Olivia asked, “Dad, can you tell me what happened back then?” Her father, Heath, finally agreed.

“I met your mother the night I saw her performing… Renata was the best ballerina,” he recalled. They fell in love quickly and married.

“I really wanted a child… but she would have had to give up her career.” Renata agreed.

At 7 months, doctors found “a big spinal problem.” Olivia was born early but healthy.

“Her surgery was complicated… she pulled through, but she never woke up.” Heath added, “They said she could wake up any minute… I’m losing hope.”