It's a Wensday night and you are at a church prayer meeting when someone runs in from the parking lot and says "turn on a radio, turn on a radio"And while the church listens to a little transister radio with a microphone stuck up to it, the announcement is made : " Two women are lying in a Long Island hospital dying of the mystery flu. " Within hours it seems this thing just sweeps across the country. People are working around the clock to find an antidote. Nothing is working California, Oregan, Arizona , Florida, Massachussetts as though it is sweeping in from the borders and then the news comes. The code has been broken a vaccine can be made. It's going to take the blood of someone who isn't infected . Through out the midwest through all the emergency channels of communication everyone is asked to do one simple thing. When the sirens go off go to your nearest hospital and have your blood tested When the sirens go off in your neighborhood you go quickly to your local hospital . they have doctors and nurses coming out with clipboards taking names and blood samples . Your wife and kids are out there and they take samples and ask you to wait to see if your name is called . You stand around scared wondering if this is the end of the world . When someone comes out waving a clipboard and calling a name , your son tugs on your shirt and says" dad thats me there calling my name" Before you know it they have grabbed your son "WAIT A MINUTE, HOLD ON" They say it's OK his blood is clean, his blood is pure,. we want to make sure he doesnt have the disease. We think he has the right type Five tense minutes later the doctors come out hugging each other and laughing it's the first time anyone has laughed in weeks .As word spreads thru the parking lot people are hugging and laughing But then the grey haired doctor pulls you and your wife aside and says "may we see you for a moment" We didint realize the donor would be a minor and we need ......we need you to sign a consent form. You begin to sign then you notice that the number of pints is empty H-how mant pints ? That is when the old doctors smile fades " We had no idea it would be a little child , we werent prepared .....we need it ALL But , but ......you dont understand it's the fate of the world here ........ "Can you give him a transfusion?, if we had clean blood yes but.....could you sign would you ? numbly you sign , then the doctor asks "would you like a moment with him before we start ?" Can you walk back? can you walk back to that room where he sits on a table saying "Daddy, Mommy whats going on? Can you take his hands and say " Son Mommy and Daddy love you and we would never let anything happen to you that didnt just have too be. Do you understand that?" And when that old doctor comes back in and says "I'm sorry we have to get started. People all over the world are dying." Can you leave while he is saying " DAD MOM why have you forsaken me?" and then the next week when they had the ceremony to honor your son , and some folks sleep thru it and some don't even come. They are gone to the lake or a ball game, some folks just put on a pretentious smile and pretend to care. would you want to jump up and say...... MY SON DIED FOR YOU DONT YOU CARE ? is that what GOD wants to say? MY SON DIED FOR YOU DON'T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I CARE |
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