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The friendship of two Cubs fans led to a life-saving kidney transplant

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Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social

With Spring Training about to begin, I thought this would be a good time to tell this story.

Denise Vasquez and Cathy Weadley are both die-hard Cubs fans. Denise is retired from the US Navy and lives in the Phoenix area. Some of you might recognize or know Cathy, as she is a member of the gameday staff at Wrigley Field.

They met a few years ago at Spring Training.