A Very Special Firefighter



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,… Continue

I wish you could know what it is like to search a burning bedroom for trapped children, flames rolling above your head, your palms and knees burning as you crawl, the floor sagging under your weight as the kitchen below you burns.





I wish you could comprehend a wife's horror at 3 in the morning as I check her husband of 40 years for a pulse and find none. I start CPR anyway, hoping to bring him back, knowing intuitively it is too late.

But wanting his wife and family to… Continue