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Awww—the FDNY made 5-year-old Tahlique Garay a "junior paramedic" for his informative—and life-saving—call to 911 when his pregnant mother passed out in their Queens home. You can listen to the 911 call here: Tahlique says, "My mommy, um, passed out a little bit," and was able to give his address, explain that she gets seizures, and unlock his door for medics. His mother, Jennifer Garay, has suffered from seizures before and explained that she prepped him just in case, "I didn't want to scare him but I had to tell him what to do if I got sick." By the time EMTs arrived, little Tahlique showed them where his mom was and explained her medical history; Jennifer Garay, who was taken to the hospital for severe dehydration, said, "He not only saved me, he saved his sister as well." And Tahlique said he'd teach his new sister and friends about 911, "Make sure to call 9-1-1 if you have an emergency or you are hurt."
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Smart mother and a smart little kid. Bravo!
Why is he saluting?
Awww, that was such a sweet story.
It is nice to hear a positive story for a change:)
Yayy!
Me likes these stories.
I think Tahlique might be waving/gesturing.
And I agree—nice story for the day (I hope there are more).
what a great kid
Who knew 911 calls could be so adorable? Way to go Tahlique!
The weirdest part of the story is that the city spelled the kid's name as "Taquila" on the plaque. Seems like they weren't exactly sure how to spell or pronounce his (made up) name.