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Kara Olsen

Kara Olsen

Sep 15, 2026

52:04
Okay.
52:04
And then at our anatomy scan, around 18 weeks, um, we found out that our son was gonna be born with a very severe congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which essentially means that he would only have half of a functioning heart.
52:21
The left side of his heart did not develop in utero.
52:25
So he would need three open heart surgeries within the first three years of life.
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We quickly found out about Levine Children's Hospital, which was right in our backyard, and he underwent his first surgery at two days old, his second at seven month...
52:40
Seven?

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62:26
Sure.
62:26
He's not a super intense, super competitive.

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