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The miracle of $1.11 – true story!
DIR By: Admin
Date: June 13, 2013, 12:45 am
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Tess was a precocious eight year old when she heard her Mom and
Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was
that he was very sick and they were completely out of money.
They were moving to an apartment complex next month because
Daddy didn’t have the money for the doctor bills and our house.
Only a very costly surgery could save him now and it was looking
like there was no-one to loan them the money. She heard Daddy
say to her tearful Mother with whispered desperation, “Only a
miracle can save him now.”
Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its
hiding place in the closet. She poured all the change out on the
floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had
to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes. Carefully
placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she
slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall’s
Drug Store with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door.
She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some
attention but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her
feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat
with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No good.
Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the
glass counter. That did it!
“And what do you want?” the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone
of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t
seen in ages,” he said without waiting for a reply to his
question.
“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered
back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really, really sick… and I
want to buy a miracle.”
“I beg your pardon?” said the pharmacist.
“His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his
head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how
much does a miracle cost?”
“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t
help you,” the pharmacist said, softening a little. “Listen, I
have the money to pay for it. If it isn’t enough, I will get the
rest. Just tell me how much it costs.”
The pharmacist’s brother was a well dressed man. He stooped down
and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does you
brother need?”
“I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up. “I just
know he’s really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But
my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar
and eleven cents,” Tess answered barely audibly. “And it’s all
the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to.
“Well, what a coincidence,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven
cents – the exact price of a miracle for little brothers.” 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 brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind
of miracle you need.”
That well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon,
specialising in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed
without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again
and doing well. Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain
of events that had led them to this place.
“That surgery,” her Mom whispered. “was a real miracle. I wonder
how much it would have cost?”
Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one
dollar and eleven cents … plus the faith of a little child.
[right]Claimed to be a true story
Author Unknown
Submitted by Sumit[/right]
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