A young New Jersey boy is being hailed a hero after he saved his mothers life.
Back on the morning of January 19 Debbie Ford suffered a severe asthma attack in her Commercial Township home.
With her husband away at work, Debbies son Frankie Ford Jr. sprang into action.
The 6-year-old boy picked up the phone and dialed 911.
Please my moms dying, cried Frankie as he spoke with the operator.
The boy even asked the operator about doing chest compressions.
I got pump for you asked Frankie. My mom, for you My mom, my hands on her heart.
As Frankie continued to speak, the operator was able to hear Debbie in the background, gasping for air and mumbling the familys address.
Frankie stayed on the line as emergency crews rushed to their home.
I went for quite a bit of time without oxygen to the brain, said Debbie.
When EMTs arrived, Debbie was on her bed in respiratory arrest, not breathing but still with a pulse.
I was terrified, said EMT Veronica Trio. I was really afraid that she was not going to make it. A couple more minutes and she would have gone into cardiac arrest.
Frankie says he learned in his first grade class that kids who dialed 911 in an emergency would get a prize.
He received a Heros Plaque from Laurel Lake Emergency Responders as well as a blue BMX mongoose bike.
Thanks to his courageous actions, he also received the greatest gift of all: his mothers life.
It takes a tough little kid and a brave little kid to pick up the phone, call 911 and not panic, said Trio.
Hes my little hero, said Debbie, who has since recovered. I wouldnt be here right now if it wasnt for him.
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