One more paraphrased story from Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. She talks about giving and the story she thinks that best illustrates giving is a true (she says) story she heard about a little girl with leukemia who needed a blood transfusion. The doctors thought her older brother who was eight might be a match and it turned out he was. His parents asked him if he would be willing to donate blood to his sister but he wasn’t sure and he said he wanted to think about it. The next day he said yes, he would do it. They took him to a hospital where he was on a gurney next to his younger sister and both were hooked up to IV’s. The doctor came in to check on them and asked the boy how he was doing. It was then that the boy opened his eyes and asked the doctor, “How soon until I start to die.”
Friday, February 29, 2008
Big Brothers
Son 6, and daughter 4, in Seattle. He always looked out for her and still thinks his role as big brother carries some responsibility. We had a huge golden-delicious apple tree in the backyard that produced like crazy. I canned apples, made applesauce, apple butter and gave apples to everyone we knew. There was an alley behind the property that had wild blackberries and the kids picked them (getting scratched up in the process) so I could make jam or pies. 
One more paraphrased story from Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. She talks about giving and the story she thinks that best illustrates giving is a true (she says) story she heard about a little girl with leukemia who needed a blood transfusion. The doctors thought her older brother who was eight might be a match and it turned out he was. His parents asked him if he would be willing to donate blood to his sister but he wasn’t sure and he said he wanted to think about it. The next day he said yes, he would do it. They took him to a hospital where he was on a gurney next to his younger sister and both were hooked up to IV’s. The doctor came in to check on them and asked the boy how he was doing. It was then that the boy opened his eyes and asked the doctor, “How soon until I start to die.”
One more paraphrased story from Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. She talks about giving and the story she thinks that best illustrates giving is a true (she says) story she heard about a little girl with leukemia who needed a blood transfusion. The doctors thought her older brother who was eight might be a match and it turned out he was. His parents asked him if he would be willing to donate blood to his sister but he wasn’t sure and he said he wanted to think about it. The next day he said yes, he would do it. They took him to a hospital where he was on a gurney next to his younger sister and both were hooked up to IV’s. The doctor came in to check on them and asked the boy how he was doing. It was then that the boy opened his eyes and asked the doctor, “How soon until I start to die.”
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I have two big brothers who still are looking out for me.
I just love Anne Lamott. I have read Traveling Mercies many times and enjoy it more with each reading.
My ideal family would have been three: two boys and then a girl to spoil but it didn't turn out that way. I didn't have an older brother but at least we gave our daughter one!
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