article_snippet.sent: In Erik Compton case, make that plural: hearts.
article_snippet.sent: A first heart transplant at 12, then a second in 2008 after a major heart attack - what doctors call a 'widow-maker' - while driving home from a lesson with longtime coach and close pal Charlie DeLucca.
article_snippet.sent: But Erik Compton's spent most of the intervening years battling on minor league circuits, then becoming an advocate and spokesman for Donate Life, an alliance for national and local groups raising awareness about organ and tissue donation.
article_snippet.sent: In a nice bit of serendipity, Erik Compton first appearance in the Masters coincides with Donate Life Month.
article_snippet.sent: But it's already a full-time campaign for Erik Compton - Erik Compton's been displaying the organization's logo on Erik Compton shirt sleeve for a while.
highlights_snippet.sent: Erik Compton has had two heart transplants, the last in 2008 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Erik Compton first Masters appearance coincides with Donate Life Month .