The death of an Omaha-area woman is helping bring two families together four years later.
reports Nicollena Cabello Hartzell died when she was just 33-years-old. She was an organ donor, however, and her heart is now helping another man live. Her parents, Brian and Sandra Cabello, said their daughter grew up, graduated and joined the Army.
But she passed away suddenly when she returned home in 2018. Florida resident Richard Arce said he received Hartzell’s heart later that year and wouldn’t be alive now without it. “Two families are going to be united as a family, you know,” Arce said. “I’m just so grateful. If it wasn’t for their daughter, I wouldn’t even be here today.”“Does thank you really mean anything? It does. Is there a better word? There’s not. The fact of the matter is, we met — finally. I think that that is the thank you, the gift,” Arce said.“It’s just like having her here, having her here next to us,” Sandra Cabello said.“It says, ‘The beat goes on. Grateful and thankful for the gift of life. Richard and Nicollena. I got my heart on 4/22/2018 at 3:30 p.m.,’” Arce said.Hartzell’s grandmotherBrian Cabello said he has waited for a long time to hear from his daughter again and now her heartbeat is helping bring new life to her family.
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