An 8-year-old boy from Dorchester was hailed as hero on Tuesday after saving the life of his mother when he called 911 while she was having a seizure on Monday.

Jesus Lorenzo calmly dialed 911 and told the dispatcher about the symptoms of his mother, Melissa Vazquez who was suffering a grand mal seizure. He also corrected the dispatcher about their address.

Emergency Medical Services Chief Richard Serino said Jesus was given directions, which he followed. “Jesus remained cool, calm and collected, like many of our veteran EMS workers,” he said, as quoted by the Boston Herald.

After calling 911, Jesus got his two young sisters, ages 4 years and 6 months, ready to go to the hospital while calling family members to inform them on what had happened.

For his brave attitude, Boston Emergency Medical Services was honoring Jesus at a press conference outside his home as the city’s newest hero.

This wasn’t the first time, Jesus called 911 to help his mother. She started having seizures four years ago while being pregnant with one of his sisters. At age 5, Jesus’ parents taught him what to do in case his mother needed help showing him how to dial 911 and what to say.

“I couldn’t have done it without my mother. And I learned to be calm from my dad,” Jesus said while being gifted with a junior EMS badge and other gifts from medical personnel.

His mother who was watching the festivity from home said she had always been proud of her son.