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Antony Thrower

Heart transplant patient weeps as he dances with donor's sister at bittersweet wedding

Heart transplant patient Scott Rutherford wept as he was given the honour of dancing with his organ donor’s sister at her wedding 14 years after the life-saving surgery.

Scott, 28, was just 15 when he was given the heart of John Carter, who died tragically young at 33 from a brain tumour.

After meeting John’s family by chance years later at a service for heart recipients, they formed a special bond.

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