Frankie Ford Jr., 6, Saves Mom's Life By Calling 911

Early on Jan. 19, Frankie Ford Jr. noticed something was wrong with his mom, Debbie.

The mother of three was suffering a severe asthma attack in their Commercial Township, N.J. home. Six-year-old Frankie reacted fast -- he picked up the phone and dialed 911, even offering to perform chest compressions, US News reports.

"Please… my mom’s dying," Frankie said to the operator, according to NBC Philadelphia.

"I got pump for you?" he asked. "My mom, for you? My mom, my hands on her heart."

"I was feeling pretty scared and sad," Frankie told US News. And rightfully so -- an EMT on the scene said Debbie was minutes from going into cardiac arrest.

His mom isn't the only one calling Frankie a hero: He received a plaque from the local 911 unit and a blue BMX mongoose bike for his actions.

Comments

[Moongoddess3]

06:47 PM on 02/16/2012

That is so sweet, it brought tears to my eyes. What a great kid!!!

[dawglover704]

09:12 AM on 02/16/2012

Aw good story !

[Chad53916]

05:59 AM on 02/16/2012

Good job Frankie! You have an ace in the hole when pushing for a later curfew on prom night, buddy!

[Kali03]

07:45 AM on 02/16/2012

:)

[sharlevoix]

10:43 PM on 02/16/2012

That's sort of like saying "Mom, if I stay a straight A student, keep my room clean, do all the chores you want me to do without any arguments, is it going to be alright with you if I knock up a girl and make you a grandma when I'm 16?

[1differentdrummer]

05:37 AM on 02/16/2012

Little man, you're our hero. Well done.

[vinny]

05:25 AM on 02/16/2012

lucky duck, i didn't get a bmx bike when i save my mom's life ;)

[jeffhintx]

04:56 AM on 02/16/2012

Frankie you definitely earned your wings in heaven that day.
God bless you, brave little guy!

[Candide33]

03:43 AM on 02/16/2012

If some idiot had not taken the propellant out of the asthma inhalers... there would be a lot less people ending up in the hospital....

[jeffhintx]

04:57 AM on 02/16/2012

In all fairness the story doesn't even mention whether or not his Mom even had an inhaler.

[Candide33]

05:30 AM on 02/16/2012

I was just commenting in general.... the deaths from asthma have doubled since they took the propellant out of the inhalers.

If you cannot breath in, then a rescue inhaler will not help you .. the medicine just sits in your mouth...

I bet it was the funeral lobby that fought for that law.

[sleepyJ]

03:33 AM on 02/16/2012

slow news day, great kid though.