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HIGHLAND — A 7-year-old boy is being hailed a hero after quickly reacting while his mom was having a medical emergency.
On the morning of Oct. 25, Finn Huish was slow in getting ready for school when something happened to his mom.
Corrie Huish, Finn’s mom, started slurring her words.
“I was mumbling and then […] I started shaking and passed out,” Huish said.
The second-grader wasted no time and ran to a neighbor’s home where movers were outside working.
“When they saw me running, they said ‘There’s a kid,’ and I’m like ‘My mom might be dead,’” Finn said.
As the workers called 911, Finn picked up his mom’s cell phone to alert more people. He texted his mom’s friends first.
“I have this group of girlfriends and we go on trips together, and he texted that whole group. Then he texted my Bunco group,” Huish said.
In just a short amount of time, several people were there to help.
“The fact is, that little stinker wouldn’t go to school that day was actually a blessing,” Huish said about her son. “It was really, really awesome, but we don’t not go to school so we can get mommy to the hospital.”
Doctors found a cancerous brain tumor in Huish, and surgeons removed it a couple of days later.
Huish said it’s the bravery of her son during a frightening moment that is giving her hope after a difficult diagnosis.
“I am just really proud that he knew what to do because I don’t know if every 7-year-old would know,” she said.
Finn plans to keep a close eye on his mom as she undergoes chemotherapy and radiation treatments for her cancer.
Huish is grateful and has some words for her son:
“I love you Bubba, you’re my hero.”
