LITTLE Ollie was born on Christmas Eve with a life-threatening heart condition, but after open-heart surgery he was able to watch the Eddie Howe's history-making Newcastle team win the Carabao Cup with his dad.
Ollie, whose middle names are Glen and Ted for his grandfathers, was born with a condition called aorto-pulmonary window.
He was born at just 29 weeks into mum Natalie Cowan's pregnancy, and weighed just over two pounds.
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Chester-le-Street dad Dougie Reid is a big NUFC fan - and Ollie was healthy enough to watch the game with him on the neo-natal intensive care ward at Sunderland Royal.
Mum Natalie said: "Ollie was born at 29 weeks on Christmas Eve with a very rare heart condition called aorto-pulmonary window. We knew he would need surgery at some point, but we didn't know he would need surgery even before his due date.
"He's recovering well - he's 12 weeks old and not even five pounds. When he was born he was just 930 grams. He's still in intensive care and he's had some bumpy days since he was born."
Natalie added that the victorious moment had been extra special for dad Dougie - as he has spent weeks being teased by the nurses on the Wearside intensive ca...
Ollie, whose middle names are Glen and Ted for his grandfathers, was born with a condition called aorto-pulmonary window.
He was born at just 29 weeks into mum Natalie Cowan's pregnancy, and weighed just over two pounds.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583741328/1742367054/articles/rheiaX6N7JfJuuUU8xsys/1166720188.jpg]
Chester-le-Street dad Dougie Reid is a big NUFC fan - and Ollie was healthy enough to watch the game with him on the neo-natal intensive care ward at Sunderland Royal.
Mum Natalie said: "Ollie was born at 29 weeks on Christmas Eve with a very rare heart condition called aorto-pulmonary window. We knew he would need surgery at some point, but we didn't know he would need surgery even before his due date.
"He's recovering well - he's 12 weeks old and not even five pounds. When he was born he was just 930 grams. He's still in intensive care and he's had some bumpy days since he was born."
Natalie added that the victorious moment had been extra special for dad Dougie - as he has spent weeks being teased by the nurses on the Wearside intensive ca...
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