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A couple of weeks ago, I had the gift of a \u201cgrandma overnight\u201d with Ollie. While it wasn’t the first overnight I imagined (this was spending the days with him in the hospital and staying at the Ronald McDonald House), I felt great joy and privilege to have some one-on-one time with Ollie. His mom and dad, Madison and Taylor, were able to slip away for the first time in a long while to celebrate their third wedding anniversary. Hard to believe it\u2019s already been three years since that beautiful August afternoon in Wisconsin, when family and friends gathered on a farm to witness their vows of love and commitment. In sickness and in health.<\/em> At the time, none of us could have imagined how those words would take on such deep meaning just a few short years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly three years after that day, Madison and Taylor welcomed their first child, the amazing Oliver Fox. Along with his arrival came challenges no parent ever expects to face. When you\u2019re waiting for a baby, you dream of their little face, wonder whose smile they\u2019ll have, and imagine the life they\u2019ll live. You never picture your child fighting to survive with a congenital heart defect, waiting for the gift of a new heart. But that is Ollie\u2019s journey\u2014and ours as a family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the very beginning, our hearts have ached for Madison and Taylor. Suddenly, we weren\u2019t just \u201cany family\u201d\u2014we were that<\/em> family, the one you read about, the statistic. But through it all, we\u2019ve watched Madison and Taylor rise to the challenge in ways that leave me in awe. They\u2019ve thrown themselves into learning every detail of Ollie\u2019s condition\u2014HLHS, transplant care, medications, tests, machines\u2014and become experts in their own right. They are strong, though not always. No one can be strong every day when you\u2019re waiting for a miracle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hospital life is relentless. Days blur together, filled with hope, worry, small victories, and setbacks. And yet, one Ollie smile is enough to light up the darkest day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ollie didn\u2019t enter this world in the ordinary way, and he is certainly no ordinary child. We are blessed beyond words to spend time with him every couple of weeks. Each visit, I\u2019m struck by his resilience, his joy, and the way he embraces life, even though all he\u2019s ever known is a hospital room filled with wires and machines. Perhaps because he\u2019s never known anything different, he meets each day with a spirit and resilience that inspires us all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I pray constantly for the day Ollie receives his gift of life\u2014a new heart. I long for the day he can finally see the world beyond hospital walls: to run, to play, to explore, to be held without machines in the way, to discover everything this world has to offer. And just as importantly, for the world to experience the gift he<\/em> has to offer in return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today (9\/14), as Ollie turns five months old, we celebrate his strength, his joy, and the incredible love that surrounds him. Happy 5 month birthday Ollie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grandma No No<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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