(left) courtesy photo (right) Glen with his new shed – credit, Bucket List Wishes Charity

In late 2023, GNN reported that a construction worker had been rescued from the side of a burning high-rise building thanks to a heroic crane operator.

A basket was suspended on the end of Glen Edwards’ crane meant for holding people while they work along the facades of buildings, and despite terrible visibility from the smoke and a blustery wind, he successfully positioned it close enough for the worker to climb aboard and escape a mixture of fire, smoke, and toxic fumes.

In an update to that story, Edwards, who enjoys a hero’s reputation in Reading, has received a series of home improvements as a gift for the heroism he demonstrated that day.

The gift has another explanation though, and that’s that Edwards, who is currently 66-years-old, has received a terminal cancer diagnosis.

He likely had cancer on the day he saved the construction worker’s life, and although it was previously treated successfully, it’s come back, and he recently told Britain’s ITV that it has spread to his spine.

Hearing about it, and his life-saving deed, Bucket List Wishes got in touch with Glen and said they wanted to fulfill a bucket list item of his if it could be done, with Gini Hackett, the charity’s founder, reaching out personally.

“I found it amazing to do this wish for him,” Hackett told ITV. “He’s really humble, what he did was incredible. He is a real hero to us so we absolutely had to do something for him.”

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Humble is as humble does, and all Mr. Edwards asked for was new flooring and a garden shed for a home he had recently moved into. It was work that needed doing, so that’s what he hoped to receive—not a lavish cruise or a dream vacation.

In return, Hackett and Bucket List Wishes took care of the shed and flooring, but also added completely new kitchen appliances, a large gift voucher for new bedding, and, as an extra surprise, a fishing trip to the Victorian-era seaside resort town of Swanage on the Dorset coast.

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Edwards also spoke with ITV about his rescue.

“The smoke was absolutely intense, I could hardly see him, well, I couldn’t see him. I knew he was there, he was standing on the edge of the building,” he said.

“He’s got two girls, eight and 13 they were at the time, and I got a very heartfelt letter that would bring a tear to your eye.”

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