“After a run around for months with the pediatrician’s office, I knew what was going on was something bigger. Always trust your mom gut. Our sweet Rookie was showing signs of heart failure that were being missed,” Alexa DeLeon shared on social media a couple of months ago. While Reddick was preparing for race 2 in the Round of 12, their five-month-old son, Rookie, was in the cardiovascular ICU at Levine Children’s Hospital.

After multiple tests, it was revealed that Rookie had a tumor that was choking his renal vein & renal artery. The growth had caused his heart to enlarge, leaving surgery as the only option. Now, as Rookie continues to recover from the life-saving procedure, Tyler Reddick has opened up about the ordeal, his son’s resilience, and the long road to healing.

Tyler Reddick

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