Stranger Recognizes Shirt During Chance Encounter, Says He Has Her Late Brother's Heart

May 08, 2019 by apost team

Fate has a funny way of putting people together. One family that knows that to be true is the Bulger family from Illinois.

Savannah Bulger and her family were attending a St. Louis Cardinal's game in April 2019 for one very special reason- to honor the brother that they lost. The game was held at Busch Stadium in honor of transplant donors and recipients on Transplant Awareness Day.

The Bulger family tragically lost their son, 21-year-old Donovan, to an accident in 2016. Donovan was signed up to be an organ donor, and with his death he saved many lives.

One of those lives he saved was that of John Sueme, a resident of St. Louis who was suffering from heart failure

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Donovan's heart gave John a second chance at life, and he expressed his gratitude to the Bulger family shortly after the transplant in the form of a letter.

In response to John's letter, Donovan's sister Savannah sent pictures and a note stating that he had received a heart of gold.

The Bulger family never could've imagined that years later they would encounter a man at a charity baseball game wearing their brother's picture on his t-shirt.

While Savannah and her siblings wore a bright green shirt with a picture of their brother proudly displayed on the front, a woman came up to her and asked if she was a member of Donovan's family.

Surprised, Savannah replied yes. The woman then introduced her to a man who was also wearing a t-shirt with a picture of Donovan on the front.

That man was none other than John Sueme, the recipient of Donovan's heart.

Savannah and her family were astounded at this chance encounter. John embraced each of the family members, allowing them to listen to their brother's heartbeat for the first time in three years.

As the tears flowed from both the Bulger family and the man with their brother's heart beating inside of him, a family friend captured the emotional moment on camera.

It's a moment that both John and the Bulger family will remember forever. Now that they've connected, they plan to stay in touch and use the emotional video to spread the word about organ donation.

Do you think Donovan had a hand in bringing these two families together at that charity baseball game? If this video tugged at your heart, be sure to pass it on.