Volunteer firefighter carries struggling grandmother to her seat at RodeoHouston

A Hardin volunteer firefighter, Thomas Harwell, carries an elderly woman upstairs at RodeoHouston. >> Keep clicking through the gallery to see what people are wearing to the rodeo this year. A Hardin volunteer firefighter, Thomas Harwell, carries an elderly woman upstairs at RodeoHouston. >> Keep clicking through the gallery to see what people are wearing to the rodeo this year. Photo: Shayla Harwell Photo: Shayla Harwell Image 1 of / 95 Caption Close Volunteer firefighter carries struggling grandmother to her seat at RodeoHouston 1 / 95 Back to Gallery

It didn't take long for one Hardin volunteer firefighter to step in when he saw an elderly woman who needed help as she walked to her seat at RodeoHouston.

"When we saw her struggle as she was going downstairs, I said, 'Hey they may need some help,'" Shayla Harwell said.

The elderly woman attended RodeoHouston with her daughter and granddaughters, and Harwell saw she was having a rough time getting to her seat. Shayla's husband, Thomas Harwell jumped right up and offered to help her.

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Thomas then helped her to her seat and told her that he would help her up after country star Brad Paisley performed. He noticed that she was too tired and didn't have the strength to make it back upstairs so that's when he offered to carry her up the stairs.

Harwell is used to stepping up to the rescue as a Hardin volunteer firefighter.

"It's in our DNA. It's in our blood to help," Shayla added. "Kindness should be a way of life."

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