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John Olerud's daughter Jordan, born with rare genetic disorder, dies at 19

Jordan Olerud, the daughter of Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners All-Star John Olerud, has died at 19. She spent her life battling a rare chromosome disorder that required special attention.

Jordan Olerud was born in August 2000 with a syndrome called tri-some 2p, 5p-, which signifies that she had an extra second chromosome and missing part of her fifth chromosome.

According to an interview with The Globe and Mail, doctors told Olerud that Jordan was the only person in the world known to have the condition. It left her with multiple birth defects that required constant care from her parents, even as John dealt with the time requirements of an MLB career:

At the age of 8, Jordan’s functions were described by her father as extremely limited:

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