The Trials of Olivia's Life

Her life is so precious and she is such a fragile soul.  Olivia's first trial would be being brought into this world prematurely.  I know that God has a plan and a purpose for everything and in one way or another she will be okay.  On October 25 we found out that she has a hole in her heart, but the doctors are doing great things for her.  She has been trying to breathe on her own but still needs the ventilator and will for at least another 3 weeks.  On October 26th the doctors had to increase her oxygen again...but on a positive note her digestive tract has digested everything she has been fed.  This little angel is such a fighter. On Thursday October 28-we were told that Olivia was having trouble with her liver. There was a spot that they had seen but with prayers being answered it was just a shadow.  Olivia had to have a blood transfusion and that went great.  She had to be reincubated after that.   The doctor's called this morning and Olivia has a bleeding stomach ulcer due to the medicine that they gave her for her heart murmur. Her heart murmur is not closing like we would love for it to do, and they are considering a surgical operation to close the hole. The hole is called a "ductus arteriosus", and it is in between the pulmonary trunk and the aorta. If this hole does not close, it can cause Olivia's heart to enlarge b/c it is trying to work overtime. Also, Olivia is having a test on her brain Wednesday, so please pray that she does not have any bleeding on the brain!
I thank you all for the prayers that you have been sending up for her, the prayers for me and the prayers for my family.