SHELBY BOY GETS WISH 07-13-08

QUANTRELL HOLMES COULD NOT BELIEVE HIS EYES, WHEN THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION DELIVERED A FORD EXCURSION STRETCH LIMO RIGHT TO HIS FRONT DOOR. THE FIVE YEAR OLD HAS SICKLE CELL DISEASE.  MOST KIDS BORN WITH THIS DISORDER GROW UP TO LIVE RELATIVELY HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES.  BUT SINCE, QUANTRELL INHERITED A SICKLE CELL GENE FROM BOTH PARENTS; HIS DISEASE IS MORE LIFE-THREATENING. BUT SUNDAY WASN'T ABOUT HOSPITALS OR NEEDLES, JUST FULFILLING HIS WISH. HE ASKED THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION FOR A SHOPPING SPREE AND A LIMO. THE MAKE-A-WISH VOLUNTEERS WERE AT HIS SERVICE. THE SHELBY POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BOLIVAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GAVE QUANTRELL AN ESCORT OUT OF TOWN FIT FOR A KING FOR THE LITTLE BOY DETERMINED TO GET A PLAYSTATION THREE. THEY WENT TO JACKSON FOR THE SHOPPING SPREE.