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 his dreams. Now that was no longer possible. The leukemia
would see to that. determination. Like any parent she wanted her son to grow up
and fulfill all But she still wanted her son's dreams to come true. She took
her son's hand and asked, "Bopsy, 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 ride around the block on a fire engine. final wish and
asked if it might be possible to give her six-year-old son a 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 with
the emblem of the Phoenix Fire Department on it, a yellow slicker like we get a
real fire uniform for him, with a real fire hat -- not a toy one -- 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 Bopsy, dressed him in
his fire uniform and escorted him from his hospital bed to the waiting hook and
ladder truck. Bopsy 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 Bopsy 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 Bopsy 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 fireman, so she called the Fire
Chief and asked if it would be possible to se family members to the hospital.
Then she remembered the day Bopsy had spent as and a fireman in uniform to the
hospital to be with Bopsy 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
Bopsy's third floor open window and five firefighters climbed up the ladder
into Bopsy's room. With his mother's permission, they hugged him looked up at
the fire chief and said, "Chief, am I really a fireman now?"
"Yes and held him and told him how much they loved him. With his dying
breath, Bops y, Bopsy, you are a fireman now," the chief said. With those
words, Bopsy smiled and closed his eyes one last time. He passed away later
that evening .
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