N/S Sad story bout Greg Olsons son (1 Viewer)

[jasonsw]

Many prayers for his son.

Former Panthers tight end Greg Olsen says son's heart 'reaching its end'

TJ, 8, was born in 2012 with a congenital heart defect that required four surgeries including the installation of a pacemaker.

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[SweetT]

Greg was one of those division rival players that it hard to root against. Such a likable guy.

 

[WhoDatWayne66]

Greg was one of those division rival players that it hard to root against. Such a likable guy.

I agree! Prayers to him and his family

 

[Tony1Saintfan]

I can’t imagine the fear that Greg and his wife are dealing with.

 

[SweetT]

I can’t imagine the fear that Greg and his wife are dealing with.

Yeah, they have been dealing with it for the longest time now.

 

[Super]

And we complain about odd draft picks

 

[AmerVet]

He was always a standup guy. No father should have to endure this type of torture. I hope and pray that whatever miracle is out there finds it's way to his family. I encourage people to be organ donors because of situations just like this.

 

[whosyadaddy]

Yeah when I hear something like that it's heart breaking....May God watch over that boy and comfort the family

 

[Tony1Saintfan]

Yeah, they have been dealing with it for the longest time now.

What would make it worse for me as a parent would be seeing the fear in my child’s eyes. When my oldest son was 5 years old we were told that we needed to take him to a hospital in Jackson because he might have cystic fibrosis. It felt like someone had hit me in the gut with a baseball bat. We took him for the test and after it was done we were told that we needed to come back in about 5 hours. I was at the point that anything he asked me for he was going to get. We decided to go kill some time at a mall and this mall had a big fountain in one corridor. He took off running towards the fountain and dove in. I couldn’t get mad and told my wife that I would watch him while she went and got him some dry clothes. Thank God he didn’t have it but that kind of fear is something that I wouldn’t wish on anyone.

 

[jeepman]

He was always a standup guy. No father should have to endure this type of torture. I hope and pray that whatever miracle is out there finds it's way to his family. I encourage people to be organ donors because of situations just like this.

I agree, and I know I am far from perfect, but I hope my organs are because I am a donor.

 

[J.T.]

He has always seemed like a really good person. I can't imagine going through this. Sad to think that his child's life might be "saved" through the tragedy of another child dying. What a sad thing to think about.

 

[AmerVet]

He has always seemed like a really good person. I can't imagine going through this. Sad to think that his child's life might be "saved" through the tragedy of another child dying. What a sad thing to think about.

That's the thing about organ donation, as tragic as it is for one family, a part of their loved one lives within another. I saw a vid of an older guy who allows the mother of his organ donor to come by any time to hear her sons heartbeat. it gives her comfort and she has, in a sense, gained a family member. still I understand completely what you mean about how sad it is regardless.