Doctors said Christian Ouimet's parents should abort him because of an adverse prenatal diagnosis. He had developmental disabilities and wasn't supposed to survive the first trimester of his mother's pregnancy.

Christian overcame serious obstacles to survive and even play hockey. And while he has been thrilled to be friends with the sports celebrity, Kyle and Julie Turris are clear about the effect that Christian has had on them.

"The strength that he has is so inspiring," the center for the Ottawa Senators stated.

"We want our son to grow up with similar character traits to that of Christian," Kyle Turris continued. "The strength that he has, the attitude that he has, are the things that we would like to instill in our son."

"He's overcome so many obstacles to get to this place," Julie Turris added, "And you would never know that because he's so happy and positive."

It was early on in the pregnancy that doctors suggested an abortion, Dorothy Ouimet said in a re-released video from Canada's SportsNet network.

Christian's father, Richard Ouimet, said the couple had no idea upon getting the diagnosis what the future was going to hold. "I remember vividly just saying, 'What are we doing, why are we even considering this?'"

Christian has a rare chromosome disorder resulting in…

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