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- (husband) Hey, Kellie. - Hi.
(cooing)
- Oh, look, how cute. - (husband) ...at 1:36.
"2004".
(in video) My favorite part of today was getting to hold Eli
for the first time.
Oh, that's-that's cute.
My husband and our baby boy and I
- were in a horrific car accident. - (shocked gasp)
(Kellie) Eli was 14 weeks old, so he's just a new baby
and my husband was killed instantly on impact.
(moans)
Our son was severely injured.
Oh, now I'm sad.
(Kellie) It's now ten years later and I wanna find
the team of heroes that helped save my son's life
- and thank them. - That's sweet.
Our Thank You Project.
- That's cool. - (in video) Hi, I'm Kellie.
- Hi. - (Kellie) And you're Susie.
- I'm Susie, yeah. (laughter) - (Kellie) Wow.
His dad loved him so much.
And he's not gonna know about him.
He was having really bad seizures
and you were just such an important part of saving--
I feel like I'm gonna cry.
(in video) The doctor said it doesn't look good.
If Eli lives, he's probably not going to be able to walk or talk
or show emotion.
You guys getting him where he needed to be very quickly
- was really-- - This is really sweet.
- (Kellie) I am so grateful. - I feel like a jerk.
I would have never thought about doing that before.
(Kellie) You were the first doctor--
I can't believe she found all these people.
(Kellie) ...And believed in me and believed that there was a solution
to help Eli get better.
It was less than a week later
that I got to drive my baby boy home from the hospital.
(Kellie) There aren't words to describe.
(voice breaking) You don't think about it on a daily basis.
Exactly.
(Kellie) You do what you have to do.
(in video) I've never been thanked, so... it's not something--
What? She's never been thanked?!
(Kellie) You've never been thanked?
Not after, no.
You would think that these people would be thanked
all the time for what they do.
(Kellie) We're doing an event and we want to honor you
- at the event. - Oh, wow.
(Kellie) And there's a picture of Eli, and he will be at the event
- so you will get to meet him-- - I love her.
(Kellie) This is my new husband, Ted.
- (doctor) You're a lucky man. - (Kellie giggles)
(Kellie) And he adopted Eli.
That's Eli?
Aww, so cute.
(Kellie) I think probably the best moment was when
the people that helped save Eli's life stood up,
and to see all of our family and friends...
Oh.
(Kellie) ..cheering for them and clapping for them.
(laughing and crying)
(Kellie) That was the moment that I've dreamed of for ten years.
- (Ted) When I think of Eli's face-- - Oh, Eli.
Now he's a ginger.
(Ted) What if that face didn't exist?
Or what if it had been snuffed out?
None of us make it into life, or through life, on our own.
(in video) All right, you ready to stand up?
Aww.
(husband) There you go.
Oh my god, he was so cute! (laughing)
I really did not want to be mute, but I couldn't help it.
I could not find the words to say.
Oh, that... the feelings.
That's amazing.
Faith in humanity restored. Yes!
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(Finebros) So what do you think about this video
- and what this woman decided to do? - That's awesome.
It's just heart-wrenching.
You know, there's only very few people like that in world today.
The whole time I couldn't stop thinking of how often people do stuff
for us without even asking something in return.
It's just amazing.
How many people help me get through the day,
and help me get to where I need to be going
on a daily basis that I will never see in my life again?
And it just makes me feel like I need to be saying thank you a lot more.
Most people that take it for granted are like,
"Oh, I survived and I'm gonna tell my story."
And she went to the flip-side of that and literally looked into
the story of those who helped her survive.
I just got so sad when that one lady said she's never been thanked before.
And it just hit me how sad--
people don't think that it's important enough to make people
feel appreciated.
(Finebros) Has there ever been an accident or incident in your own life
where you were helped by someone?
I mean, uh, nothing that I can think of.
I've been fortunate enough not to have had
any incidents like that in my life so far.
A couple years ago, my mom got diagnosed with breast cancer
and that was really hard for my whole family.
There are times where you kinda felt hopeless
and scared and worried 'cause it's your mom.
She's okay now, thank God.
My grandma battled cancer for 13 years.
Because of the doctors and the treatment
and the chemotherapy and the patience that they had with her,
eventually it just ended up taking over her body.
But for 13 years, she made it through.
I think back to when my brother passed away, personally.
Because he OD'd for the first time and they basically brought him
back to life.
If this was maybe right after when my brother passed away
or something, I think I might have took it really, really like,
"Oh, wow, she's gone through something just as worse-- just as bad.
Why can't I make this into a positive thing?"
It's kind of cool how this is getting the message out.
That's what I really like.
I want to expand it so other people have that mindset
where things might not be looking great right now,
but things will change.
(Finebros) Do you feel, as a society, we don't thank people
who are there to save us enough?
I think that, as a society, we don't thank anyone enough.
There's kind of an element of people kind of expect for people to be there.
If you're not there, you're not a good friend.
If you're not there, you're not a good sibling.
A lot of people, especially in my generation,
we live with all these things, so we don't think twice about it.
We've never had to go without it, so we don't see it as something
that needs to be thanked for.
Maybe, in the moment, they'll be like, "Thank you for saving my dog
out of that fire. That was awesome."
But they'll never again... thank them.
They won't see them again.
Some people might think of it as a debt that they owe to them
and saying thank you might get rid of it,
and then they're like, "Okay, I don't have--"
Subconsciously, they don't need to think about it again.
It's their job and it's something that they get paid to do
and they're choosing to do it.
Maybe we just kind of overlook it.
But it's so important to do it because it pushes these people
to keep on doing what they're doing.
(Finebros) And what do you think of those people who do these jobs,
never expecting or even wanting thank yous?
They must be really, really selfless.
It's a noble thing to do, really, and it keeps our society going.
To be that humble is just, I think,
in my personal opinion, it's the best quality to have
in a human being.
There's so many people that just do things selflessly.
Like, it's what they've been wanting to do their whole life.
I, myself, want to be a doctor.
I'd like to be a radiologist.
I don't think many people thank radiologists for what they do.
They realize what they're doing and how much of an impact it makes
without people actually telling them how much of an impact it makes.
(Finebros) So back to the video, does it make you think differently
about your own life in any way?
Yeah, I need to be more grateful for the things that I have.
Say thank you a lot more.
I feel like it's just constantly thank people
for everything that they do.
I mean, these people saved their lives.
But even the small things that people do for you--
just thank them all the time because maybe they don't hear it.
It reminded me to thank people because, you know,
we all get so caught up in our own problems
and our own brains-- of what's going on.
"Oh, you know, she did this to that guy.
And I have all these tests coming up."
We forget to look outside of ourselves, at the people around us
who are helping us get where we need to be.
(Finebros) And what do you think this will do for Eli, her son,
understanding all of these people in such a direct way saved his life?
He is gonna grow up to be a really grateful person.
He's gonna have a better understanding of humanity.
He'll understand that his existence relied on these people
and that he is indebted to them a little bit for that.
He's probably going to go around, and again-- or at least he should
go around again and thank all these people that did this for him.
I think it'll give him an amazing perspective
and make him probably feel really lucky.
He has a good mom as a role model. (chuckles)
(Finebros) So, finally, what do you say to anyone watching
who is someone who has a job that is to help people?
Thank you so much for everything you do.
You are an amazing person.
I wish that I could do that, so I thank you so much
for helping everybody.
I just want to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart.
All your hard work does not go unnoticed.
Thank you because you are the reason that I'm here today,
that he's here today.
But if you feel like you're taken for granted,
then I got you and here is your thank you.
If I'm trying to talk to the people who selflessly dedicate their lives
to helping others, this is a happy cry because, you know,
there's just-- there needs to be more people like them
in the world who want to do things for others.
I appreciate people like you.
(cleansing breath) These are tears of happiness.
I love you. (chuckles)
I don't know you, but I love you and I appreciate what you do.
Even though we have never met before, I appreciate what you do.
(slight chuckle)
Thank you so much for watching this episode of Teens React.
We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and a great new year.
Thank you all so much for watching this year
and we'll see you next time.
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