Little All-Star and All-Star BFFS Strong Heart Warriors

Chapter 1

Hot shot is five years old. He lives with his father Heatwave, mother Quickshadow and Dalmatian puppy Fireplug. They all live in Houston Texas. They all live a very normal and happy life there.

Heatwave is a firefighter. He is very brave and strong. He has helped save many lives. He has the respect of his fellow firefighters. He has the respect of other first responders. He has the respect of his boss too. Heatwave taught Hot shot at a very early age how to dial 911 and about fire safety. Hot shot was very clever and understood. Heatwave was glad his son was so clever. Heatwave is a very loving, caring, understanding and loyal husband and father. He loves his wife Quickshadow and his son Hot shot very much.

Quickshadow is a pediatric cardiologist. She works at Texas Children's hospital. She has helped many children with their hearts. Helped them to understand their condition, how to care for their heart, and that even with a heart condition they are still amazing kids. She was happy to work at the best hospital for heart care for children. She knows that heart problems in children are common just like they are in adults. She knew many conditions are diagnosed before a child is born, or sometime as a baby, and very rarely sometime in childhood or as an adult is when a congenital heart defect is detected. She knows kids with special hearts need a lot of care. She is a very loving, caring, understanding and devoted wife and mother. She loves her husband Heatwave and her son Hot shot with all of her heart.

Hot shot is a very active and playful child. He loves to run, jump, climb and play. He is a child who loves to be on the move. Hot shot also loves sports. His favorite sport is baseball. He loves the color yellow, he loves rhinos, he loves Pokemon, he loves dogs, he loves fish and chips, he loves peanut butter cookies, he loves cookie dough ice cream and he loves to be a big help. Hot shot likes to go places like the playground. He loves to run, jump, climb and play there. He loves to ride his bike, he loves to play catch and he loves to have fun. Hot shot is kid who is full of dreams and wants to reach for them. He is determined to make all of his dreams come true. Hot shot is a child who is very kind, honest, strong, helpful, brave and generous and has a big heart.

Hot shot and Fireplug are both very close. Hot shot helps take care of Fireplug. Hot shot loves to play with Fireplug. The two of them are inseparable. Fireplug sometimes sleeps in Hot shot's room.

Hot shot had a playset he loved to play on. It looked like a fire station with a fire truck. It was built for him as a fifth birthday present by Boulder a friend of his father. Hot shot loved to play on it. It was a lot of fun. He enjoyed the swings, the slide and the climbing bars. Hot shot was a kid who loved things like that.

Hot shot even though he loved to run, climb, jump and play he was tired and out of breath all the time. He just could never play without tiring out so much for as long as he could remember. He would often have chest pains, he also at times felt a pounding or fluttering in his chest, he felt dizzy sometimes, he felt weak sometimes too, and his chest sometimes hurt too. But today he was feeling pretty bad and came up to his mother. Hot shot was having fun on his play set but he couldn't keep doing it anymore. He came up to his mother and hoped that she could help him.

Quickshadow saw Hot shot approach. "Something wrong poppet?" Quickshadow asked him.

"I feel bad," Hot shot said.

"What's wrong?" Quickshadow asked.

"My chest hurts, I feel pound in my chest, I feel tired, I am out of breath, I feel weak and dizzy," Hot shot said.

"I think we should get you to the doctor," Quickshadow said. "Because this has been happening for a long time and seems to be getting worse even though it didn't start out so bad," she said. So Quickshadow made an appointment for Hot shot to see his pediatrician Dr. Erret.