“She said, ‘Is there any chance you’d consider walking me down the aisle?’ ” Thomas told The Post. I could feel his heartbeat — it was so strong.”The next day, Thomas gave Stepien his arm and led her to the church altar, where she touched his chest right before he gave her away. “He said, ‘Here, feel my pulse,’ ” Stepien told The Washington Post. The day before her wedding, Jeni Stepien said she met the man who would walk her down the aisle — the man who had received her father’s heart. The last day in September, he said, Stepien’s family gave him a gift.

Source: Washington Post August 08, 2016 16:24 UTC