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  • WHO WE ARE
    • OLIVIA'S STORY
    • MEET OUR TEAM
    • A NOTE FROM OUR FOUNDER
    • WHAT WE FUND
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Our Fundraisers >
      • Wyo Gives
      • Poker Run by Casper Boat Club >
        • Poker Run 1/2 Beef Raffle
      • Invitational Golf Tournament
      • Butterfly Ball >
        • 2025 Prom King & Queen Candidates >
          • James & Kaileen Stovern
          • Brayden Tyree & Aurora Bailey
          • Nick & Tiffany Larramendy
          • Keith & Lexy Welker
        • Current King & Queen Voting Results
    • Donate >
      • Join OCF's Circle of Hope
    • Fundraise For OCF >
      • Create An Honor Fund
      • Butterfly Business Partner
      • Kids Helping Kids Program
    • Olivia's Garden Donor Wall
    • Volunteer
    • NEWSLETTER SIGN UP
  • CANCER RESEARCH
    • Research Breakthroughs >
      • Research Projects Funded by OCF
    • WHAT WE FUND
    • Childhood Cancer Statistics
    • Our Heroes >
      • Nominate A Hero
      • Caden Brown
      • Phoebe Fair
      • Paytyn Squires
      • Andrik Smith
      • Delaney Wadsworth
      • London Giardino
      • Maddie Higgins
      • Courtney Roby
      • Kaleb Borders
      • Deanna Snyder
      • Soley Hadj-Salah
      • Brenna Rankin
      • Lexie Bath
  • PEDIATRIC CLINIC
    • Clinic Schedule/Make An Appointment
    • Sponsor a Pediatric Clinic
    • Share Your Clinic Story
  • WHOLE FAMILY SUPPORT
    • Patient Advocacy Program >
      • Community Resource Partners
      • Refer A Family
    • DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT
    • SPECIAL PROJECTS
    • Mental Health Support >
      • Mental Health Support Groups
      • Educational Webinars
      • Care Solace >
        • Sign Up For Care Solace
        • Community Partners Referral
        • Anonymous Referral Option
      • Harmony & Healing Program
  • STELLA STRONG
    • Stella's Story
    • A Note From Stella's Family
    • Stella Strong Funding Initiatives
  • Legacy Giving
    • Planned Giving
    • Endowed Gift >
      • Main OCF Endowment Fund
      • Branson Family Endowment Fund
    • Honor a Loved One
    • Other Ways to Give

London Giardino's Story

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Donate Now - In Memory of London
London Giardino was a happy, thriving, 8-month old until she began throwing up in March 2012. Her parents thought she was just battling a virus until she suddenly became unresponsive, and on March 28, 2012 they rushed her to the ER. That day a CT scan was performed, which showed that London had severe hydrocephalus and a mass in her brain.

​She was rushed into surgery to place an EVD, and the doctors requested to do an open biopsy and leave a piece of her skull off. Her parents said no and she was transferred 5 days later to John Hopkins. While at the new hospital, London was in the PICU and she came down with a major staph infection, which delayed her doctor from being able to operate. Once she healed she had a biopsy and some more EVD changes.
In May 2012 London was transferred to Children’s National in D.C. where she had a 10-hour brain surgery to try and remove the tumor. She almost died on the table and had a stroke during the surgery. She also had a shunt placed to help relieve pressure, 3 shunt revisions, and 3 rounds of chemo. By now, she was paralyzed on her right side. After a disagreement with their surgeon about placing an ETV due to shunt malfunctions, they transferred London again to New York where a doctor was able to perform an ETV surgery, which was successful, and London was finally free of pressure in her brain.
 
In July 2012, her parents took London back to Texas to be reunited with her twin sister and older sister. She seemed happy and healthy, but just two weeks later she wouldn’t open her mouth and became unresponsive again. Her parents drove her nonstop back to New York, but in Pennsylvania, just 45 minutes away, London stopped breathing and she was taken by life flight the rest of the way. They found out that day that her tumor had tripled in size in just a few short weeks and were told surgery was no longer an option, and that they should give up and take her home. They tried a few more rounds of chemo, but she couldn’t breathe and was put on a ventilator. The chemo also caused her tumor to spread down her spine. In October 2012, her parents found a new doctor in New Jersey who agreed to do a laser ablation surgery. The surgery was successful and got rid of most of the tumor, but she was too weak and her body gave out. London died in her mother’s arms in the PICU on October 23, 2012 at just 15 months old.

Olivia Caldwell Foundation

(307) 333-1273
419 S. Washington St., Suite 102
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​Casper, WY 82601


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