SHE WAS READY TO DIE
At the time, 1928, in Birmingham (Alabama) Baptist Hospital, blood transfusions were seldom given. When necessary, the donor and the recipient lay side by side in the operating room, and the blood was piped directly from one to the other. Dr. Kirby was caring for a tiny leukemia victim. The patient’s six year old sister had the only matching blood that could be located. With the parents’ permission, the doctor explained the procedure to the sister and asked if she would like to give him some blood. She nodded yes. In the operating room she gave no sign of anxiety as the blood was drawn. Then she calmly asked, “Doctor, how long will it be? Until I die?” The doctor took the child in his arms and assured her that she was not dying. The child said wonderingly, “Our pastor said that when Jesus gave His blood to save us, He died,” she explained. Both Dr. Kirby and Miss…
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