[MTC Global] Very good story of people making others feel good

Dear friends,

Good morning.

A very touching story.

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Very god story of people making others feel good - pass it on---wow    

 

 
   
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. 
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 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  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,
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.. 





Continue  to uplift one another~ 





True  Story 




 

          

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With regards,

 

Dr. K. Sampath Kumar,  B.A. (Economics), BGL, M.Com., M.Phil., Cert. A.I.I.B.,
                                        MBA (Finance), MBA (HR & Marketing),  ACS, FCMA, Ph. D.,
Professor, SSN School of Management
C/o. SSN College of Engineering
Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR)
KALAVAKKAM - 603110
Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India
Landline :  044-24860668
Mobile    :  9094405733
 
Success consists of getting up
just one more time than you fall
-- Oliver Goldsmith