Wow. Get out the tissue. Amazing. <3 Jeni Stepien's father was murdered 10 years ago, but his heart saved... https://t.co/EzAMr67meb
— 93.7 The Bull (@937TheBull) August 8, 2016
Jeni Stepien’s father was murdered ten years ago when she was a teenager. He was an organ donor, and his heart went to Arthur Thomas, who had been waiting for a donor heart for 16 years. Michael Stepien’s family knew about Thomas, and have been corresponding with him since the surgery. But they live in different states, and did not meet until this past weekend. On Friday, Jeni got to feel her father’s heart as a pulse running through Thomas’ wrist. Jenny’s wedding was the next day.
"Jeni wrote me a letter, and she said 'Tom, I'm the daughter of the man whose heart's inside you, and I'm going to get married on August 6th. One further thing, if you're willing - would you walk me down the aisle?'" said heart transplant recipient Arthur Thomas.
Thomas got the okay from his daughter, and the rest is history.
"First person I'll ever be walking down the aisle," Thomas says.
Jeni aid it was just like having her dad there on her wedding day.
You can see a video report at WPVI Action 6 News. -via reddit