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 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, "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 six-year-old son a ride around the block on