Positivity: Girl meets heroes who saved her life 10 years ago
From Brampton, Ontario, Canada:
With a smile and a huge slab of cake, 10-year-old Taylor Nicole Webb finally got to meet the heroes who tickled her feet and saved her life.
Taylor was just three weeks old in January 1997 when she stopped breathing and a 911 call for help by her mom Lori Ottaviano brought four Brampton firefighters into their lives.
Capt. Bert Jeffries, and firefighters Luis Emibio, Dan Rowland and Brian Drake, who retired three years ago, worked together to revive Taylor and kept her alert until Peel medics arrived on scene to apply their expertise to keep the tiny heart beating on its own.
With a red firefighter’s helmet and a white icing cake saying “A special thanks to my heroes,” Taylor offered her thanks in the shy way a kid would, but her mom shed tears, emotional as she recalled what could have been if the four didn’t answer the call.
‘VERY REWARDING’
“I just wanted you guys to meet Taylor,” Ottaviano told Jeffries, Rowland and Emibio. “This is a living, breathing example of what you guys do on a regular basis and I can’t thank you enough.”
“Anytime we can save a life, it’s very special, very rewarding.” Jeffries said.
“It’s nice to see you smiling,” he said to Taylor.
He said it was the first time in his 29 years on the job someone sought him out to say thanks. “That I enjoy very much,” Jeffries said.
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