Call of the Quarter: West Boca Honors Boca Raton Fire Rescue
May 16, 2025Call of the Quarter from WPBF 25 News:
A Boca Raton teenager who almost died last year met Friday with the medics who saved her life.
Fourteen-year-old Celina and her mother, Barbara, just wanted to say thank you.
“Sept. 23,” Barbara said. “A day I will always remember.”
Barbara told the story at a ceremony honoring the medics who saved Celina.
“She didn’t eat her breakfast. She was vomiting. She was scared,” Barbara said. “I thought it was anxiety. I really didn’t think it’s a medical emergency. But it got bad, so bad. She could barely walk to the car.”
Boca Raton Fire Rescue responded and quickly diagnosed Celina with diabetes.
“Your quick response to helping Celina is what really helped identify and get her to the care that she needed,” said Jerad Hanlon, CEO of #WestBocaMedicalCenter, the hospital where Celina was treated.
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