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Thought everyone in the group might like like

this.Afreind sent it to me and asked me to pass it on.

The Littlest Firefighter

> > > > > > > > > In Phoenix, AZ. A 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, " , did you everthink

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 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 ,

> > > > > > > > >dressed him in his fire uniform and

escorted him from

his

>

> > > > > > > > >hospital bed to the waiting hook and

ladder truck.

> > > > > > > > >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 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

> > > > > > > > > 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

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 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 and extended

its ladder up to

> > > > > > > > >'s third floor open window. 16

firefighters

climbed

> > > > > > > > >up the ladder into '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,

looked

> > > > > > > > >up at the fire chief and said,

" Chief, am I really a

> > > > > > > > >fireman now? " " , you are, and

the Head Chief,

Jesus,

>

> > > > > > > > >is holding your hand, " the chief

said. With those

words,

> > > > > > > > > smiled and said, " I know, He's

been holding my

hand

> > > > > > > > >all day, and the angels have been

singing. " He closed

> > > > > > > > >his eyes one last time.

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > My instructions were to send this

to at least four

> > > > > > > > >people that I wanted God to bless and

I picked you.

> > > > > > > > >Please pass this to at least four

people you want to be

> > > > > > > > >blessed as well as the person who

sent it to you.

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > This story is powerful and there

is nothing

> > > > > > > > >attached, please do not break this

pattern; uplifting

> > > > > > > > >stories are one of the best gifts we

receive. There is

no

>

> > > > > > > > >cost but a lot of rewards, let's

continue touplift one

> > > > > > > > >another

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > >=====

> > > > > > > > >To live life reguires intense

self-deception or deep

> > courage.

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > >Unknown

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