Wednesday, March 25, 2009

NICE News: A REAL Superhero

One of my HOW Design Forum friends, Nate, just emailed me this news article, and it is so wonderful that I had to post it right away.

Warning: Have Tissues Handy

Fireman dresses as Spider-Man to rescue boy

BANGKOK - A Thai firefighter dressed as Spider-Man to rescue an autistic boy who climbed onto a third-floor balcony and dangled his legs over the side because he was nervous on his first day of school.

Firefighter Somchai Yoosabai was called in after the 11-year-old boy's teachers and mother failed to coax him off the ledge on Monday, he said in a telephone interview Wednesday.

"He was nervous about the first day at school, and he was asking for his mother," Somchai said. "He cried and refused to let any of us get close to him."


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4 comments:

Tabitha in Bliss said...

What a beautiful guy!!

Christopher said...

This just made my night. Thank you so much for sharing!

Mandi said...

That is the coolest story!!! Awwwwww, what a guy!

Amanda said...

That is so wonderful! I am sad that the boy was that distressed to start with, but I am glad they found a way to step in and help. And I am sure that he was thrilled to see Spiderman!

~Amanda @ OneHappyPanda