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dergarten hero."
• Jacob even had the opportunity to tell his class of what he had done over the weekend.
• "Brad and I are also very proud of him," Sarah said.  "Grandma was so surprised that Jacob was able to do something like that and to stay so calm.  She refers to him as her hero and that she was very thankful that Jacob was there. We had worked with him on teaching him his phone number and so did Mrs. Gibbs, but we never thought that a situation like this would have come up and that he would need to call for help.  He told us that if daddy didn't answer the phone that he was going to call 911."
• As a result of the fall, Judy broke three bones in her ankle and one in her leg. She is now staying at the Tewksbury's during her recovery period. At her home in the rural country home on the Dean Highway, her bathroom is upstairs. You may have noticed a ramp in front of the Tewksbury home on Main Street across from City Hall. That is so Judy can use her wheel chair to get around.
• But on Sunday morning, Judy was going outside and there was some freezing rain during the night. She ended up slipping on the ice and ended up breaking three bones in her ankle and one in her leg.
• "Jacob is still her little helper," Sarah said, "and she is very thankful of everything he has done for her."

• - Paul Kosel

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