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IxelIxel was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and had a heart transplant when she was eight years old. She likes reading, playing volleyball and playing the violin. She was recently able to meet the family of the young man who donated his heart after he died. She is very grateful to her donor and his family for giving her the chance to live her life with a healthy heart. Ixel volunteers for Intermountain Donor Services and is currently in high school. She has the goal of becoming a nurse.