Sam Mills said he wants to give back to the community that helped him in the most challenging time in his young life after being ejected from his vehicle in 2020 while driving home from work.
road to recoveryThe support of his loving family, the community, and God, he credits, is what helped him get through it.My verbal communications, my occupational therapy, my physical therapy especially," Mills said.
Now in 2022, Sam was approached by a firefighter while working at his Chick-Fil-A job. He handed Sam a business card and said to call him."It's our turn, not even as a family but as an individual, to pay it forward to those first responders. Because, boy, they don't get recognized very much. And I'm glad Sam has decided to go into this field just to pay it forward," Carrie Mills, Sam's mother, said.
A full circle moment as the now 19-year-old Sam Mills is inspired by those who saved him from paying it forward and helping others.The training will begin on Oct. 4 and will go on for several months at the Harris County Fire Academy. Sam says he's looking forward to learning and growing. He aims to give back to the community that supported him through one of the most challenging moments in his young life.