BOSTON — As he reflects on the past three years, he is anxiously awaiting the birth of his child, who is due on the anniversary of the shootout, April 19.
"It would be awesome to have a new baby on a day where I was essentially dead three years ago," he told Sharman Sacchetti.
Donohue remains positive, despite the physical and emotional pain.
It's strange how life can come full circle, but it has.
"If I look back three years ago, it wouldn't have happened. I was just clinging to life then...You can't plan it. It happened, we were like look at that due date, alright this is amazing!" said Donohue.
When asked about his tweet, he said it really is a great day to be alive and be able to tweet.
"Three years ago, I wouldn't have been able to do that, so it is a great day to be alive, it's April 19, it's three years. Every day on this year, I 'm thankful to be able to wake up and to some things I love," he said.
"My concern and my opinion is that it's an honest and accurate representation of what happened that week and the of the heroism of the first responders," he said.
Donohue is now teaching at Fisher College and is an ambassador for the American Red Cross. And of course, he's focusing on his growing family.