Our next guests are a young couple from Harlem.
Cameron is a firefighter for New York City
and has been working 24 hour shifts due to the coronavirus.
La'Shay just gave birth to their very first son a few days ago.
Here's what happened when Cameron told La'Shay that they
were going to be on the show.
I have some great news.
I have some great news, too.
We're having a baby.
The great news is that we are going
to be on "The Ellen Show."
Oh.
What?
Yes, [INAUDIBLE].
What?
Are you serious?
Yes.
Don't play with me.
I'm so serious.
You're going to make this baby come out right now.
Are you serious?
Oh my gosh.
When?
Right now.
Please welcome, La'Shay and Cameron.
Hi, Ellen.
Oh my goodness.
Hi.
La'Shay, I can tell you, we have been
doing this show for 17 years and we've surprised a lot of people
and I've seen a lot of reactions.
That might be my very favorite, that you're in bed,
in labor, going to have a baby and you were that excited.
Thank you so much for being here.
I was like so sure he was going to come.
Yeah.
Well, he's here now.
Congratulations.
What's the baby's name?
Thank you.
He's Cameron Junior, named after his father.
Aww.
I mean he is-- like look how tiny he is.
Just a tiny little thing.
That's so great.
And, you know, to give you that kind of joy
and hope right now in the world is so important and so special,
because there's so much going on.
And La'Shay, you're a therapist.
Cameron, you're a firefighter.
So thank you for the work you're doing,
and I just can't imagine how much this is, you know,
bringing you-- as much as you must be tired,
bringing you so much positive energy and enthusiasm
for the world.
Right?
Yes, indeed.
Absolutely.
We have probably some of the best
jobs in the whole wide world.
We have the best jobs in the whole wide world,
besides your job, Ellen.
We don't all get to just [INAUDIBLE]----
I have a good job.
--giving positive energy, but we try.
We try our best.
And we're just grateful to be in the position that we are
and to be able to help our community in this time of need.
Yeah, absolutely.
And, Cameron, you always wanted to be a firefighter,
I understand?
Since day one.
As long as I can remember.
My uncle, he's been a fireman since the 90s,
and ever since I can remember, I've
always wanted to be a fireman.
And I'm grateful for the opportunity
to serve in that aspect, because so many people don't
get that chance.
But I have that chance.
Well, to have that kind of passion for something
and then to be able to do it is very rare,
to do what you grow up knowing that you wanted to do
and to love what you do.
You're in one of the hardest hit areas
right now with what the virus is doing.
That must be really difficult. And I
know you're working nonstop.
You're not even taking time off.
Yeah, it's pretty rough.
But we understand the mission and that we have to persevere
towards the mission.
And that is being able to help the people of New York City.
It gets hard sometimes, especially when
you have to knock down the doors of some of your old co-workers
and you find them passed away.
Or even in your own firehouse, where several of the members
could contract the COVID-19.
So it's pretty rough, but we have our hopes up
and we're staying positive.
Yeah.
Well, good.
I know that-- I mean, you're both really good people,
you're both doing wonderful things,
and it just doesn't seem fair.
I heard that you had all of your baby stuff,
you were all set to go to the hospital,
everything was ready to go, and then someone broke into the car
and stole all of the baby stuff before your son was
born, right?
Yeah, I was ready to go to work earlier that morning
and I got to the car.
The window was knocked out and the baby's go bag was gone.
So.
That's just not fair for anybody, much less
the two of you.
All right, well we had a virtual Mother's Day show,
and we want to give you a belated baby shower.
We're going to give you every single thing
that we gave away on that show.
There's a stroller car seat for $500,
there's Shutterfly gift cards, $500, Daily Harvest gift card,
$500.
Honest company.
There's all kinds of things in there.
Everything we gave away.
We're going to take a break, and I have one more thing.
We'll be back.
We're back with La'Shay and Cameron.
La'Shay, are you nervous about Cameron going back to work?
Oh my gosh.
I just try to remind myself who I married.
He's the guy for the job.
He wouldn't have it any other way.
But it's hard on our family.
It's really hard.
Yeah.
And I know that the co-workers at the firehouse
are like family.
They've been giving you their time off, which is--
that's what I love about the camaraderie of all
the firefighters.
I mean, that is really amazing, that your co-workers
are giving you their time off.
I really work with the best people in the United States,
in the world.
These guys are selfless.
They help out in anytime of need, in any form or fashion.
And I really appreciate the members Engine 59, Ladder 30.
Yes, they're amazing.
Very cool.
All right, before we go, I forgot.
There was one more thing that we gave away.
It's in the box at the house.
Do you see the box that's there?
Yes, we do.
All right, if you open the box--
you'll see when you open it up.
It's a convertible diaper bag from Mark and Graham.
It's a really great diaper bag.
Oh my gosh.
Very well protected.
You can drop it on the floor and nothing will happen.
Oh, this is beautiful.
Thank you so much.
Oh my gosh.
Ellen, oh my gosh.
Look.
Ellen, I'm saving this ribbon.
All right.
We love you so much.
Oh, it's beautiful.
Love you too.
If you look-- if you open it up, there's something in it.
Beautiful.
Oh my gosh!
Oh my gosh, thank you.
You're going to wake up the baby.
Shh, you're going to wake up the baby.
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They want to put some cash back in your pockets.
So today, Green Dot is going to give you $20,000.
Oh my gosh.
Well deserved.
Thank you so much.
Thank you guys.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for everything that you do.
We love you, hope to see you soon.
When we come back, we're inviting you over to the show.
Stay safe, everybody.
Be kind to one another.
Bye bye.
Thank you.
Thank you, Ellen.