
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, April 4, 1995                   TAG: 9504040065
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-3   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: FAIRLAWN                                LENGTH: Short

A LIFE-SAVING VISIT

Physical therapist Judy Bryant-Hayse stopped by to see Alice Haulman Feb. 22, because she didn't want Haulman, who has Lou Gehrig's disease, to be home alone while her husband was at work. She didn't realize her visit was about to make her a life-saver.

A fire broke out in Haulman's chimney while Bryant-Hayse was there. It was a small flue fire, leaving no trace of damage inside the house, partly because firefighters arrived quickly. But it could have been catastrophic if Bryant-Hayse hadn't been there to call the firefighters and to escort Haulman to safety.

"I think somehow I was just meant to be there," Bryant-Hayes said.

Haulman, 63, said she "was frightened, but Judy was so good. She calmed me."

She said Bryant-Hayes is like a daughter to her and credits the younger woman with saving her life and her home.

For her part, Bryant-Hayes, 29, is modest about the incident.

"I just don't get too worked up about things. You can't get things done that way."

by CNB