Personal Life
In January 2009, after his girlfriend Charlotte received news that she was dying of cancer and only had a few months left to live, Hedenstad took a break from professional football. Only 17 at the time, he later described those last few months with her as "fantastic", because they were able to spend them together. In May 2012, Hedenstad experienced another tragic death, when his team-mate at Stabæk, Tor Marius Gromstad, died at the age of 22 from an accidental fall at a construction site.
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