Heartwarming photo shows off-duty firefighter carry frail elderly woman up stairs
Thomas Harwell carried an elderly woman up a long flight of stadium steps because she was unable to climb them herself.
A firefighter’s kind deed is being applauded after he was photographed helping a frail elderly woman up a flight of stadium steps.
Thomas Harwell said that it was his helpful nature that led to his kind act – and a nudge from his wife, Shayla.
The couple was leaving the Brad Paisley concert featured at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo when they realized the woman was unable to walk up the stairs, so Thomas took matters into his own hands – or arms.
After asking her permission, Harwell carried the woman all the way up the long flight of steps without even getting her name.
According to Fox 31, Harwell has been a firefighter for 15 years with the Hardin Volunteer Fire Department and is quick to assist others.
India captain Virat Kohli reveals who will be a 'serious threat' at 2019 World Cup
‘I’m a senior captain in the fire department. My job is to help people,’ he said.
‘If you’re alive and breathing, you shouldn’t need an excuse to help someone else. If they need help, help them.’
Before the concert began, Harwell helped the woman down the stairs so she could get to her seat. The couple said they kept an eye on the woman until the end of the show, knowing that she would likely need help to exit the stadium.
She was having a rough time. I nudged my husband and told him that they may need help,’ Shayla Harwell told CNN.
‘I helped her downstairs, and I wasn’t going to leave until I helped her upstairs,’ Thomas added.
As Thomas carried the woman, Shayla snapped a photo of her husband, which has since been shared over 2,000 times.
‘Y’all I have to brag on my husband big time tonight! He made me Soo proud,’ Shayla wrote on the post.
‘I’m almost shocked, I really honestly didn’t think it would go that far,’ Shayla said of the effect that her husband’s kind act had on the woman.
‘She was very appreciative. When he placed her down at the top of the stairs, she was grinning ear to ear. It really touched her to have him help her.’