{"id":15269,"date":"2017-07-31T14:47:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T14:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=15269"},"modified":"2017-08-07T13:45:28","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T13:45:28","slug":"cobb-county-man-thanks-firefighters-for-saving-life-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=15269","title":{"rendered":"Cobb County man thanks firefighters for saving life his life"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WSB-TV<\/a>) \u2013 A sanitation worker who lost his legs when a distracted driver hit his truck is defying the odds and walking again.<\/p>\n

Channel 2 Action News was there when Horace Walker thanked the Cobb County firefighters and emergency medical technicians who saved his life.<\/p>\n

Walker was working on a sanitation truck on Austell Road in 2015\u00a0when a distracted driver rammed it.<\/p>\n

He spent weeks in a coma and had both legs amputated above his knees.<\/p>\n

His family wasn\u2019t sure if he\u2019d survive, but he did.<\/p>\n

Walker spent months in rehab at the Shepherd Center. He is now walking and wanted to let first responders know that what they did that day made a life-long difference to him and his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were there to save my life, now I\u2019m here to spend my life with my family thanks to these guys,\u201d Walker said.<\/p>\n

Firefighters said Walker\u2019s journey makes their jobs worth it.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have someone come back, especially from a significant incident, just to thank us and see the progress that person has made, that\u2019s the ultimate reward. It\u2019s not the paychecks that we receive. That\u2019s the ultimate reward to see something like that,\u201d Cobb County Fire Lt. Ben Holley said.<\/p>\n

Watch the report HERE\u203a\u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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