Journalist Maria Julia Olivan suffered burns when lighting her fireplace at Border Periodismo offices. She used excess ethanol and flames caught her clothing on fire. Colleague Valu Bonadeo helped remove her clothes and directed her to the shower. Ambulance crews took Olivan to German Hospital with burns covering 23 percent of her body. Doctors performed surgery to remove blisters and gave her pain medication.
The accident forced Olivan to postpone her one-woman show Catarsis de mamis at Metropolitan Theater. She planned to debut Friday discussing autism from a mother's perspective. Her son Antonio received an autism diagnosis at eighteen months old. Olivan left television and radio work to care for Antonio full-time. She started sharing their journey on social media and created a successful podcast.
Other mothers facing similar challenges contacted Olivan after seeing her posts. She became a resource for families dealing with autism spectrum disorders. Olivan wrote a book about their experiences called Catarsis de mamis. The journalist said shared pain hurts less than facing difficulties alone. Her theater show will happen after she recovers from the burns.
The accident forced Olivan to postpone her one-woman show Catarsis de mamis at Metropolitan Theater. She planned to debut Friday discussing autism from a mother's perspective. Her son Antonio received an autism diagnosis at eighteen months old. Olivan left television and radio work to care for Antonio full-time. She started sharing their journey on social media and created a successful podcast.
Other mothers facing similar challenges contacted Olivan after seeing her posts. She became a resource for families dealing with autism spectrum disorders. Olivan wrote a book about their experiences called Catarsis de mamis. The journalist said shared pain hurts less than facing difficulties alone. Her theater show will happen after she recovers from the burns.
