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Must Read It For You: Touching by 365naijanews(m): 11:35pm On Sep 27, 2012
MUST READ IT FOR YOU:
TOUCHING.

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 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.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
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! 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 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 the
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 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 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, GOD, 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.

MY PRAYER FOR *YOU*: Oh Lord, I want the person
reading
this to find their true worth
and identity
in You. I want them to
relinquish control and sit back and let
You work
and lead. I want them to be
able to
have the load taken off
their shoulders for the first time and to just
feel like a
child again. Will You help? click like and write "I NEED
YOU GOD!" and see today's
miracles in you

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