There once was a kindergarten teacher who lived in a quiet town in China that neighbors Jiangxi Province, whose 5-year-old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. The family sold everything they owned to pay for her treatment, but the child’s condition continued to worsen. The doctors said that if she did not undergo a bone marrow transplant as soon as possible, she wouldn’t survive.
Mother and daughter’s bone marrow were incompatible
Determined to save her daughter’s life, the kindergarten teacher asked the hospital if she could donate her own bone marrow to her daughter. The hospital charged 800 yuan for the compatibility test, whereas the bone marrow donation center offered the test for free. So she went to the donation center for the test, thinking that if she was a match, she could proceed with the surgery, and if not, she would at least save 800 yuan.
Unfortunately, the kindergarten teacher’s bone marrow was not a match for her daughter, but it was a match for a 7-year-old boy in the city suffering from leukemia. The donation center urged her to donate her bone marrow to this stranger. The kindergarten teacher’s family refused, because the surgery carried significant risks. If something happened to her, who would look after her daughter? And her entire family?
When the 7-year-old boy’s parents heard the news, they took their child to the teacher’s home and knelt before her, begging for her help. As soon as she saw the boy’s pale face, she burst into tears and agreed without hesitation. Since human stem cells must reach a certain quantity before a transplant can be performed, the doctors had to administer medication to the teacher before the procedure to accelerate stem cell growth.
However, these drugs had severe side effects, including fever, so they couldn’t be administered too frequently and required prolonged use. Worried about her daughter in the hospital and the boy’s deteriorating condition, the teacher insisted that the doctors shorten the treatment schedule. Consequently, she completed her preparations for the procedure, and the hospital successfully performed the bone marrow transplant on the boy.
To thank their donor, the boy’s parents offered her 50,000 yuan. Yet the teacher, who was desperately short of money, refused to accept it under any circumstances. She explained that the boy still had a long post-operative recovery ahead of him, and the money should be spent on his treatment. Overwhelmed with gratitude, the parents went to the local news and urged them to recognize the life-saving act of this unknown kindergarten teacher. When the news was published, many people were moved to express: “To think there are still such good people in this day and age — it’s just like hearing a fairy tale!”
The teacher’s second act of kindness
After the news report was published, it caused a huge stir in this small town. Some kind-hearted citizens spontaneously donated money to this compassionate young mother, and a young migrant worker in the city even brought the 300 yuan he had painstakingly saved to express his gratitude.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, the young migrant worker came to her door. Not only did he ask for the 300 yuan back, but he also requested a 2,000 yuan loan. He explained that his father, back in the countryside, had suddenly been diagnosed with stomach cancer and was currently hospitalized. They were short more than 2,000 yuan for the surgery, and if they couldn’t pay the full amount, the surgery wouldn’t be performed.
The kindergarten teacher’s family was outraged, insisting she had fallen for a scam. They claimed the young man had clearly set a trap, using the 300 yuan as bait to swindle more money. They urged her to return the 300 yuan to the migrant worker immediately and never have anything to do with this low-life con artist again.
The kind-hearted kindergarten teacher had a gut feeling that this young man didn’t seem like the type to con people, so she secretly went to the hospital he mentioned to investigate. She discovered that he hadn’t lied — his father was indeed in the hospital, had just been diagnosed with cancer, and was indeed short more than 2,000 yuan for the surgery. She hurried home to get the money and gave it to the young man, ensuring his father could undergo the surgery in time.
Her daughter’s illness was cured without treatment
Day after day passed, and despite seeking help from hospitals, family, and friends, no suitable bone marrow donor could be found for her daughter. When the money ran out, and the doctors shook their heads in despair, the kindergarten teacher had no choice but to take her daughter home, where she held her in her arms and wept every day.
Just when she had completely lost all hope, a miracle occurred: Without any medical treatment, her precious daughter began to improve day by day and eventually made a full recovery! The kindergarten teacher once again became the focus of the local news, and hematology experts flocked to her, hoping to uncover the reason behind her daughter’s spontaneous remission from leukemia.
They explained that the type of leukemia her young daughter had carried has only a 50% survival rate, even with a bone marrow transplant. Faced with the facts, medical experts had to admit this was a miracle, even though modern science cannot yet explain it.
Miraculous news from 1930s America
There is another truly incredible story that took place in Texas, USA, during the 1930s. Due to its remarkable and coincidental nature, it has been revisited more than half a century later — a reminder, in an age of eroding values, to heed. A car accident occurred one night on a highway in Bass County, Texas. Highway Patrol Captain Fobey was on duty and, after spotting a speeding truck, immediately pursued it on his patrol motorcycle. As he closed in, his speed was too high, and he failed to brake in time, crashing directly into the rear of the truck. The impact severed an artery in his thigh, causing blood to spurt out. Anyone with even a basic understanding of medicine knows that a severed artery, if not stopped immediately, can be fatal.
When Smith, the speeding truck driver, saw the officer who was chasing him lying in a pool of blood, he did not take the opportunity to flee with a sense of triumph. Instead, he immediately pulled over, helped stop the bleeding, and called for an ambulance. Smith’s actions may sound simple, but not everyone would have done the same, especially considering that the accident was caused by his own traffic violation. Why was Smith able to act this way? It was inextricably linked to his character. When a crisis strikes, it tests a person’s first instinct. There is no time to feign that first instinct; it is the accumulation of one’s daily thoughts and actions.
A sensational news story unfolds five years later
Five years later, while Captain Fobey was on patrol on the highway, he suddenly received an urgent report of a serious car accident. Upon arriving at the scene, Captain Fobey found a man lying unconscious inside the vehicle, bleeding profusely from his right leg due to a severed artery. Fobey immediately applied a tourniquet to stop the driver’s bleeding. While waiting for the ambulance, Fobey finally had a moment to catch his breath and glance at the injured driver’s face. To his astonishment, Officer Fobey thought he was seeing things. He looked again and realized that the injured driver was none other than Mr. Smith — the very man who had saved his life five years earlier!
When this incredible news story was broadcast, it caused quite a sensation. People interviewed were saying: “Good deeds are rewarded — this news really illustrates the point! Whether good or evil, it seems what goes around comes around. We must never do bad things again!”
Translated by Eva and edited by Jessica
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