The First 24
The hours after Vivian's birth was a bit of a blur. We had decided to induce her around 39 weeks and three days due to me being dilated,...
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Life with NKH
Tarah OSullivan
- Aug 21
- 4 min
Vivian...alive; lively, bubbling with life
I typed in my search bar early this morning.. "What does the name Vivian mean in the Bible?".... The search populated and it caught me...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Aug 12
- 6 min
Failing FORWARD...
I avoided this day for weeks... I wanted so badly for him to be able to communicate, to show us something, to PROVE he was in there. In...
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Tarah OSullivan
- May 13
- 10 min
Vivian Update..Mother’s Day Evening
I am normally full of words… words that help make sense of things that have happened…words that bring understanding….words that I feel...
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Tarah OSullivan
- May 6
- 9 min
Living in the Unexpected
Eric and I knew raising multiple children were going to be eventful. Raising five children, two with terminal diagnosis, is on a different
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Tarah OSullivan
- Apr 16
- 6 min
Jesus Moment in the ER
She looked at us and then with a exhale stated, “ I am just going to ask..."
"Yes ma’am", we replied, not fully knowing what we were agreei
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Tarah OSullivan
- Apr 16
- 4 min
Vivian is home..
All Vivian’s levels stayed in really nice places after her infusion of red blood cells last night. Her ECG came back normal, and other than
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Tarah OSullivan
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Prayer Jar
Today, as I did my devotional I was reminded of the need for prayer. Honest, humble, expectant, desperately seeking Father’s will......
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Tarah OSullivan
- Nov 27, 2023
- 6 min
Why Not Me?
Thanksgiving was this past week and like many of you, we are still recovering from all the wonderful food. This time of year is so fun...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 12, 2023
- 3 min
Seven...The Year of Completeness
Your seventh birthday, Bubby. It is hard to understand all your little seven year old body has lived through. Last year when your heart..
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Tarah OSullivan
- Sep 14, 2023
- 4 min
His Peace
27 “Peace…I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Jul 14, 2023
- 4 min
Being Comfortable in the Uncomfortable
If I could explain the last year in one word it would be …uncomfortable. It is hard to explain all that we have walked through over the...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Mar 5, 2023
- 5 min
O2 Crisis and Canceled Church Plans
Today we got up at 5:30 am, started our normal routine of getting showers, kids up, dressed and fed, Drake and Vivian’s meds and food...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Jan 18, 2023
- 4 min
Calm After the Storm
Our sweet girl finally started to settle around Saturday evening. Thursday and Friday the seizures had slowed to not consistently coming...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Jan 13, 2023
- 5 min
Dead End Roads...
We took Vivian into the ER Wednesday night to have her evaluated. Her body was on day three of fever, hundreds of seizures, and throwing...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Jan 12, 2023
- 3 min
Update on Vivian..
Vivian fought hard all day and the seizures have been so relentless. She spiked a fever of 102.3 this am and we have done medicines and...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Jan 11, 2023
- 7 min
It started Monday night...
Vivian started to seize ever 20 minutes shortly after I got home Monday night. I had meetings all day surrounding the foundation, growth...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Dec 26, 2022
- 1 min
Merry Christmas
In 2016, I stopped sending Christmas cards. Although our family had enjoyed this for years prior, I could not bring myself to take the...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Dec 8, 2022
- 5 min
Life is but a Vapor...
Yesterday I was sitting with our PT discussing some pretty severe issues we are seeing with Drake’s scoliosis and his poor little legs. ...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Dec 5, 2022
- 6 min
The Crippled Lamb and Crying Over Hamburger Meat
Ever heard the saying “don’t cry over spilt milk”... Well, last night I cried over hamburger meat. Before you try to guess, no I am not...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Aug 21, 2022
- 6 min
You Made It To Three Little One...
Today is Vivian Faye’s Third Birthday...a birthday we were told she would never see. A birthday a few days ago, we were not sure if we...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Aug 9, 2022
- 7 min
Update: 20 Days Post-Cardiac Arrest
It has been twenty days since Drake’s heart stopped...unexpectedly....and twenty days since we got to witness our Lord and Savior move...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Jul 30, 2022
- 11 min
Medical Miracle
It has been 10 days since our lives drastically took a turn. I think now that the dust has slightly “settled”, we can all start to try...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Dec 17, 2020
- 4 min
Update 12.17.2020
Update 12.17.20 My goodness what a busy few months it has been. Kids’ schooling, Drake and Vivian med changes, my school schedule,...
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Tarah OSullivan
- May 2, 2019
- 3 min
May 2nd - NKH Awareness Day
Today is NKH Awareness Day. It is a day that families affected by NKH across the world rally for awareness and funding to help bring...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Dec 7, 2018
- 4 min
New Treatments
Drake is doing well. We are still seeing good seizure control from the Amoxicillin (antibiotic) which is a complete God thing. A few...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Nov 4, 2018
- 6 min
How Great Thou Art
We have been home from our second hospital admission for about 6 days now. Drake had to be admitted, twice in two weeks, due to...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 30, 2018
- 4 min
Biochemistry
Drake is doing well. We brought him home on an antibiotic in a continued effort to starve off any bacteria that may, or may not, be...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 29, 2018
- 6 min
Talks of Coming Home
Drake had a good night. He is very weak, but that is to be expected considering all he has been through. The labs are all coming back...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 28, 2018
- 5 min
Round Two - Second Hospitalization in a Week
We had to admit Drake to the hospital again last night due to his white count being very elevated on Saturday when we took him into the...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 25, 2018
- 3 min
First Day Home
Drake is struggling a bit. His seizures have been coming about every 10-15 minutes all day. I will take him to our pediatrician tomorrow,...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
Coming HOME!!!
Look who is coming home today!!!! Praise the Lord!! We have all our equipment in tow and they are letting us care for him at home under...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 24, 2018
- 3 min
Day Four at the Hospital
Drake had a good day yesterday. Sorry we didn’t write, as our day was full. It was right around 1 am before we got settled enough to try...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 23, 2018
- 2 min
Hospital Day three
Monday Morning Update on Drake: I wrote our doctor early this morning, after Drake had gotten his 5:00 am medicines. Our glycine labs are...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 21, 2018
- 4 min
Day Two At The Hospital
We were hoping to go home today, but it doesn’t look like that is going to be a possibility. Drake is still struggling to regulate his...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 21, 2018
- 6 min
Hospital Update
10-20, 8:45 pm Update on Drake Drake's oxygen is stabilizing. We thank you all for the prayers and texts and messages. I am sorry we have...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Oct 19, 2018
- 4 min
The Unknown
Drake is fighting a virus right now. He started Wednesday with a slight fever, yet his seizures have been very calm. Sadly over all, he...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
Faith, Hope, Cure for NKH
In the past ten days we have lost two children to NKH. Two beautiful children ….gone…to a preventable death…… Two families have suffered...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Apr 29, 2018
- 5 min
Future Plans
We wanted to update on Drake’s progress and the foundation’s direction. First, let me say… thank you…..thank you for all your prayers,...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Apr 9, 2018
- 5 min
Using the Insignificant
Eric and I just came home from a cross country drive up to Notre Dame University in Indiana. We spoke with researchers, directors, and...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Mar 18, 2018
- 4 min
Another Child
Drake is doing well. He has calmed down from the seizures we were seeing the week before. His weight has increased, so we are seeing...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Mar 7, 2018
- 4 min
I saw God Today...
Drake is struggling a little right now… we made an adjustment to his meds where we dropped a WHOLE dose of sodium benzoate (artificial...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
Growth, baby steps, and hope
Drake is doing really well right now. He is still loving his new physical therapist, and the improvements we are seeing in his physical...
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Tarah OSullivan
- Feb 18, 2017
- 4 min
Choosing Life
Thank you all so much for your prayers for Drake and our family. We think we are out of the valley and Drake’s seizures are starting to...
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