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First responders grant Treasure Coast mom's dying wish

First responders grant Treasure Coast mom's dying wish
THE STORY YOU WILL ONLY SEE ON WPBF 25 NEWS, A TREASURE COAST MOTHER OF TWO FIGHTING BRAIN CANCER. SHE HAS BEEN IN HOSPICE CARE FOR A MONTH NOW AND HER DYING WISH WAS TO MEET AS MANY FIREFIGHTERS AS SHE COULD. OUR TYLER HERNANDEZ WAS THERE WHEN HER WISH BECAME REALITY. JESSICA SMITH DESCRIBES HER OD JENNIFER AS THE KINDEST PERSON SHE’S EVER KNOWN. I JUST FOR SIX YEARS OLD, JENNIFER HAS STAGE FOUR BRAIN CANCER. SHE’S GOT ABOUT 17 TUMORS ON HER BRAIN. SHE BEAT BREAST CANCER. SHE WAS DOING WONDERFUL. AND THEN ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT, SHE WAS HOLDING A CUP AND DROPPED IT. AND SHE WENT BACK TO THE DOCTOR AND THEY FOUND THE TUMORS ON HER BRAIN. JENNIFER’S FAMILY GOT TO WORK ON HER BUCKET LIST WEDDING RIGHT AFTER HER DIAGNOSIS. BUT HER FINAL WISH. IS MEETING AS MANY FIREFIGHTERS AS SHE COULD. SHE HAS THIS THING WITH MAGIC MIKE. SHE LOVES IT. AND SO THE CORRELATION THERE, SHE’S BEEN ASKING FOR SEXY FIREFIGHTERS. SO JUST WAKE UP. WHERE ARE MY FIREFIGHTERS? JENNIFER’S BROTHER WAS A FIREFIGHTER IN PALM BEACH GARDENS WHEN HE PASSED. TODAY, THOSE HE WORKED ALONGSIDE AND FIRST RESPONDERS FROM ST LUCIE COUNTY DROVE RIGHT BY JENNIFER’S HOME IN FORT PIERCE. READING HER WITH SIRENS, FLOWERS AND. A SONG TO CELEBRATE HER RECENT BIRTHDAY. IF THERE’S SOMETHING JUST SHOWING UP TO AN EVENT JUST MAKES HER SMILE ONE TIME, THAT IS COMPLETELY WORTH IT. IN FORT PIERCE, SHE’S TAYLOR
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First responders grant Treasure Coast mom's dying wish
Jennifer Guist's dying wish in her battle with stage four breast cancer was to meet as many firefighters as she could.Guist is a 46-year-old mother of two who has called the Treasure Coast home for her entire life.“She has a bout 17 tumors on her brain," her niece Jessica Smith said. "She beat breast cancer and was doing wonderful. About a month after that, she was holding a cup and dropped it, so she went back to the doctor and they found the tumors on her brain.”After that diagnosis, Jennifer's family got to work on her bucket list wedding, even though there was no groom."We planned a big wedding," Smith said. "We got a limo, we had the ceremony, we had the reception, we decorated, she had a wedding dress, she had the father-daughter dance, a dance with her son; it was really beautiful.”In West Palm Beach: Minority, women-owned businesses getting financial boostThe final item on her bucket list: meeting a bunch of firefighters.“She has this thing with Magic Mike," Smith said. "She loves it. So, the correlation there you can see. She’s been asking for “sexy firefighters.”First responders in St. Lucie County brought Guist one of their calendars."She actually has it thumbtacked to the ceiling above her bed because she can’t sit up, so she had them thumbtack it above her head so she can look at it all the time,” Smith said.Friday afternoon first responders from Palm Beach Gardens and St. Lucie County drove by Guist's home in their trucks with the lights and sirens on.Together: Project CommUNITYThe firefighters and paramedics met with Guist, sang her "Happy Birthday" and even brought her flowers.“If us just showing up to an event makes her smile, then it’s all worth it,” Matt Conley of St. Lucie County Fire Rescue said.Guist's brother was a fireman in Palm Beach Gardens. Some of the first responders he worked alongside were at the procession as well.Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok

Jennifer Guist's dying wish in her battle with stage four breast cancer was to meet as many firefighters as she could.

Guist is a 46-year-old mother of two who has called the Treasure Coast home for her entire life.

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“She has a bout 17 tumors on her brain," her niece Jessica Smith said. "She beat breast cancer and was doing wonderful. About a month after that, she was holding a cup and dropped it, so she went back to the doctor and they found the tumors on her brain.”

After that diagnosis, Jennifer's family got to work on her bucket list wedding, even though there was no groom.

"We planned a big wedding," Smith said. "We got a limo, we had the ceremony, we had the reception, we decorated, she had a wedding dress, she had the father-daughter dance, a dance with her son; it was really beautiful.”

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The final item on her bucket list: meeting a bunch of firefighters.

“She has this thing with Magic Mike," Smith said. "She loves it. So, the correlation there you can see. She’s been asking for “sexy firefighters.”

First responders in St. Lucie County brought Guist one of their calendars.

"She actually has it thumbtacked to the ceiling above her bed because she can’t sit up, so she had them thumbtack it above her head so she can look at it all the time,” Smith said.

Friday afternoon first responders from Palm Beach Gardens and St. Lucie County drove by Guist's home in their trucks with the lights and sirens on.

Together: Project CommUNITY

The firefighters and paramedics met with Guist, sang her "Happy Birthday" and even brought her flowers.

“If us just showing up to an event makes her smile, then it’s all worth it,” Matt Conley of St. Lucie County Fire Rescue said.

Guist's brother was a fireman in Palm Beach Gardens. Some of the first responders he worked alongside were at the procession as well.

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