Fort Myers promotes organ donation from the second row of Elton John concert despite hurricane
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One fan in the crowd at Sunday's Elton John show at Nissan Stadium in Nashville went for more than just the music. Heart transplant recipient Steve Hilfiker went to promote organ donation.
In 2020, Hilfiker was put on life support. His rare heart condition, cardiac sarcoidosis, was taking over. Hilfiker became one of the fortunate ones. He received a heart from a man named Daniel Ray French who was a perfect match.Nothing, not even a hurricane, would stop him."Our beach is gone. We were about 10 miles away from the eye wall. It was a harrowing day. The community was devastated," Hilfiker said.
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