> Subject: Great Story
>
>
>  The Littlest Firefighter
>
>  The 26-year-old mother stared down at her 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 and fulfill all his dreams. Now that
> was no longer possible.
>
> The leukemia would see to that. But she still wanted
> her son's dreams to
>  come true. She took her son's hand and asked,
>  "Billy, did you ever think about what you wanted to
> be once you grew up?
> Did you ever
>  dream and wish what  you would do with your life?"
>
>  "Mommy, I always wanted to be a fireman when I grew
> up."
> Mom smiled back and said, "Let's see if we can make
> your wish come true."
>
> Later that day she went to her local fire department
> in Phoenix,
> Arizona,where she met Fireman Bob,
> who had a heart as big as Phoenix. She explained
> her son's final wish and
> asked if it might be
>  possible to  give her six year old son a ride
> around the block on a fire
> engine.
>  Fireman Bob said,"Look, we can do better than that.
> If you'll have your son
> ready at
>  seven o'clock Wednesday morning, we'll make him 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  uniform for 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 fire
>  uniform and escorted him from his hospital bed to
> the waiting hook and
>  ladder truck. Billy got to sit on the back of the
> truck and help steer it
> back to the fire station. He
>  was in heaven. There were three fire calls in
> Phoenix that day and 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 the local news program.
>
>  Having his dream come true, with all the love and
> attention that was
> lavished upon him,
> so deeply touched Billy that he lived three months
> longer than any doctor
> thought possible
> .
>  One night all of his vital signs began to drop
> dramatically and the head
> nurse, who believed in 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 spent as a
> fireman,so she called the
> Fire Chief and asked if it
>  would be possible to send a fireman in 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 the lights flashing, will you announce over
> the PA system that
> there is not a fire?
>
>  It's just the fire department coming to see one of
>  its finest members one more time. And will you open
> the window to his room?
>
>  About five minutes later a hook and ladder truck
> arrived at the hospital,
> extended its ladder up to
>  Billy's third floor open window and 16 firefighters
> climbed up the ladder
> into Billy's room.With his mother's
>  permission, they hugged him and held him and told
> him how much they loved
> him.
>
>  With his dying breath, Billy looked up at the fire
> chief and said, "Chief,
> am I really a fireman  now?"
>
>  "Billy, you are," the chief said. With those words,
> Billy smiled and closed
> his eyes one last time.
>
>  My instructions were to send this to four people
> that I wanted God to bless
> and I picked you.
>
>  Please pass this to four people you want to be
> blessed as well as the
> person who sent it to you. This
>  prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached,
> please do not break this
>  pattern; prayer is one of the best gifts we
> receive. There is no cost but a
> lot of rewards,
>  let's continue to pray for one another. God bless
> and have a nice day!
>
>  "Father, I ask you to bless my friends, relatives
> and email buddies reading
>  this right now. Show them a new revelation of your
> love and power.
>  Holy Spirit, I ask you to minister to their spirit
> at this very moment.
>  Where there is pain, give them your peace and
> mercy. Where there is self
> doubt,
>  release a renewed confidence through your grace,
>  Amen."
>
>


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