29 years later, 'miracle baby' meets medics that saved him
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Nearly 30 years after two Bellevue paramedics saved a baby at birth, the now grown up man came back to thank them.
Though usually calm, Bellevue Fire paramedic Marty LaFave was anxious and excited Friday.
"It's a very personal thing," LaFave said.
Someone who touched his life 29 years ago will enter his life again.
"I've thought about this case for years, and wondering and wondering and wondering," he said.
LaFave and Denny Rask, who's retired now, never forgot the miracle they helped deliver on Feb. 7, 1983.
A miracle name Mike Lam.
Lam and his girlfriend flew in from San Francisco Friday to say thanks and to hear about the day he was born -- the day LaFave and Rask saved his life.
"You were stuck. Had your hand around your head," Rask told Lam. "I think you were trying to get back in."
During delivery, Lam's feet were coming out first, so Rask reached in and dislocated Lam's right shoulder.
"And then when we finally rotated you and you dropped in our arms, it came back in, so it was successful," Rask said.
Now Lam is the one saving lives. Inspired by the rescue that began his life, he became a paramedic seven years ago.
"To see how well you are is so wonderful," LaFave said. "This is just a great day."
"The story itself is amazing," Lam said. "I wouldn't be here without these guys."
Over the years, LaFave and Rask have been training others to become paramedics. They've told the story many times of how they helped deliver a miracle baby.
Now they can tell that story with a new ending -- he went on to be like one of them.
Though usually calm, Bellevue Fire paramedic Marty LaFave was anxious and excited Friday.
"It's a very personal thing," LaFave said.
Someone who touched his life 29 years ago will enter his life again.
"I've thought about this case for years, and wondering and wondering and wondering," he said.
LaFave and Denny Rask, who's retired now, never forgot the miracle they helped deliver on Feb. 7, 1983.
A miracle name Mike Lam.
Lam and his girlfriend flew in from San Francisco Friday to say thanks and to hear about the day he was born -- the day LaFave and Rask saved his life.
"You were stuck. Had your hand around your head," Rask told Lam. "I think you were trying to get back in."
During delivery, Lam's feet were coming out first, so Rask reached in and dislocated Lam's right shoulder.
"And then when we finally rotated you and you dropped in our arms, it came back in, so it was successful," Rask said.
Now Lam is the one saving lives. Inspired by the rescue that began his life, he became a paramedic seven years ago.
"To see how well you are is so wonderful," LaFave said. "This is just a great day."
"The story itself is amazing," Lam said. "I wouldn't be here without these guys."
Over the years, LaFave and Rask have been training others to become paramedics. They've told the story many times of how they helped deliver a miracle baby.
Now they can tell that story with a new ending -- he went on to be like one of them.
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