Giving When it Counts

From my mail, I got this article about the selfless act of a child.
As we grow up, we hungrily acquire knowledge.
Sadly, our innocence is being replaced by selfishness.
Our interest is the upmost concern.
Let’s get back to our inner child.

I got to know a little girl who was suffering from a rare & serious disease.
Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save her.”
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the colour returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away".

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor.
He thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.