A seven-year-old was the difference between life and death for his 22-month-old baby sister when he\u00a0jumped into his burning home\u00a0to save her.<\/p>\n
On December 8, Nichole Davidson woke up in terror as her house in New Tazewell, Tennessee was burning down. She and her husband leaped into action.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Chris) grabbed the fire extinguisher trying to buy me time to get the kids, and I grabbed the boys because they were closest to the fire,\u201d Nichole Davidson told\u00a0WVLT.<\/p>\n
But flames in the living room prevented the Davidsons from reaching their toddler\u2019s bedroom.<\/p>\n
While outside, Chris Davidson smashed open his\u00a0daughter\u2019s window, but couldn\u2019t haul himself up. He knew that there were mere seconds before the burning house would collapse on his baby daughter.<\/p>\n
He looked over to his seven-year-old son Eli, who had been\u00a0fostered by the family\u00a0for nearly a year.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad busted the window and then I said, \u2018I can\u2019t do it,\u2019 like two times, and then I said, \u2018I got her dad\u2019,\u201d Eli said.
\n\u201cAnd when we went down there I said I was scared but I didn\u2019t want my sister to die.\u201dELI
\nChris hoisted Eli up and the boy managed to quickly take his sister to safety.<\/p>\n
Chris said the whole family was extremely appreciative of Eli.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more proud of Eli,\u201d he told\u00a0CNN. \u201cHe did something a grown man wouldn\u2019t do.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the Davidsons managed to get to safety, by the time firefighters arrived the house was completely totaled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe lost everything that we have ever had,\u201d Chris Davidson said. \u201cOur entire lives were in that home. Our three cars were also damaged in the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s devastating. We have nothing,\u201d he added. \u201cYou have never been as humble as you are when you don\u2019t even have your own underwear to wear.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, they\u2019re starting \u201cfrom scratch,\u201d but they won\u2019t be doing it alone.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0GoFundMe\u00a0was launched to support the family with a goal of $5,000. So far, $352,740 has been raised and that\u2019s not a typo.<\/p>\n
Eli could have said \u2018no\u2019. He could have been the one killed in the fire and in retrospect, his father would feel awful if he lost Eli too. But Eli turned out to be a true hero and his family will be\u00a0forever grateful.<\/p>\n
This is proof that heroism comes in all shapes and sizes. You never know when you\u2019ll be tasked with a life-changing decision and if you set your intention properly, you can be the one to save the day, just like little Eli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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