Earl Fleming, 63, sits in front of the Christmas tree at VCU Medical Center’s cardiac unit on Tuesday, just 19 days after receiving a heart and kidney transplant. “I feel that what is meant for me is meant for me. I try to give the best I can give wherever I am,” he said.
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Gift of the heart
Earl Fleming, a Richmond makeup artist, entertainer and advocate who has given so much to others, receives gift of life from stranger
This Christmas, one of Richmond’s living legends, who has spent his life giving to others, received the most beautiful gift of all: The gift of life.
