40/29S KENDALL ASHMAN SPOKE TO MARK AND HIS FAMILY TONIGHT. Kendall Ashman MARK VALENTINE WAS HANGING THIS WREATH WHEN HE FELL O FF HIS LADDER - BREAKING TEN RIBS. TONIGHT - HE SAYS IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIS NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET, HE MAY NOT BE HERE TODAY. Mark Valentine, hospitalized after falling off ladd er decorating for Christmas "thankfully he saved my life, but in the same sie nc if I would have taken 30 seconds before climbing the ladder and said heBJy will you come spot me while I climb this ladder, I wouldn't have spent 24 days in the hospital...." FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, THE VALENTINES HAVPUE T ON THE BENTONVILLE HEART LITES DISPLAY... INSPIRED AFTER A FAMILYRI TP TO WALT DISNEY WORLD. Ma Vrkalentine, hospitalized after falling off ladder decorating for Christmas "we love seeing the kids dancing and singing through the car roofs, and we know from the letters we get that we are touchi people who may not have any Christma" s. AND WHILE MARK WAS IN THE HOSPITAL... NEIGHBORS, AND PEOPLE ACROSS E TH REGION HELPED FINISH T HE LITE DISPLAY THIS YEAR. Mark Valentine, hospitalized after falling off ladder decorating for Chrtmis as "We have been have been touched by a lot of people through this, I would never want to repeat it but it Definity opened our eyes how much our displ ay touches other people ." AND WITH THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY... THE VALENTINE'S SAY THIS YEAR WILL BE THEIR FINAL YEAR OF THE BENTONVILLE HEART LITES. Mark Valentine, hospitalized after fainllg off ladder decotirang for Christmas "admittedly we back up outside out neighborhood and its sometimes a 2 ho ur wait to get in, and now we've reached a pinnacle where its time to move on with a new hobby." AND AS FOR A NEW HOBBY FOR THE VALENTINE FAMILY.... Mark Valentine, hospitalized after falling off ladder decorating for Christmas "just the fact that m I' standing here d Gohas something in store for us. While we know Bentonvie
After 24 days in the hospital and 17 days in the ICU, Mark Valentine is back home with his family recovering after falling off a ladder while decorating for the city's annual light display.Mark said if it weren’t for his neighbor across the street, he may not be here today. "Thankfully, he saved my life, but in the same sense, if I would have taken 30 seconds before climbing the ladder and said, 'hey BJ, will you come spot me while I climb this ladder,' I wouldn’t have spent 24 days in the hospital," Mark Valentine said.For the past eight years, the Valentines have put on the Bentonville Heart Lites display, inspired after a family trip to Walt Disney World. "We love seeing the kids dancing and singing through the car roofs, and we know from the letters we get that we are touching people who may not have any Christmas," Valentine said. While Valentine was in the hospital, neighbors and people across the region helped finish the light display. "We have been touched by a lot of people through this, I would never want to repeat it, but it definitely opened our eyes how much our display touches other people," Valentine said.Watch the full story in the video player above.
After 24 days in the hospital and 17 days in the ICU, Mark Valentine is back home with his family recovering after falling off a ladder while decorating for the city's annual light display.
Mark said if it weren’t for his neighbor across the street, he may not be here today.
"Thankfully, he saved my life, but in the same sense, if I would have taken 30 seconds before climbing the ladder and said, 'hey BJ, will you come spot me while I climb this ladder,' I wouldn’t have spent 24 days in the hospital," Mark Valentine said.
For the past eight years, the Valentines have put on the Bentonville Heart Lites display, inspired after a family trip to Walt Disney World.
"We love seeing the kids dancing and singing through the car roofs, and we know from the letters we get that we are touching people who may not have any Christmas," Valentine said.
While Valentine was in the hospital, neighbors and people across the region helped finish the light display.
"We have been touched by a lot of people through this, I would never want to repeat it, but it definitely opened our eyes how much our display touches other people," Valentine said.
Watch the full story in the video player above.
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