On Monday, Grapevine Fire paramedics and first responders were honored for their heroic efforts after they saved an 8-year-old boy who went into cardiac arrest.
Andre Dirks was born with a congenital heart defect and has lived with a pacemaker since he was 9 months old.
“He was born with a hole in his heart. He was a preemie, was born at 29 weeks and weighed two pounds,” said Jessica Avendano, his mother…