CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tears began to flow as Aimee Cantadore recalled the fear felt when nurses explained what she and her husband had to do at home for their newborn daughter to survive.
They continued when she remembered being told Macie Joy qualified for 280 hours of in-home nurse care through the The HEARTest Yard Foundation, established by Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen through Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte.
"He's really kept our daughter alive by having help here," Cantadore said.
A year ago Cantadore hadn't heard of Olsen, who was preparing for Super Bowl 50 when Macie was born with half a heart.