So sorry....tears just stream down my face!
Gloria C
"My shield is God Most High"
Psalm 7:10
To: [email protected]: [email protected]: Sat, 10 Jan 2009
14:03:12 -0500Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] FW: Am I A Fireman Yet?? (True story)
Ive seen it before...and still cried this time. A friend I went to schoolwith
just lost her 12 year old daughter to lukemia this week....so thisone 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
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