when dr michael shannon saved chris trokey's life when he was born premature more than 30 years ago, he could never have known that the favor would one day be returned but in 2011, dr shannon was trapped in his burning suv after it was t boned by a semi truck, when trokey, now an orange county fire authority paramedic, worked to pull him out alive their incredible story was shared by ktla after the pair both participated in a fundraiser for childhood cancer in rancho santa margarita, california on sunday reunited: chris trokey, second left, saved the life of dr michael shannon, pictured center, with fellow paramedics (pictured) in 2011   thirty years after the doctor saved his life as a newborn  the two men greeted each other like old friends before having their heads shaved for the st baldrick's foundation they recalled how, exactly four years prior, dr shannon had been driving on pacific coast highway in dana point  when he was hit by a truck and pinned beneath it in his vehicle firefighters from paramedic engine 29   of which trokey was a part   responded to the fire and managed to stop the flames and cut him out of the car but trokey was unaware of who he had saved until he went to the hospital, where dr shannon spent more than a month recuperating 'i was like, 'oh my gosh, dr shannon?'' trokey told ktla wreckage: trokey was one of the paramedics who treated dr shannon and rushed him to hospital   where he spent more than a month   after he was hit by a semi truck and trapped in this burning suv  firm friends: the two men caught up last sunday when they both took part in a fundraising event  they had met many years before   when trokey was born weighing just 32 pounds and his pediatrician   dr shannon   stayed with the baby around the clock to make sure he survived 'it's amazing to watch them all grow up, but to have one come back in your life, on a day you really need it, that's really incredible,' shannon said he added to yahoo: 'i do believe that things are supposed to happen when they do i see examples of this almost daily in my life and practice' trokey said that dr shannon is now pediatrician for his own newborn son the duo joined dozens of others to have their heads shaved on sunday, raising a total of $12,000
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orange county fire authority paramedic chris trokey was part of a team that saved a driver's life after his car was hit by a truck in 2011 . when he went to the hospital, he learned the man was dr michael shannon   the same man who saved his life when he was born weighing 3lbs . the two men reunited this weekend at a fundraising event 