Retired NFL tight end Greg Olsen‘s 8 year old son TJ is recovering from a heart transplant in a North Carolina hospital.
On Friday, June 4, the Fox Sports athlete and sports host announced on Instagram that a donor match had been found. Olsen shared a photo of himself and his wife Kara stood on either side of her son, one of her three children and a twin, holding his hands as he sat grinning on a bed in a hallway at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“Today is a day of mixed feelings. A day we have prayed for has come,” he wrote. “We were made aware last night that there was a suitable donor for TJ to receive his heart transplant. Walking our little boy with tears of hope and fear in his eyes was one of the toughest moments of our lives. We ask everyone about prayer. ” for TJ and his great team of doctors and nurses. TJ has a long way to go, but today is a big step forward. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support throughout this journey. Olsen family. #playfortj “
