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CHICAGO—Standing with the bride amid joyful tears from all present, heart transplant recipient Ronald Huger recently honored a dying wish from his donor when he walked the late pig’s daughter down the aisle at her wedding, sources confirmed Friday.
CHICAGO—Standing with the bride amid joyful tears from all present, heart transplant recipient Ronald Huger recently honored a dying wish from his donor when he walked the late pig’s daughter down the aisle at her wedding, sources confirmed Friday.
“Your father wrote a letter before he passed away asking that whoever received his heart stand in for him at your wedding,” said the 47-year-old human man, who had flown nearly 2,000 miles to keep his promise to the hero pig whose generosity and genetically modified internal organ had allowed Huger to have a second chance at life. “Part of your father, Mr. Hamsworth, lives on inside me, and I know there’s nowhere he’d rather be today than here, by your side, as you exchange vows with this handsome Red Wattle hog. I just wish he could see how plump you’ve become and how shiny your coat is—he’d be so proud!” Though it was his first time at a pig wedding, reception attendees confirmed Huger didn’t hesitate to join in the fun by ripping off all his clothes and rolling around in the slop.
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