Augustus “Gus” Harbert was able to live for years with the aid of an artificial heart device before finally receiving a heart transplant late last year at the Integris Health Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute in Oklahoma City.
Ask Jack Chappell what he’s grateful for this Thanksgiving and he’ll answer in a heartbeat. The 57-year-old Oklahoman is thankful almost beyond words for the donated heart beating in his chest and a new lease on life that began with transplant surgery earlier this year.