Reedsville volunteer firefighter battling ALS

  • Source: NBC26
  • Published: 10/11/2018 09:19 PM

VIDEO: The Glasow family is staying strong after Jacob was diagnosed with ALS. 36-year-old Jacob, a husband, father to five children, and volunteer firefighter, given three to five years to live. "When I was a little kid, you know, all the kids look up to firefighters. So when I got the chance, I did it," said Jacob. He has been fighting fires for 13 years, but this is a different fight. "The first week, we were pretty depressed. We kind of went to bed crying every night. Woke up crying every morning. And you know, you just think about all the things that you plan for your life, and you don't know if they're going to happen," said Sheena, Jacob's wife.



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