Ive seen it before...and still cried this time. A friend I went to school with just lost her 12 year old daughter to lukemia this week....so this one hit close to home..... Marsha > > 2 Tissue alert! > > > > Gloria C > "My shield is God Most High" > Psalm 7:10 > > > > > > > > > GODS PEACE BE WITH YOU > > RayB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In Phoenix , Arizona , a 26-year-old mother stared down at her 6 year > old son, who was dying of terminal leukemia.Although her heart was > filled with sadness,she also had a strong feeling of determination.Like > any parent, she wanted her son to grow up &fulfill all his dreams. Now > that was no longer possible..The leukemia would see to that. But she > stillwanted her son's dream to come true.She took her son' s hand and > asked,'Billy, did you ever think about what you wantedto be once you > grew up?Did you ever dream and wish what you woulddo with your > life?'Mommy, 'I always wanted to be a firemanwhen I grew up.'Mom smiled > back and said, 'Let's see if we canmake your wish come true.'Later that > day she went to her local fireDepartment in Phoenix , A rizona , where > she metFireman Bob, who had! a heart as big as PhoenixShe explained her > son's final wish andAsked if it might be possibleto give her 6 year-old > son a ride around the block on a fire engineFireman Bob said, 'Look, we > can dobetter than that. If you'll have your son ready atseven o'clock > Wednesday morning, we'll makehim an honorary Fireman for the whole > day.He can come down to the fire station, eat with us,go out on all the > fire calls, the whole nine yards! And if you'll give us his sizes, we'll > get a real fire uniformfor him, with a real fire hat - not a toy -- > one-with the emblem of the Phoenix Fire Department on it, a yellow > slicker like we wear and rubber boots.''They're all manufactured right > here in Phoenix ,so we can get them fast.' Three days later Fireman Bob > picked up Billy,dressed him in his uniform and escorted him from his > hospital bed t o the waiting hook and ladder truck.Billy got to sit on > the back of the truckand help steer it back to the fire station.He was > in heaven.There were three fire calls in Phoenixthat dayand Billy got to > go out on all three calls.He rode in the different fire engines,the > Paramedic's' van,and even the fire chief's car.He was also videotaped > for thelocal news program.Having his dream come true,with all the love > and attention that was lavished upon him, so deep ly touched Billy, that > he lived three months longer than any doctor thought possible.One night > all of his vital signs began todrop dramatically and the head nurse, who > believedin the hospice concept - that no one should die alone, began to > call the family members to the hospital.Then she remembered the day > Billy had spentas a Fireman, so she called the Fire Chief andasked if it > would be possible to send a firemanin uniform to the hospital to be with > Billy as he made his transition.The chief replied, 'We can do better > than that.We'll be there in five minutes.. Will you please do me a > favor?When you hear the sirens screaming and see thelights flashing, > will you announce over thePA system that there is not a fire?''It's the > department coming to see one of its finest members one more time. And > willyou open the window to his room?'About five minutes later ahook and > ladder truck arrived at the hospita l and extended its ladder up to > Billy's third floor open window--------16 fire-fighters climbed up the > ladder into Billy's roomWith his mother's permission, they hugged him > and held him and told him how much they LOVED him. WithHis dying > breath,Billy looked up at the fire chief and said,'Chief, am I really a > fireman now?''Billy, you are, andThe Head Chief,Jesus, is holding your > hand,' the chief saidWith those words, Billy smiled and said,'I know, > He'sBeen holding my hand all day, andThe angels have beenSinging..'He > closed his eyes one last time.Continue to uplift one another~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > >
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