Last week, lightning struck a transformer and sparked a house fire in Asheboro, NC. The home belonged to 90-year-old Arthur and his wife, Rosemary. Rosemary, 89, has Parkinson's disease and dementia, and is bound to a wheelchair.
Arthur, who takes care of Rosemary 24/7 and does all but feed her, somehow summoned the strength to rescue his wife of 70 years.
When the lightning struck, the electricity blew out inside the house. Smoke filled the hallways. The kitchen went black. The alarms were buzzing. But Arthur led Rosemary's wheelchair through the smoke-filled house and out to the front porch. Because there are steps outside, he had to stop. He couldn't take the wheelchair any further.
Considering Arthur is 90, what he did next is nothing short of miraculous. Arthur jumped into action. He left his cane behind and took off running to his neighbor's house — the distance of the length of a football field. The neighbor helped pull Rosemary's wheelchair off the porch, and the fire department arrived at the scene.
Arthur doesn't know how he managed to run that far or that fast, despite his limp. "I guess God gives us a little strength when we need it," he said. However, the humble husband doesn't consider his actions heroic like the rest of us do.
With their home left severely damaged by the fire, the couple is now staying with their daughter, Bernadette. She says, "There's no way they'll live without each other."
Arthur and Rosemary have nine children, 21 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
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90-year-old Arthur Schneider leapt into action like a real-life superhero when lightning struck the street transformer to his home in North Carolina. Arthur's only concern was his wife, Rosemary, who has Parkinson’s disease and dementia. She was in the back of the house in her wheelchair. "I had to go back and get her," he said. "She’s part of me."
When the lightning struck, the electricity blew out inside the house. Smoke filled the hallways. The kitchen went black. The alarms were buzzing.
Unable to see anything in front of him, Arthur shielded his eyes from the smoke and guided Rosemary's wheelchair through the house and out onto the front porch. What he did next is nothing short of miraculous.
Arthur left his cane behind and took off running to his neighbor's house -- the distance of the length of a football field. The neighbor helped pull Rosemary's wheelchair off the porch, and the fire department arrived at the scene.
