Indy man goes from burn victim to firefighter, crediting Hoosier Burn Camp

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Indy man goes from burn victim to firefighter, crediting Hoosier Burn Camp
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"Honestly the younger me would be surprised, but I am sure he would be proud," Sego said."I was burned in a garage fire when I was a kid, I was 8," Sego said."I truly believe it was meant to happen. Honestly, I look at it as a blessing. I feel like I was put here for a reason, and this was the reason," Sego said."I was doing things I shouldn't be doing and that's how the fire started." Sego said.

As one can imagine navigating life in your tween into teen years with burns covering 40% of your body can be a challenge. "The burn injury does not define our burn survivors but it's a big part of their story. Helping them realize their full potential. I mean, I love the power of that," Mark Koopman, the executive director of Hoosier Burn Camp said.

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