one dollar and eleven cents

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It was the month of December. Instead of celebrating Christmas with joy and happiness, the family of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham with their two young children was in agony and despair. Mr. Abraham was lying in bed and he was in a terrible pain. He was diagnosed with painful brain tumor. His wife was worried that her husband might die if he could not have immediate surgery. The family did not have health insurance to cover his medical expenses. Mom had to explain to her six-year old daughter and four-year old son that their father was not feeling good because something bad is growing in his head. She told them that Mommy and Daddy did not have money or health insurance to take him to the hospital. She told them that only a miracle could save him from this life-threatening illness.

The little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully three times to make sure that the total was exactly perfect. Carefully placing the coins back in the jelly jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way four blocks to a Drug Store with the big 'Pharmacy' sign on the wall above the front door. She entered and waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention, but he was too busy at that moment. The little girl twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise and nothing happened. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster, but there was no response. Finally, she took a quarter from her jelly jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it! The pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. "And what do you want? I am talking to my brother who came from out of town; I have not seen him in ages," he said without waiting for a reply to his question. "Well, I want to talk to you about my Daddy," the little girl answered back in the same annoyed tone. "My Daddy is really sick and I want to buy a miracle." The pharmacist replied, "I beg your pardon?" She said, "My Daddy has something bad growing inside his head and my Mommy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?" The pharmacist was not amused and said, softening a little "We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I am sorry but I can't help you," The little girl answered, "Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it is not enough, I will try to get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs."

At that point in time, the pharmacist's brother, a well dressed man, was at the pharmacy. He heard the conversation between the pharmacist and the little girl with care and sympathy. He looked at the little girl and asked her, "What kind of a miracle does your Daddy need?" "I don't know," the little girl replied with her eyes welling up. "I just know he is really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But Mommy and Daddy can not pay for it, so I want to use my money for the operation." "How much do you have?" asked the brother of the pharmacist. "One dollar and eleven cents," The little girl answered barely audibly. "And it is all the money I have, but I will try to get some more if I need to." "Well, what a coincidence," smiled the well dressed man. "A dollar and eleven cents is the exact price of a miracle for a Dad." He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said "Take me to where you live. I want to see your Daddy and meet your Mommy. Let me see in my briefcase if I have the miracle you need." His name was Dr. Joseph Solomon, a well-known surgeon, specializing in brain surgery. He met with the parents of the little girl and took Mr. Abraham to the hospital. The operation was successful and completed free of charge, and it wasn't long until Mr. Abraham was home again and doing well. Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place. The Mom whispered to her family and relatives, "That surgery was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost us if we were to pay." The little girl smiled and did not tell how much it was. The little girl knew exactly how much a miracle cost; according to her it was one dollar and eleven cents.

[Shirib]

Thats heart warming

[BaasAbuur]

Thats heart warming

And things of that nature actually do happen in real life. Doctors are some of the kindest people in the world.

[Warsan_Star_Muslimah]

I'm sorry to break the heart warming moment, but America sucks.


Salaam

[Amethyst]

A Dollar and a dream.