We have hit a month since being up at starship and it is safe to say we are missing home!!
We just want to share another big thank you again for the continuous love, thoughts and support throughout our journey so far.
In the past 3 weeks Oliver has made some great improvements! 10th June, Oliver had an abnormality mass in his brain which gave him stroke-like symptoms. He didn’t react to any pain stimulation, had no movement on his left side and was very weak on his right side. So everyday that Oliver moves a little more or shows any signs of improvement is a blessing! He is talking again and has his bossy attitude back again. In the last few days Oliver has taken his first steps again, beginning to crawl around and is constantly wanting to be on the floor playing.
Oliver had to go into surgery again to have the peritoneal catheter removed and a venous catheter put in to begin hemodialysis. This is working in the fact it is cleaning the toxins out of Oliver’s blood while receiving the treatment, however, Oliver’s kidneys are still recovering and they’re not able to maintain his blood levels where they need to be to no longer require dialysis.
Oliver is peeing again and no longer retaining fluid (We never thought that we would be so happy to see a wet nappy!!) We are hopeful that with a bit more time his kidneys will have had enough rest to recover.
We are so happy to see our little Oliver coming back!!
Lots of love,
Hannah, Matt, Oliver and Luke.
