He calls himself a kind-hearted gentle giant, meet Patrick awaiting adoption
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A PLACE TO CALL HOME. TONIGHT, WE WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A 17 YEAR OLD WHO CALLS HIMSELF A KINDHEARTED, GENTLE GIANT. HE IS LIVING IN FOSTER CARE AND WANTS A FAMILY TO SUPPORT HIM. AUDREY BIESK INTRODUCES US TO PATRICK IN TONIGHT’S A PLACE TO CALL HOME. GREENE SHOWS HOW MUCH PRESSURE YOU GET THROUGH THE HOSE. PATRICK IS ON HIS WAY TO BECOMING A FULL TIME FIREFIGHTER. THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. THE ONES I’M USED TO. HE IS CURRENTLY A JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER IN HIS HOMETOWN, SO TODAY HE WAS SHOWING ME THE ROPES. THE CREW AT MILLER’S FERRY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN SALISBURY GAVE HIM A MEMORABLE DAY TO THANK YOU, KIMBERLY, YOU’RE VERY WELCOME. I’VE BEEN AROUND FIREFIGHTERS SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID. I MEAN, I’VE I’VE BEEN A I STARTED BEING A JUNIOR FOR A DIFFERENT STATION WHEN I WAS LIKE 14. I’VE BEEN KIND OF INTO IT SINCE THEN. YOU CAN LIKE, HEAR LIKE WHAT THE DISPATCHER IS SAYING. I DO A LOT OF LEARNING AND TRAINING AND JUST WATCHING WHAT THEY DO, JUST TO STAY CALM AND TAKE DEEP BREATHS AND THAT KIND OF SITUATION. IT’S SUCH A GOOD POINT. YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR COMPOSURE, RIGHT? YEAH. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF TO PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW YOU? CALM, COLLECTIVE? FUNNY. I LIKE TO MAKE JOKES. OVERALL, I’M JUST A COOL PERSON TO HANG OUT WITH, YOU KNOW? I LIKE TO MAKE JOKES. I LIKE TO BE OUTSIDE. PATRICK ENJOYS BEING A ROLE MODEL, AND HE DESIRES A FAMILY THAT WILL SUPPORT HIM IN PURSUING HIS DREAMS. SOMEONE SUPPORT ME? THAT’S ABOUT IT. YEAH, AND SOMEONE YOU CAN COUNT ON? YEAH, SOMEONE WHO, LIKE, ACTUALLY CARES. YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREAT TO MEET PATRICK AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIM, AS WELL AS THE PROCESS TO ADOPT THROUGH CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE ON YOUR SCREEN NOW. N-C DOT ORG REPORTING F
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He calls himself a kind-hearted gentle giant, meet Patrick awaiting adoption
A teen boy living in foster care calls himself a kind-hearted, gentle giant. Seventeen-year-old Patrick lives in a group home right now and is in need of a family to support him and his future endeavors.Patrick is on his way to becoming a full-time firefighter. He is currently a junior firefighter in his hometown, and the Children's Home Society of North Carolina planned a special day for him at the Millers Ferry Fire Department in Salisbury with WXII 12’s Audrey Biesk.“I’ve been around firefighters since I was a little kid. I started being a junior for a different station when I was 14 and have been into it since then,” Patrick said. “I do a lot of learning and training and watching what they do.”Patrick added how important it is to stay calm and take deep breaths as a firefighter arriving to a scene. When asked how Patrick describes himself, he said, “Calm, collective, funny and I like to make jokes. Overall, I am just a cool person to hang out with, you know, I like to make jokes and I like to be outside.”Patrick also enjoys being a role model to those younger than him. His recruitment team at CHS said he cares deeply about his family and friends’ well-being and enjoys calling to check on people he cares about. Patrick is most successful when he receives support with school, maintains therapy and has plenty of positive attention and activities to engage in. “Someone who will support me,” Patrick said when he thinks about what he needs in an adoptive family. “Someone you can count on and actually cares." To learn more about Patrick and the process to adopt through CHS, click here or call 336-271-7989.For more of Audrey Biesk's "A Place to Call Home," click here.
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A teen boy living in foster care calls himself a kind-hearted, gentle giant.
Seventeen-year-old Patrick lives in a group home right now and is in need of a family to support him and his future endeavors.
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Patrick is on his way to becoming a full-time firefighter. He is currently a junior firefighter in his hometown, and the Children's Home Society of North Carolina planned a special day for him at the Millers Ferry Fire Department in Salisbury with WXII 12’s Audrey Biesk.
“I’ve been around firefighters since I was a little kid. I started being a junior for a different station when I was 14 and have been into it since then,” Patrick said. “I do a lot of learning and training and watching what they do.”
Patrick added how important it is to stay calm and take deep breaths as a firefighter arriving to a scene.
When asked how Patrick describes himself, he said, “Calm, collective, funny and I like to make jokes. Overall, I am just a cool person to hang out with, you know, I like to make jokes and I like to be outside.”
Patrick also enjoys being a role model to those younger than him. His recruitment team at CHS said he cares deeply about his family and friends’ well-being and enjoys calling to check on people he cares about. Patrick is most successful when he receives support with school, maintains therapy and has plenty of positive attention and activities to engage in.
“Someone who will support me,” Patrick said when he thinks about what he needs in an adoptive family. “Someone you can count on and actually cares."
To learn more about Patrick and the process to adopt through CHS, click here or call 336-271-7989.
For more of Audrey Biesk's "A Place to Call Home," click here.
