steadfast

as some of you know i work for the FDNY on an ambulance and i have a crazy job hands down and a few months ago in nov. (nov 17th to be exact) i was at work and received a call for a man who was injured so i show up to the building and its in the south bronx and im greeted in the lobby of the building by this mans sister and she tells my partner and I that her brother had been drinking and wasnt acting right and went up to the roof. so we go up there and really keeping the story short the guy was trying to jump off the roof, so my partner and I are trying to talk him out of it and the man turns around and goes to jump off so my partner and I leap out and grab him just as he is going off the roof and we catch him and pull him back onto the roof top... so thats the base of my story. so a few months ago the fire dept gave me an award and thanks me for everything blah blah blah now the fire dept. recognizes me as a hero and wants to honor me on the steps of city hall with the mayor and give me a medal ( i think its the biggest thing to ever happen to me) so i asked my family if they were going because i have 6 seats reserved for my family and friends and what does my mother tell me "noby can go because we have work and we are not taking off".

so im a little heart broken and im goign to feel like shit when everyone is there at medal day with their families and i have 6 empty seats..