A chance encounter brought this heart transplant recipient and his donor's family together
Siblings of Donovan Bulger attended a St. Louis Cardinals game on Sunday at Busch Stadium to commemorate their brother's life at the MLB team's Transplant Awareness Day.Bulger died in 2016 following a tragic accident. Before he died, one of the 21-year-old's wishes was to be an organ donor. The Belleville, Illinois resident's organs helped save the lives of several people, his siblings said.
"From left to right, Catherine and Liza Sueme, Jake and Savannah Roesch, John Sueme, Brenden and Angie Bulger, and Katie and Chris Seper.The group hugged, cried and one by one Bulger's family members listened to Sueme's heartbeat."It was the best $100 tickets we ever bought," said Bulger's sister Katie Seper, who attended the game with her husband, Chris."It was very surreal.
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