{"id":1345,"date":"2024-03-01T20:16:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T20:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2024-03-01T20:16:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T20:16:23","slug":"hero-mom-23-gives-life-trying-to-save-her-babies-from-house-fire-saves-eight-lives-after-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=1345","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hero\u2019 mom, 23, gives life trying to save her babies from house fire, saves eight lives after death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Only three days after she turned 23, a Georgia\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/mother\/\">mother<\/a>\u00a0died after charging through her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/house-fire\/\">fiery<\/a>\u00a0mobile home, trying to save the lives of her three little\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/children\/\">children<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>In her heroic feat, not only did Madison Hope Summerville rescue her babies, but she also managed to save the lives of eight strangers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cShe was our everything, so beautiful, but my baby saved our beautiful children,\u201d shares her grieving partner. \u201cShe gave her life to save theirs. She will always be a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/hero\/\">hero<\/a> to all of us.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-63f1442a9dd954ba328195629e1a42ea\" class=\"newsner-63f1442a9dd954ba328195629e1a42ea\">\n<div id=\"newsner-195138783\">\n<div id=\"f9c43800-41b6-4b29-8d82-f9ea5ed24ca1\" class=\"pbs\" data-pbs-root=\"true\" data-pbs-position=\"sticky\" data-pbs-device=\"desktop\" data-pbs-video-title=\"true\" data-pbs-sticky=\"bottom-right\" data-pbs-size=\"small\" data-pbs-logo-pos=\"right\" data-pbs-content=\"playing\" data-pbs-player=\"content\" data-pbs-slot=\"ended\" data-pbs-content-type=\"mcd\" data-pbs-hover=\"false\">\n<div id=\"exp_10643c52-d7db-4b28-9b02-89a3eef56f2c\" class=\"pbs__player shown\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__wrapper falcon exp-ui__state__small-view\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__title-and-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__title-wrapper exp-ui__state__shown\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__title\">Pregnant dog shows up at couple&#8217;s doorstep \u2013 a few days later, they have 7 puppies to care forPregnant dog shows up at couple&#8217;s doorstep \u2013 a few days later, they have 7 puppies to care for<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exp-ui__cta exp-ui__state__shown\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the morning of February 15, Madison Summerville was in her Spalding County home with her three children.<\/p>\n<p>It had been an exciting week for the young woman, who celebrated her 23<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0birthday on February 12 and then Valentine\u2019s Day with her partner, Daniel Denham, who she shares sons Kayden (five) and Thomas (four), and daughter Paisley (three).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%2F%3Ffbid%3D4487199311333186%26set%3Da.405453566174468&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"479\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But the next day, all the joy from the earlier days was replaced by heartbreak.<\/p>\n<p>According to Summerville\u2019s sister, Chasidy, shortly before 11 a.m., a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/fire\/\">fire<\/a>\u00a0broke out in the bedroom and quickly spread across the mobile home where the family lived.<\/p>\n<p>Chasidy said Summerville broke the window, lifted Kayden outside, and asked him to run for help.<\/p>\n<p>Hearing the boy screaming for help, neighbors raced to the blazing home, rescuing Thomas and Paisley from the flames.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-she-went-down\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018She went down\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Summerville, who was consumed by the thick dark smoke, did not survive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTerrible, just a hole left in my heart,\u201d Chasidy told local news station\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/spalding-county\/neighbors-help-rescue-woman-3-children-metro-atlanta-house-fire\/6YQ36CZW7ZEHLFRYX4UPNJXBDA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WSB-TV 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Standing outside the gutted mobile home, her mom, Wendy Willbanks, and sister said that the loving woman refused to leave until all three babies were safely out.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%2F%3Ffbid%3D1251050265711681%26set%3Da.113409059475813&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"479\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was trying to get the rest of them, and I guess there was too much smoke,\u201d shared the heartbroken mom. \u201cAnd she went down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spalding Country fire officials report that when crews arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-462159950\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_dynamic\" class=\"ad-space\" data-target=\"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\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Summerville was pulled from the fire but died the next day in hospital.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-31ea0099acfb70407739274e21f6d427\" class=\"newsner-31ea0099acfb70407739274e21f6d427 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cLost without her,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/local\/family-remembers-griffin-mother-who-died-save-children-in-house-fire\/85-a850a440-859b-4fc5-bada-7f09fe6eccb3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Chasidy said<\/a>\u00a0about her younger sister, whom she held through the night in the hospital and helped her \u201cget her ready for her hero walk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chasidy was with her as she drew her last breath. \u201cNot breathing on her own, smoke inhalation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Summerville\u2019s daughter Paisley was unresponsive but regained consciousness the same day her mom died, and the boys suffered minor burns along with smoke inhalation.\u00a0While there are no updates on the children, it was previously said all three are expected to make a full recovery.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%2F%3Ffbid%3D4382371595149292%26set%3Da.405453566174468&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"479\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And then Denham had to tell the kids their mom was gone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-39fa7d057b516522c73f62e1a8041ddd\" class=\"newsner-39fa7d057b516522c73f62e1a8041ddd newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHow the babies are going to react when they realize that their mommy is not coming home,\u201d said Denham\u2019s sister, Amber Morris, who adds if it wasn\u2019t for the good samaritans, \u201cthere\u2019s no telling how bad this would be.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-heroine\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A heroine<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, family and friends are trying to process the loss of the selfless\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/mother\/\">mother<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Denham, whom she has been with since about 2018, shares a heart-shattering post on his Facebook site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy beautiful fianc\u00e9 has passed, and I\u2019m honestly at a loss for words, she was the best mother, wife, friend, daughter, sister that anyone could ever have. She made my life complete, she made our kids\u2019 lives complete. She was our everything, so beautiful, but my baby saved our beautiful children.\u201d The post, which includes several photos of Summerville with the family, continues, \u201cShe gave her life to save theirs\u2026she will always be a hero to all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-58c6f2069d0fa437808874ef8cca571e\" class=\"newsner-58c6f2069d0fa437808874ef8cca571e newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdaniel.witt.798%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0c2WkaLqf5R3Lb2mRUwEYGs2YKoj54gb3USPJ8oCf6jmS18NpxRqaBr9t8XuqBuz7l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"755\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-401928831\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_dynamic\" class=\"ad-space\" data-target=\"eyJwYWdlUGF0aCI6Ii9uZXdzL2hlcm8tbW9tLTIzLWdpdmVzLWxpZmUtdHJ5aW5nLXRvLXNhdmUtaGVyLWJhYmllcy1mcm9tLWhvdXNlLWZpcmUtc2F2ZXMtZWlnaHQtbGl2ZXMtYWZ0ZXItZGVhdGgvIiwicGFnZVRpdGxlIjoi4oCYSGVyb+KAmSBtb20sIDIzLCBnaXZlcyBsaWZlIHRyeWluZyB0byBzYXZlIGhlciBiYWJpZXMgZnJvbSBob3VzZSBmaXJlLCBzYXZlcyBlaWdodCBsaXZlcyBhZnRlciBkZWF0aCIsInBhZ2VDYXRlZ29yeSI6IkZhbWlseSIsInBhZ2VBdHRyaWJ1dGVzIjoiY2hpbGRyZW4sIEdlb3JnaWEsIGhlcm8sIGhlcm9pbmUsIGhvdXNlIGZpcmUsIG1vdGhlciIsInBhZ2VMYW5ndWFnZSI6ImVuX1VTIiwicGFnZVR5cGUiOiJwb3N0IiwicmVmZXJyZXIiOiJodHRwczovL2wuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tLyIsImZhY2Vib29rIjoidHJ1ZSJ9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many loved ones, offering support to the newly single father, changed their profile photos to include images with the deceased mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was a great mom and friend, she will truly be missed, praying for y\u2019all and the kids love you son,\u201d writes Jason Johnson, Denham\u2019s father.<\/p>\n<p>His cousin, Lucas Garcia shares, \u201cBeautiful young soul gone [too] soon one of the brightest souls I met, one of the best mothers I known.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-581320174\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_dynamic\" class=\"ad-space\" data-target=\"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\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rylee Thacker, Summerville\u2019s best friend, shared a Facebook post on February 15 from the hospital, begging netizens for their prayers. Next, she posted, \u201cMy best friend, you will be missed. I love you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-90e79a57154e793a682d6a3adbe5c924\" class=\"newsner-90e79a57154e793a682d6a3adbe5c924 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRyleeThacker123%2Fposts%2Fpfbid025C64JEQCfhNrfabYb21pymNtitkGLKD8XXarMPQHWmjhBViS5R1825sEvcYAzyzpl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"601\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/madison-hope-summerville?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0was created by Chasidy to help her \u201cbubbly\u201d sister\u2019s family, who have no insurance and lost everything in the fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy sister gave her life to try and save her 3 babies a super mom if you ask me but not only did she save 3 she will be saving 8 more,\u201d she writes of Summerville, referring to her status as an organ donor. \u201c11 people my sister has\/will save in two days now that\u2019s a hero.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-733229712\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_dynamic\" class=\"ad-space\" data-target=\"eyJwYWdlUGF0aCI6Ii9uZXdzL2hlcm8tbW9tLTIzLWdpdmVzLWxpZmUtdHJ5aW5nLXRvLXNhdmUtaGVyLWJhYmllcy1mcm9tLWhvdXNlLWZpcmUtc2F2ZXMtZWlnaHQtbGl2ZXMtYWZ0ZXItZGVhdGgvIiwicGFnZVRpdGxlIjoi4oCYSGVyb+KAmSBtb20sIDIzLCBnaXZlcyBsaWZlIHRyeWluZyB0byBzYXZlIGhlciBiYWJpZXMgZnJvbSBob3VzZSBmaXJlLCBzYXZlcyBlaWdodCBsaXZlcyBhZnRlciBkZWF0aCIsInBhZ2VDYXRlZ29yeSI6IkZhbWlseSIsInBhZ2VBdHRyaWJ1dGVzIjoiY2hpbGRyZW4sIEdlb3JnaWEsIGhlcm8sIGhlcm9pbmUsIGhvdXNlIGZpcmUsIG1vdGhlciIsInBhZ2VMYW5ndWFnZSI6ImVuX1VTIiwicGFnZVR5cGUiOiJwb3N0IiwicmVmZXJyZXIiOiJodHRwczovL2wuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tLyIsImZhY2Vib29rIjoidHJ1ZSJ9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At this moment, it\u2019s still unclear what caused the fire.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only three days after she turned 23, a Georgia\u00a0mother\u00a0died after charging through her\u00a0fiery\u00a0mobile home, trying to save the lives of her three little\u00a0children. 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