A homeless man who hadn't seen his daughter in 11
years was reunited with her this week, thanks to a
tweet.
Three weeks ago, Daniel Morales was given a prepaid cell phone
as part of a project documenting the lives of homeless people. He
and three other men were asked to share their experiences on the
street through 140-character updates.
Morales, 58, quickly amassed more than 3,000 followers. On
Wednesday, he tweeted, “Hi thi is to let yo people know that in
lookin eoq my daughter her name is sarah m rivera.” He posted his
phone number and a picture of his daughter, Sarah Rivera, who was
16 when he last saw her.
Rivera called him the next day, and the two reunited in New
York's Bryant Park on Friday.
Rivera, now 27, lives in a domestic violence shelter in Brooklyn
with her two kids.
“Just getting in touch with my daughter again after 11 years and
seeing my grandkids, it’s awesome,” Morales told WCBS. “I'm gonna
do whatever it takes to keep them near me.”
Morales and Rivera lost contact with each other when Rivera
moved from the U.S. to Puerto Rico in 2000 with her mother.
“Just to find my dad after 11 years … I don’t even know how to
feel right now, I’m just very, very happy,” Rivera told WCBS. “It’s
an exciting moment.”