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Sister of Dying Man Refuses to Donate Bone Marrow to Save His Life
Saturday , March 24, 2007
FOX News
The sister of a man who is dying of leukemia is refusing to donate bone marrow to the British man, according to a London newspaper.
Simon Pretty, a father of three, told the Daily Mail that his sister Helen Pretty would not donate her bone marrow, which is a perfect match and could save his life.
Without the donation, Pretty could be dead by the end of the year. He would leave behind his wife Jacqueline and his children: Rebecca, 8, Jack, 6, and Benjamin, 3.
Pretty is receiving aggressive chemotherapy treatments in hopes that in the meantime another match may be found. The national bone marrow register did not provide any matches and doctors are now looking in international databases, the Mail reported.
"I am on death row," Pretty told the Mail. "I can’t believe that she would let my three children lose their father so unnecessarily by her actions."
Helen Pretty declined to comment for the story.
How can you turn to a person you are blood related to and say “No, die you gravy sucking pig”? Now I know she didn’t really say that to her brother, but she might as well have.
A sad story none the less. You see, I know of people who do things so selfishly. In fact, I have a friend who is still serving our country on active duty. She’s been my friend for longer than anyone else I know. I’ll tell you a little about this because I am really proud I can call her friend. Love you Sher!
You see, this past week she took a 18,000 mile trip from Japan to Washington, DC to donate bone marrow to a person she doesn’t even know. I called her yesterday and she is still hurting physically from the procedure.
What would drive a person to leave your home, fly almost 24 hours on a plane, go through a medical procedure that puts you in physical pain and discomfort to be able to give a glimmer of hope to someone you have never met before? I know. It’s who my friend is. The self-sacrifice that she did on this occasion is not new. She’s done it for almost 20 years by serving our country.
Let this be a lesson to all of us today. Make a little difference in someone’s life today. Maybe hold a door open for someone, smile at your neighbor, let someone in front of you on the freeway, help a homeless person, etc. You don’t have to give your own bone marrow to make a difference. You can and save a life. But make sure you do something to make the sun shine today a little brighter for someone else.
And don’t forget to pray for our troops. And their families. They are the ones standing on the wall protecting us today.
Thanks.
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