Today was the day Olivia had her chest closed... What a great day for us, this is really the turn around day. We knew coming into this that Olivia had HLHS and would require surgery, but we had no idea that she would need a month for her kidneys and lungs to develop and to get strong and we didn't know she would need a surgery before her surgery. We didn't even know that her chest would be left open for a whole week after her surgery but all that is behind us now. The surgery is holding and doing its job, she is all sewen up and I think we are on the healing end of this phase of our journey. Olivia still has a lot of healing to do, we've been told to expect it to take 8 weeks and I am not so naive to believe that there won't be a setback or two along the way but tonight I am relieved to have made it to here.
Crystal and Justus are with her now, after the surgery today Crystal could only see her for a few minutes twice, it is hard on a mommy not being able to hold and love on her baby, its impossible on a mommy not being able to even see her baby.
As soon as Olivia is extubated, hopefully tonight or tomorrow Crystal should be able to hold her again. Ahhh the sweet mother and child reunion...
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