Lesson 5

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got
to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and
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 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 Liz." As the transfusion
progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister a. He looked up at the
doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right
away?" Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he
was going to have to give his sister all of his blood.

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