> Am I A Fireman Yet??
>
> HOW BIG OUR GOD IS
>
> Stop telling God how big your storm is.
> Instead tell your storm how big your GOD is!
>
> In Phoenix, Arizona, a 26-year-old mother stared
> down at her 6 year old son, who was dying of
> terminal leukaemia.
>
> 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 leukaemia would see to that. But she still
> wanted her son's dream 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.=20
>
>
> She explained her son's final wish and
> asked if it might be possible to give her 6 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=20
>
>
> fireman for the whole day.
>
> We can come down to the fire station, eat with us,
> go out on all the fire calls, the whole nine yards!=20
>
>
> And if you'll give us his sizes, we'll get a real fire
> uniform=20
>
>
> 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."=20
>
>
> Three days later Fireman Bob picked up Billy,
> dressed him in his uniform and escorted him from=20
>
>
> 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=20
>
>
> in the hospice concept - that no one
> should die alone, began to call the family=20
>
>
> 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=20
> 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.=20
> 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,=20
> that there is not a fire?
> It's the department coming to see one of its finest
> members one more time.=20
> 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=20
> Billy's third floor open window--------
> 16 fire-fighters climbed up the ladder into Billy's
> room.
> With his mother's permission, they hugged him and held him=20
> 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, and the Head Chief,
> Jesus, is holding your hand," the chief said.
> With those words, Billy 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.=20
Any one from Phoenix know if this is true??
From what I've heard about Phoenix FD it might be real.