What is the biggest difference you have ever made in another person's life?

[Tiger]

Highschool football.
Buried a quarterback with a classic blindside hit.
He was digging sod outta his helmet for 10 minutes.
Didn't play his senior season, went out for cross country.

 

[BooneRebel]

My wife and I were driving home one night, she says "Look, that house is on fire". I look over and sure enough, there are flames on the roof (wood shingles). The ashes popping out of the chimney had landed on the roof and caught. We stopped on the road and I ran through the backyard while my wife drove around to the front of the house and I knock on the door. "Your roof is on fire!". I'm sure they thought I was absolutely nuts until the man finally came out and looked up. I hopped up on the clear side of the roof with a garden hose and started spraying down the roof. It took about 10 minutes for the fire department to get there, by then I had most of it out even though the fire had already eaten through the roof and had started into their ceiling joists. I hopped down, soggy and smoky (in my church clothes!), they thank us profusely and we drive home. It wasn't until a couple of days later I realized how lucky I was not to have fallen through what was left of the roof while I was up there.

 

[911paramedic]

Well, being a paramedic I have had occasion to save a few lives here and there, but that is just how this work goes.

The differences I remember is the look on a patients faces. You arrive and they are unable to speak because of their condition. Asthma, CHF, COPD, and a few others are the biggies. They look at you and you can tell by their eyes that they are very scared, and are pleading for you to help them, all without speaking a word. You work very fast on those calls. Whether it is some breathing treatments, insertion of a breathing tube, IV meds, or a combination of all of those, they get better before your eyes. It is a great feeling when they grab your hand and give it a squeeze to let you know how much they appreciate your help.

There is no better feeling for me.