Giovanna Cabrera, 31, was posthumously awarded the Carnegie Medal for her heroic efforts to save her 1-year-old son from a fire in their Houston home on February 3. She is one of 18 Americans recognized for risking their lives to help others, according to ABC13.
Cabrera helped her two older children escape a fire in North Houston before going back for her baby. Neither she nor the baby escaped. Firefighters later found their bodies in the child's bedroom. The surviving boy saw his mother’s attempt to save the baby, a detail confirmed by KHOU 11.
After a fire broke out in their home, Cabrera's children ran to neighbors for help. Savannah Hernandez, a neighbor, heard their cries and banging on her door as they watched the flames. Cabrera's sister, Giselle Bueno, remembered her sister’s love for her kids, saying, "She was always there for her kids. They were the most important thing to her. She would do anything that she could for them, and that's what she demonstrated," as stated by ABC13.
