UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — In her more than two decades with the department, Prince George’s County paramedic Lt. Pamela Graham was dispatched to one of the hardest calls she had ever received.

In November, a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old were stabbed. Police said their father was the attacker. They were taken to the hospital in critical condition, and there was no guarantee that they would survive.

But they did.

On Sunday, they spent Christmas morning with their mother, Graham and other emergency responders. The kids had a slew of packages to open, from new toys to new clothes, under the tree at Graham’s home in Upper Marlboro.  And then Santa showed up on a fire truck to bring them even more toys and more hugs.

Editor’s note: The names of the children have been withheld because WTOP generally does not identify minors who are victims of crimes.