For years, a local fire station has brought comfort to kids battling illness at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Now, one of those firefighters needs the support for his own daughter. His family at LAFD Fire Station 35 answered the call to duty.
"You never imagine you're going to be on the other side," explained Bortel. "You’re always trying to help that family in need you never think you’ll be that family in need."Rami sits in a hospital bed at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Remi was diagnosed with a tumor called neuroblastoma. She has four tumors on her abdomen, spine, kidney and behind her eye, which is how Bortel and his wife, Amy, a nurse, saw the first sign."She ended up with, like a little bit of a black eye back in October," said Bortel. Firefighter Zane Archer delivered the message to his friend Remi as he scaled to her window at Children's HospitalFirefighter Zane Archer holds a sign up to the window at Children's Hospital Los Angeles that reads,"Remi, we love you. From Fire Station 35.""Got me in the gut, really. You could tell that she was going through it," Archer said. "She was really tired, but she still had the strength to wave. She blew me a kiss.
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