ORLANDO, FLA. (WSVN) – A man who suffered electric shock while doing work for a church in Orlando was reunited with the firefighters who saved his life.<\/p>\n
Matt Manzari was trimming trees at a church back in 2014 when he hit a power line.<\/p>\n
He said he\u2019s lucky to be alive, and it\u2019s all thanks to the first responders who saved him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew this day would be very emotional,\u201d said Manzari. \u201cHow do you thank a crew for giving your life back?\u201d<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, he was given the opportunity to meet the firefighters who helped save his life for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was 24 years old and woke up and prepared my living will and funeral and thought I had a few days to live,\u201d said Manzari.<\/p>\n
Manzari is now a husband and a father. The scars across his chest are a reminer of the fourth- and fifth-degree burns he suffered that day.<\/p>\n
Even more scars could be seen on his arm, where surgeons had to remove most of his muscle.<\/p>\n
Manzari has gone under anesthesia 31 times for 80 procedures, which earned him the nickname \u201cMiracle Matt.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy wife was pregnant with our oldest, he\u2019s 11, he\u2019s right there. So, he was in the ambulance with us, he just didn\u2019t know it yet, he was in the womb,\u201d said Manzari. \u201cSince then, we\u2019ve had two more boys, 7 and 9, that we wouldn\u2019t have if it wasn\u2019t for this team.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMiracle Matt\u201d is now using his second chance at life to help others as a motivational speaker.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s even had the chance to inspire the son of one the firefighters who saved his life.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe guy who we helped out, a very small part of this whole thing, was pouring his life into my son\u2019s, and that means a lot to me.\u201d said Orlando firefighter Sean Wolford. \u201cIt just shows me how God makes such a bad thing full circle into something good.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just thankful. My life\u2019s a miracle,\u201d said Manzari.<\/p>\n
A total of four firefighters were on the team who saved his life.<\/p>\n
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