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[True] In 1981, A California Doctor Worked Around The Clock To Save The Life Of A (3.2 Lb) Premature Baby Boy. Exactly 30 Years Later, That Baby (Now A Paramedic/Firefighter) Saved The Life Of The Doctor When A Semi Struck His Car.
Fantastic Facts ^ | May 2, 2019 | Dr. Michael Shannon

Posted on 01/22/2023 4:01:09 PM PST by daniel1212

This is a true story about coming full circle in life and how the world is a lot smaller than it seems. Some find the facts too hard to imagine, and others believe it’s a miracle featuring fated twin events.

There are two main characters to the story, Dr. Michael Shannon and firefighter-paramedic Chris Trokey. Both are California residents where the action first unfolded some 30 years ago.

In 1981, Dr. Shannon was a pediatrician in San Clemente who found himself with a major challenge on his hands. A premature baby weighing 3.2 lbs. was fighting for his life, and the odds were 50/50 that he would make it.

Dr. Shannon worked tirelessly around the clock until the tiny baby’s condition had stabilized and improved.

Life went on for both parties, and then, 30 years later, their paths would cross during another emergency occurrence.

Dr. Shannon was involved in a fiery crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point and pinned inside his burning vehicle where the flames were attacking his legs. His SUV had been plowed into by a semi-truck.

Orange County Fire Authority’s Paramedic Engine 29 quickly arrived at the scene, and the Jaws of Life was put into action to pull Dr. Shannon from the blazing vehicle. Chris Trokey was one of the rescuers on that harrowing day in 1981.

The doctor spent the next 45 days recovering from internal injuries at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. Two of his toes had to be amputated.

Trokey visited Dr. Shannon in the hospital, and the two began chatting. When the firefighter-paramedic learned of the patient’s name and title as a doctor, something clicked. “Oh, my gosh, Dr. Shannon?”

Trokey knew that this was the pediatrician who had saved his tiny life all those years ago. There he was, paying it forward in the most karmic set of circumstances.

Dr. Shannon eventually returned to his healthy self, and the two would reunite again four years to the day of that spectacular encounter.

The pair found themselves attending a charity event for childhood cancer research at St. Baldrick’s in Rancho Santa Margarita. The men shared a warm hug, a photo was taken, and the story continues its viral journey.

“I do believe that things are supposed to happen when they do,” Dr. Shannon told the media. “I see examples of this almost daily in my life and practice.”

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/doctor-saves-babys-life-30-years-later-the-115315203962.html


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Religion; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: abortion; doctors; healthcare; paramedic
Posted: Mar 29, 2015: OC Paramedic Helps Rescue Doctor Who Saved His Life as Baby; Pair Reunited by: Rick Chambers, Tracy Bloom - https://ktla.com/news/local-news/oc-paramedic-helps-rescue-doctor-who-saved-his-life-as-baby-pair-reunited/

Snopes affirmed as true: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/doctor-saves-baby-karma/

1 posted on 01/22/2023 4:01:09 PM PST by daniel1212
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To: daniel1212

Wonder if the pediatrician is pro-choice. It’s California, tho.


2 posted on 01/22/2023 4:04:15 PM PST by Prince of Space (Let’s Go, Brandon! )
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To: daniel1212

Nice story. Thanks for posting it.


3 posted on 01/22/2023 4:09:24 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: daniel1212

GOD has a PLAN for EACH of us!!


4 posted on 01/22/2023 4:15:43 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: daniel1212

*** Orange County Fire Authority’s Paramedic Engine 29 quickly arrived at the scene, and the Jaws of Life was put into action to pull Dr. Shannon from the blazing vehicle. Chris Trokey was one of the rescuers on that harrowing day in 1981.***

That 1981 date should read 2011.

A link within the article points to this one from 2015.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/doctor-saves-babys-life-30-years-later-the-115315203962.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9mYW50YXN0aWNmYWN0cy5uZXQv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFajib2zAJy-fR0FzPniQBxQ1DpwgQ18SURY5acYPLhYBGrduuRkr0h2Ayf-YeUnSGkjmCohbn5SBgR28YFV2bZomtHeFeVfMIte9zefErpzefJko4PDZSLuEOXgyAJxUUHx-IDZRCkWj-54CE_qcM74Ny4vhKH6GSXJBJSbonQo

Nevertheless, this is a wonderful story of how the good we do can sometimes come back to us.


5 posted on 01/22/2023 4:19:18 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: daniel1212
A premature baby weighing 3.2 lbs. was fighting for his life, and the odds were 50/50 that he would make it.

I can relate, sort of. I was born in 1950 in a rural hospital and weighed only 4 lbs. A nurse told my mother I probably wouldn't live, but I did!

6 posted on 01/22/2023 4:28:23 PM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: Prince of Space

Not sure, but the story certainly makes you think... about all the “bad karma” that the doctors performing abortion are racking up.


7 posted on 01/22/2023 4:30:38 PM PST by irishjuggler
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Not sure, but the story certainly makes you think... about all the “bad karma” that the doctors performing abortion are racking up.

Insofar as meaning you shall reap what you sow...unless we repent unto salvation by effectual faith in the risen Lord Jesus.

8 posted on 01/22/2023 4:43:55 PM PST by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: FamiliarFace
There is the date Shannon saved Trokey's life in 1981, Trokey returned the favor in 2011, then a reporting of it, then a rereporting....
9 posted on 01/22/2023 4:49:52 PM PST by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: daniel1212

Yes, it got mixed up in the re-reporting of the event.


10 posted on 01/22/2023 4:51:55 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: libertylover

My long-time girlfriend was on medical transport teams for preemies in the late 1970s in California, it really burned her out.


11 posted on 01/22/2023 4:57:52 PM PST by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: Prince of Space
Wonder if the pediatrician is pro-choice. It’s California, tho.

He should be. yet in another paradox. A Christian sister in another state that we know had an abortion many many years ago, and years later when married then she had her second pregnancy, and consulted a pediatrician/doctor who was assigned to her case. He looked familiar to her, and sure enough, it was the very doctor who has performed the abortion of her unborn child. She confronted him about it and I cannot recall his response, but by the grace of God she forgave him and delivered TWINS, aptly providing an additional one for what was lost. She loves them both very much, praise God.

12 posted on 01/22/2023 4:58:52 PM PST by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: daniel1212

What an incredible story!


13 posted on 01/22/2023 5:04:58 PM PST by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: daniel1212

Thank You for this news .

An article that makes one happy instead of grouchy.

/-)

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14 posted on 01/22/2023 5:12:32 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: Prince of Space

“Wonder if the pediatrician is pro-choice. It’s California”

The Dana Point area is supposed to be very conservative, from what I’ve heard.


15 posted on 01/22/2023 5:13:33 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: daniel1212

Amazing story. :)


16 posted on 01/22/2023 5:21:25 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: daniel1212

Karma.


17 posted on 01/22/2023 5:46:39 PM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: daniel1212

Beautiful! Thank you for posting.


18 posted on 01/22/2023 6:14:25 PM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12 of day. )
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To: libertylover

I was 2 Months premature in Fargo ND 1956. I was in and out of the hospital for the first year of my life. Since then I seldom if ever get sick.


19 posted on 01/22/2023 6:16:26 PM PST by OneVike ( Just another Christian waiting ato go home)
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To: daniel1212
Circle Of Life
20 posted on 01/22/2023 6:22:58 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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