Cop Tends to Baby Boy after Mom Gets in Crash, 27 Years Later They Meet at Sheriff’s Office — Story of the Day

Certain people will give their heart and soul to save people, regardless of hardship or the lemons life gives them. Reuben was always one of those people, but one day his good deeds came full circle.

Reuben was a loving person. He and his wife raised seven children in a humble town, and their entire community loved them. Reuben was a police officer in the city and was well-respected. He had seen a lot of tragedy as a cop but always kept his cool in every situation. “If I can help, then I have to help,” was his life mantra.

Police officers at the station always told him that he was too brave for his own good. “One of these days, you’re gonna get yourself into something crazy,” his sergeant said. But there came a day when he saw something that brought him to tears.

It was a crazy accident in the middle of town that involved a mother, Rachel, and her three sons. The car had overturned, and the other vehicle wasn’t to be found, which suggested it was probably a hit-and-run.

The three boys, including a baby, were all okay in the backseat, but the oldest son told Reuben their mother was unconscious in the driver’s seat. Rachel was immediately taken to the hospital and put in ICU. Reuben waited with the children, but the woman needed extensive treatment and would need to stay in the hospital.

At the time, Reuben had no idea if Rachel would pull through, so he took her sons out for dinner. Later, the doctors told him that Rachel would need to stay for some time. The kind man couldn’t just abandon the boys and go home, so he decided to take them back home with him.

“You can play with my kids until your Mama’s all better. And they’ll be good food, too…” Reuben spoke softly to the two boys, Joshua and Nathan, while holding the baby in his arms. The brothers looked at each other and nodded reluctantly.

Reuben had seen many accidents in his time and knew that the kids would be traumatized. The man was stressed and, for the first time in his life, afraid. All he cared about was taking care of the kids and praying their mother survived.

“Mom looked like she’s not gonna make it,” the oldest son, Joshua, said to Reuben.

“Don’t worry, boy, she’ll pull through,” Reuben replied.

He didn’t know how he and his wife, Susan, would care for all of the children, but it didn’t matter to him.

Although his job didn’t pay much, he always managed to make sacrifices and provide for his family, and now, for the three boys. Nathan and Joshua were 8 and 10 respectively, but the youngest was a 7-week-old baby, Anthony. He needed the most care, and Reuben was nothing less than a father to him for as long as he needed to be.

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