Olivia Nolley Meets Taylor Swift, Begins Physical Therapy

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Julianna Di Napoli
May 28, 2010
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It has been six months since the doctors found Olivia Nolley’s tumor. Since then she has graduated from the fifth grade, met Taylor Swift and begun physical therapy.

“[Olivia graduating] was so huge because of all the time she missed while she was in the hospital,” Olivia’s mother, Judy Nolley said.

Through caringbridge.org Mrs. Schimming and other students have maintained contact with Olivia.

“I love that we can keep up with her progress,” Mrs. Schimming said. “It’s a great outlet to keep the lines of communication open.”

With KLUV and KISS radio stations’ help, Olivia and her sister attended the Taylor Swift concert and went backstage to meet her. In addition the Nolley family received a complementary night at the Fairmont Hotel.

“[They] treated us like royalty,” Mrs. Nolley said in her journal on Caring Bridge.

Make-A-Wish granted Olivia a shopping spree. The family also stayed two nights at the Westin Hotel. At dinner, Olivia’s fifth grade teachers joined them. Next Olivia got to go ice skating at the Galleria in Dallas where someone helped Olivia get on the ice in her wheelchair.

“They had lots of fun and she definitely shopped ’till she dropped,” Mrs. Nolley said.

Currently, Olivia goes to physical therapy four days a week, and two days a week she rides a special bike for an hour.

“It feels really good,” Mrs. Nolley said. “We just thank the Lord because he’s brought us so far.”

Mrs. Nolley explains in her journal on Caring Bridge about Legacy High School after raising money for Olivia’s medical expenses.

“What an awesome group of teenagers at Legacy High School,” Mrs. Nolley said. “They put together an unbelievable fundraiser for Olivia. We got to go to a pep rally and the Miss LHS Pageant, which was hilarious. The Lord is definitely at work on their campus.”