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This is This is beautiful! beautiful!
Try not to cry.Try not to cry.
She jumped She jumped up as soon up as soon as she saw as she saw the surgeon the surgeon come out of come out of
the the operating operating
room.room.
She said: She said: "How is my "How is my little boy? little boy?
Is he going Is he going to be all to be all right? right?
When can I When can I see him?"see him?"
The The surgeon surgeon
said, "I'm said, "I'm sorry. sorry.
We did all We did all we could, we could, but your but your
boy didn't boy didn't make it."make it."
Sally said, "Why Sally said, "Why do little do little
children get children get cancer? cancer?
Doesn't God Doesn't God care any care any more? more?
Where were Where were you, God, you, God,
when my son when my son needed you?"needed you?"
The surgeon The surgeon asked,asked,
"Would you "Would you like some like some time alone time alone with your with your
son? son?
One of the One of the nurses will be nurses will be out in a few out in a few
minutes, minutes, before he's before he's
transported to transported to the the
university."university."
Sally asked Sally asked the nurse to the nurse to stay with her stay with her while she said while she said good bye to good bye to
her son. She her son. She ran her fingers ran her fingers
lovingly lovingly through his through his
thick red curly thick red curly hair.hair.
"Would you "Would you like a lock of like a lock of his hair?" the his hair?" the nurse asked. nurse asked.
Sally nodded Sally nodded yes. The yes. The
nurse cut a nurse cut a lock of the lock of the boy's hair, boy's hair, put it in a put it in a
plastic bag plastic bag and handed and handed it to Sally. it to Sally.
The mother The mother said, "It was said, "It was Jimmy's idea Jimmy's idea to donate his to donate his body to the body to the
University for University for Study. He Study. He
said it might said it might help help
somebody somebody else.else.
"I said no at "I said no at first, but first, but
Jimmy said, Jimmy said, 'Mom, I won't 'Mom, I won't
be using it be using it after I die. after I die.
Maybe it will Maybe it will help some help some other little other little
boy spend one boy spend one more day with more day with
his Mom." his Mom."
She went on, She went on, "My Jimmy "My Jimmy
had a heart of had a heart of gold. Always gold. Always thinking of thinking of
someone else. someone else. Always Always
wanting to wanting to help others if help others if
he could."he could."
Sally walked Sally walked out of out of
Children's Children's Mercy Mercy
Hospital for Hospital for the last the last
time, after time, after spending spending
most of the most of the last six last six months months there. there.
She put the bag She put the bag with Jimmy's with Jimmy's
belongings on belongings on the seat beside the seat beside her in the car. her in the car. The drive home The drive home was difficult. It was difficult. It
was even was even harder to enter harder to enter
the empty the empty house.house.
She carried She carried Jimmy's Jimmy's
belongings, belongings, and the and the
plastic bag plastic bag with the with the
lock of his lock of his hair to her hair to her
son's room. son's room.
She started She started placing the placing the model cars model cars and other and other personal personal
things back in things back in his room his room
exactly where exactly where he had always he had always
kept them.kept them.
She laid down She laid down across his across his bed and, bed and,
hugging his hugging his pillow, cried pillow, cried
herself to herself to sleep. sleep.
It was around It was around midnight midnight
when Sally when Sally awoke. awoke. Laying Laying
beside her on beside her on the bed was the bed was
a folded a folded letter.letter.
The letter said: The letter said:
"Dear Mom, "Dear Mom, I know you're going to miss me; I know you're going to miss me; but don't think that I will ever but don't think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, forget you, or stop loving you, just 'cause I'm not around to just 'cause I'm not around to
say say
"I Love You" ."I Love You" .
I will always love you, Mom, I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. even more with each day. Someday we will see each Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little you want to adopt a little
boy so you won't be so boy so you won't be so lonely, that's okay with me. lonely, that's okay with me.
He can have my room and old He can have my room and old stuff to play with.stuff to play with.
But, if you decide to get a girl But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably instead, she probably wouldn't like the same wouldn't like the same
things us boys do. things us boys do.
You'll have to buy her dolls You'll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. and stuff girls like, you know. Don't be sad thinking about Don't be sad thinking about
me. This really is a neat me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I go t here met me as soon as I go t here
and showed me around and showed me around some, but it will take a long some, but it will take a long
time to see everything. time to see everything.
The angels are so cool. I love The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you to watch them fly. And, you
know what? Jesus doesn't know what? Jesus doesn't look like any of his pictures. look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew Yet, when I saw Him, I knew
it was Him. Jesus himself it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD! And took me to see GOD! And
guess what, Mom? I got to guess what, Mom? I got to sit on God's knee and talk to sit on God's knee and talk to
Him, like I was somebody Him, like I was somebody important.important.
That's when I told Him that I That's when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, wanted to write you a letter,
to tell you good bye and to tell you good bye and everything. But I already everything. But I already knew that wasn't allowed. knew that wasn't allowed.
Well, you know what Mom? Well, you know what Mom? God handed me some paper God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to and His own personal pen to
write you this letter. write you this letter.
I think Gabriel is the name of I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. drop this letter off to you.
God said for me to give you God said for me to give you the answer to one of the the answer to one of the questions you asked Him questions you asked Him
'Where was He when I 'Where was He when I needed him?'needed him?'
"God said He was in the same "God said He was in the same place with me, as when His place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. son Jesus was on the cross.
He was right there, as He He was right there, as He always is with all His always is with all His
children. Oh, by the way, children. Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see Mom, no one else can see
what I've written except you. what I've written except you. To everyone else this is just To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn't a blank piece of paper. Isn't
that cool? I have to give God that cool? I have to give God His pen back now.His pen back now.
He needs it to write some He needs it to write some more names in the Book of more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at Life. Tonight I get to sit at
the table with Jesus for the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure the food will supper. I'm sure the food will
be great. be great.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don't hurt anymore. you. I don't hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. I'm The cancer is all gone. I'm
glad because I couldn't stand glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God that pain anymore and God
couldn't stand to see me hurt couldn't stand to see me hurt so much, either. so much, either.
That's when He sent The That's when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a me. The Angel said I was a
Special Delivery! Special Delivery! How about that? How about that?
Signed with Love from God, Signed with Love from God,
Jesus & Me.Jesus & Me.
"When you're down to nothing, "When you're down to nothing,
God is up to something."God is up to something."
““~ God Bless You ~”~ God Bless You ~”