CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen is the new father of twins, one of whom has a congenital heart defect that requires open-heart surgery.
Olsen's wife, Kara, delivered the twins -- boy T.J. and girl Talbot -- via Ceasarian section Tuesday. Doctors told the couple prior to the birth that T.J. had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare disease that sees a child born with an underdeveloped left ventricle and aorta. The condition strikes fewer than four in 10,000 babies born, the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer reported.