VIDEO: Dangkhoa Nguyen's four kids ran to him as he walked out of the Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla for the first time in a month. He grabbed them and kissed their heads.
The scene was serenaded by a round of applause from dozens of Chula Vista firefighters, friends and family. Nguyen, a Chula Vista Fire Department captain, was admitted into the hospital toward the end of March to be treated for leukemia.
“There’s no words to really describe it,” said Capt. Nguyen. “All these people made a difference in me going home.”
Chula Vista FD Chief Harry Muns said Nguyen was trying to make a difference when he was first diagnosed with leukemia. “He just has that sense of purpose in supporting the community and just service,” said Chief Muns.
Nguyen was at the Red Cross Blood Donation Center in Kearny Mesa to donate platelets.