One year ago, Pam Blackburn's life changed when she took a stroll up Piestawa Peak. "Something just happened," said Blackburn. "My arm went limp. My ear went numb, and I knew something was wrong."
Blackburn had a seizure on the trail. Hikers nearby called 911. "If I had not gotten to the hospital when I got to the hospital, I don't know what would have happened," said Blackburn.
Phoenix firefighter Cory Gregory comforted her in the ambulance. "He was just calming," said Blackburn. "He's got a light spirit. He kept me focused on something other than myself."
"She was a little shaken up because she had her first seizure at the time and never had anything like that," said Gregory. "She did know she had a brain tumor at the time, but at the time, it wasn't as big as it ended up being, so I could tell she was a little concerned."