A Michigan woman in Omaha awaiting a transplant operation got word Thursday that her stolen vehicle has been located. That news followed offers of help from people in the metro.
Dan and Joni Dibble are in Omaha where Joni is awaiting potentially life-saving transplants.
Someone stole their pick-up truck, their only means of transportation to doctor appointments and hopefully to the hospital when organs become available.
On Thursday, the Dibbles heard that their truck had turned up in the police impound lot. How it vanished from the parking place where they had left it, remained a mystery.
When the truck was stolen the Dibbles thought Omaha was the worst place on earth but some generous people changed their minds.
Joni can concentrate on herself again. She and her husband are waiting for the phone call to tell them the transplant organs she needs to live are on their way.
When their truck vanished Joni says, "I was like, all I could think about was, oh man, somebody just violated us so bad. What kind of place is this?'"
On Thursday, their spirits were lifted as people responded.
One of those was Kerry Ecklebe, Director of Education at the Nebraska Humane Society. She saw the Dibbles' story and had to do something.
Some offered to loan the Dibbles a car, others to pay for cabs but Ecklebe offered to provide rides when the Dibbles need them.
Kerry says, "I would get up if it were in the middle of the night and they got the call that there were organs available. I'd be happy to do that, just as a fellow human being."
It's that level of caring that has changed the Dibbles' minds about Omaha and given them the chance to once again concentrate on Joni's health.
Dan Dibble says, "It was like, I've got enough weight, you know. But a lot of weight has been lifted and it feels, I feel better that we can concentrate on getting my wife better."
Word that the vehicle had been located came Thursday afternoon.