Meet Ollie

At a 20-week ultrasound, doctors diagnosed Ollie with TOF (Tetralogy of Fallot), a rare condition caused by a combination of heart defects present at birth. Because the heart’s structure is affected, oxygen-poor blood flows through the rest of the body.

After he was born, Ollie needed to meet with a team of cardiologists, pulmonologists, neurologists, endocrinologists, and geneticists at Primary Children’s to address his health needs.

He has undergone two heart surgeries, five brain surgeries, and more to come, all before turning four years old. Ollie continues to go to Primary Children’s at least once a month for continued care, where all his specialists are in one place.

“Ollie has been through a ton in his short life. With a lot of things to come as well. He is just the best and he is so adored. We are privileged to shout from the rooftops that Primary Children’s Hospital has literally saved his life over and over,” Ollie’s mom, April, says.

Though he is nonverbal, Ollie can still communicate with his own set of sounds. He loves books and Play-Doh, and his parents have a goal for him to be “the best Ollie he can be.”

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