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Mom fighting cancer finds the strength to rescue 4 teens off cliff
A hike in the woods after seven months of cancer treatments turned Lelania Chapman into an unlikely hero and helped her realize she is more resilient than she imagined.
"I've never been in a situation like that before and you never know what you are going to be like," she told TODAY. "No matter what, you are a lot stronger than you think you are.
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As she started to walk back to her truck for cell service, she heard one boy cry, "I just want my mom."
She knew she couldn't leave them.
"Some people say it's a mother's instinct," she said.
She grabbed a blue rope from her backpack and climbed down the ravine to get closer to the teenagers. They had a long rope they threw to her; she tied it around the biggest tree she could find, wrapped it around her waist, and tossed it back to the teens.
Courtesy Lelania Chapman
When Lelania Chapman first saw the boys, she tried calling for help, but her phone had no service. She was about to return to her car to call when one of the teens cried out "I just want my mom." The mom of three boys knew she had to stay and help.
The biggest boy, who is about 6 feet tall and 160 pounds, decided to climb up first to help her rescue the others. The 5-foot-3 Chapman — who lost weight during radiation and could barely lift a watermelon — managed to pull him up.
"I don't know how I picked him up by myself," she said. "I don't really know to this day."
She and the teen hauled two more boys up the cliff. She bashed her knee; some of her radiation burns and scars from surgery tore open, but she kept working.
Only one boy, the smallest, remained on the cliff. He felt scared; he thought the rope might break. Chapman laid on her belly and slithered over to the edge (she couldn't crawl because of her injured knee) to talk to him. She asked his name: It was Cody, the same as her 25-year-old son. He told her he was going to jump.
Courtesy Lelania Chapman
In November 2015, Lelania Chapman , a republican, learned she had breast cancer.
"I told him it wasn't a good idea and if he jumped, I would have to jump, and he just really needed to trust me," she said.
Mom fighting cancer finds the strength to rescue 4 teens off cliff
A hike in the woods after seven months of cancer treatments turned Lelania Chapman into an unlikely hero and helped her realize she is more resilient than she imagined.
"I've never been in a situation like that before and you never know what you are going to be like," she told TODAY. "No matter what, you are a lot stronger than you think you are.
*Snip*
As she started to walk back to her truck for cell service, she heard one boy cry, "I just want my mom."
She knew she couldn't leave them.
"Some people say it's a mother's instinct," she said.
She grabbed a blue rope from her backpack and climbed down the ravine to get closer to the teenagers. They had a long rope they threw to her; she tied it around the biggest tree she could find, wrapped it around her waist, and tossed it back to the teens.
When Lelania Chapman first saw the boys, she tried calling for help, but her phone had no service. She was about to return to her car to call when one of the teens cried out "I just want my mom." The mom of three boys knew she had to stay and help.
The biggest boy, who is about 6 feet tall and 160 pounds, decided to climb up first to help her rescue the others. The 5-foot-3 Chapman — who lost weight during radiation and could barely lift a watermelon — managed to pull him up.
"I don't know how I picked him up by myself," she said. "I don't really know to this day."
She and the teen hauled two more boys up the cliff. She bashed her knee; some of her radiation burns and scars from surgery tore open, but she kept working.
Only one boy, the smallest, remained on the cliff. He felt scared; he thought the rope might break. Chapman laid on her belly and slithered over to the edge (she couldn't crawl because of her injured knee) to talk to him. She asked his name: It was Cody, the same as her 25-year-old son. He told her he was going to jump.
In November 2015, Lelania Chapman , a republican, learned she had breast cancer.
"I told him it wasn't a good idea and if he jumped, I would have to jump, and he just really needed to trust me," she said.
