can't hold much down as she's burning the calories much quicker just to operate her body. She is having a stent put in which will hopefully open up the vertical vein to allow her heart to pump blood more freely and have less stress on her heart. It will also help her get rid of the excess fluid in her lungs. After this, the doctors and surgeons will need to perform open-heart surgery to correct the problem to save Olivia's precious life. If the stent does what it should, Olivia will be able to heal her lungs to give her a better recovery post-surgery, as well as to improve the outcome of her surgery. It will also give Olivia some more time to grow a little bit more before going through open heart surgery. If it does not, then she will need a more immediate surgery date. Her mom and dad are completely heartbroken over this finding, and are doing all they can to keep positive while spending as much time with their baby girl as they can.
Her mom is still on maternity leave, but with Olivia's health and impending surgery, her mom will not be able to return to work any time soon. Her dad will be taking intermittent time off as well. They are trying to figure everything out financially on top of the stress of dealing with their newborn's health - which is their number one priority. Please help us to raise funds for Olivia and her parents. It will help to take away the stresses of finances during this time so her mommy and daddy do not have to worry, and can channel all of their energy on their baby girl.
She has been having trouble eating and gaining weight since she was born on July 31st, 2018. This is why she gets too tired to eat, and she can't hold much down as she's burning the calories much quicker just to operate her body. She is having a stent put in which will hopefully open up the vertical vein to allow her heart to pump blood more freely and have less stress on her heart. It will also help her get rid of the excess fluid in her lungs. After this, the doctors and surgeons will need to perform open-heart surgery to correct the problem to save Olivia's precious life. If the stent does what it should, Olivia will be able to heal her lungs to give her a better recovery post-surgery, as well as to improve the outcome of her surgery. It will also give Olivia some more time to grow a little bit more before going through open heart surgery. If it does not, then she will need a more immediate surgery date. Her mom and dad are completely heartbroken over this finding, and are doing all they can to keep positive while spending as much time with their baby girl as they can.
Her mom is still on maternity leave, but with Olivia's health and impending surgery, her mom will not be able to return to work any time soon. Her dad will be taking intermittent time off as well. They are trying to figure everything out financially on top of the stress of dealing with their newborn's health - which is their number one priority. Please help us to raise funds for Olivia and her parents. It will help to take away the stresses of finances during this time so her mommy and daddy do not have to worry, and can channel all of their energy on their baby girl.
Organizer and beneficiary
Kirstin Anderson
Organizer
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Heather Rae
Beneficiary
