Feb. 16, 2023 The Central Berkeley Fire and EMS husband-and-wife team and the delivery person who fell at their doorstep are now like family.
Source Firehouse.com News
A trip and a fall may have ruined dinner for a South Carolina family recently, but it was life-changing for everyone involved.
Barbara Gillespie, 72, lost her balance as she stepped onto the porch with the pasta and salad, flinging them and sending her into a chair. And, the mishap was caught on a security camera, according to Newsweek.
The Dominos delivery person picked the perfect porch to fall on as the residents were Lacey Klein, an EMT and her husband, Kevin Keighron, a firefighter/medic with Central Berkeley Fire and EMS in Summerville, SC.
Kevin said when he opened the door, she was still on the porch floor. He kept asking if she was OK and if she was hurt.
“I ruined your food,” she replied.
Later, she would jokingly explain to a reporter: “I fell on their pasta.”
The couple was more concerned about her than their dinner. They came up with a plan to help after hearing she was working at Dominos for the past five years because she needs the money.
Klein uploaded footage of the incident to TikTok and set up the GoFundMe minutes later, hoping to get some money for her.
“I thought, even if only a couple people donate, maybe she could take a couple days off to recover and relax,” she said adding that she never imagined the response it would get.
To date, people have donated more than $250,000. And, Barbara has turned in her apron.
“It’s nice to know that there are people in this world who care,” she said.
While she may have dropped their dinner, she’s gained a new family. The couple’s five children now fondly call her ‘Grandma Barbara.’