Sally jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: “How is my little boy? Is he going to be all right? When can I see him?”
The surgeon said, “I’m sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t make it.”
Sally said, “Why do little children get cancer? Doesn’t God care any more? Where were you, God, when my son needed you?”
The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time alone with your son? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he’s transported to the university.”
Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good-bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair.
“Would you like a lock of his hair?” the nurse asked.
Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy’s hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to donate his body to the university for study. He said it might help somebody else. “I said no at first, but Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.” She went on, “My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could.”
Sally walked out of Children’s mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy’s belongings on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She laid down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Laying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said:
“Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to miss me; but don’t think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just ’cause I’m not around to say I LOVE YOU. I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn’t like the same things us boys do. You’ll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. Don’t be sad thinking about me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn’t look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD! And guess what, Mom? I got to sit on God’s knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That’s when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good-bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn’t allowed. Well, you know what Mom? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him ‘Where was He when I needed him?’ “God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children.
Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I’ve written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn’t that cool? I have to give God His pen back now. He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I’m, sure the food will be great.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don’t hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. I’m glad because I couldn’t stand that pain anymore and God couldn’t stand to see me hurt so much, either. That’s when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery! How about that?
Signed with Love from: God, Jesus & Me.”
Author Unknown
This made me cry! I really appreciate for this story. It is the love of God that reminds me what unconditional love is!!!
Thank you for helping me understand that God is the most powerful person in the universe and he works in great ways
Great story. . .So inspired by this. I have had this question always with me as I lived each day of my life, and I am even worried about what lies ahead after death and this story made me have a new perspective about the life after death.
I can’t say anything to express my feeling but to say, wow great story. story burned my heart and it melted with tears a brave young boy face death leaving his mom and readers with great inspiring motivation. Everybody will soon face death, death a reality is not the end but it’s just a beginning. we only pilgrims passing with our own different paths or tracks of life. be a blessing as we run race of life what manner of circumstance we face, finish your course with faith 🙂
This is a heart touching story, It would help relieve the pain of anyone who has lost someone dear and has lost hope of God’s mercy and protection.
The story is touching heart ditrectly..nice one .
Thanks for this
It is a wonderful life touching story, it shows how much God love us..
heart touching,…………..you know i am crying right now
loving story
It is awesome that love between mother & son…
God is great! He should help the boy and as we know that God is everywhere He will help the boy.
I have never read a story like this. I love you Jimmy because you didn’t forget your mother as you went to heaven.
Jesus loves us, he will never leave us nor forsake us, 🙂
God is great! I love you Lord…
It’s a nice story. Suffering and death are parts of life. There is no excuse for a babe or child sin is with man. JESUS died for our sins but He loves us so much and gives us freewill. If we don’t accept it that’s up to us. We are still in a sinful world it reminds me life is short and thank God through Jesus there is a muccch better place prepared for us.
Thank you very much for sharing a very heart touching story.
We should always love our mother and father! If we die so what, we should always love them… they always love us. We should always love, respect and obey our parents.
Very interesting, heart touching, story, i liked it . God is every where where i am in home or out. It always lives in every one’s heart…………….
Awesome…………story
Excellent story, I like it!
Wow … Heart Touching Story …
Specially that letter … While reading that letter i cried a lot
Mom i love you..
God after my death also please take care of her …
Mom i am always with you after my death as well….
Very interesting, wow!
It is the best story I have read in my live. It is just awesome.
Heart touching story…
Good morale story to make ppl understand that it is not really neccesary tom blame everything on GOD, directly or indirectly….!!!!
Why do we fear death so much? This story illustrates the love of God and his presence in our life. We all have questions as to why we should die but cant find answers. The truth still remains the same… we shall all die one day. The boy’s sickness and subsequent death brought her mother closer to GOD than ever before.What will your death bring to society? Jubilation or sorrow? Ask yourself this questin…
A very touching story
The Aweasome, Heart touching n painfull story
I love the story so so much! We should love and take care of our children. It only means that God is always with us all the time. I was controlling my tears to fall while reading the story and I kept imagining it while reading. Thank you for sharing this kind of story.
Hey God, if you take soul of someone, then please erase their memories from the minds of persons who really loved them. I know the the pain of remembering someone in their absence!
I really liked this story & hope same had happened to my loved one.
Nice story buddy. I am impressed because I am also a writer.
This is really a good story and really force us to think abt life with a diffrent way.::::::::::::::
It’s awesome. I like tooooooooooo much
I have no words to express my feelings..this is soo touching story I felt lik crying after reading this..
I would lik to thank GOD for being there wid us all the time..
Simply superb story… how cute and sensational that child is… oh my heavens…. how sweet and fanciful thought… I am loving it…
wow. brought tears to my eyes. a very touching story
Nice one…
i like this story…….it shows me that we can find good in everything
I am so teary…….
We should be thankful to God everytime, everywhere and for everything as there is nothing without a reason,,,,,,,,
Tears in my eyes…..
What a touching story… this means that we should realize that God is always with his people…
God is always there with us….live each and every moment of your life………:)
Thanks for sharing this wonderful story.. God bless you!
Whoever is the writer I salute u…
I like it. Life is full of problems so face it and enjoy the life.
The most heart touching story I have ever read. There are many who can only dream to live their life joyfully so live and enjoy it.
Nice one
It is a seriously heart touching one!!!!!!!!!!!!! This story tells me the importance of life so in short……… life is short live it up!!!!!! 🙂
It is a touching story. I need stories like this… the best story I have ever read!
Of course, it is a story. But while reading I really experienced the reality, as it really true.
Prashanth
A really heart touching story……
I am crying when I read this story. It is giving a new hope of life for those who lost somebody they love. Thank you for shairing the story.
A wonderful story full of love & worth thinking
What a wonderful story which says that God will always be on your side, no matter what u do.
This made me cry and made me think that how much I LOVE MY COUSIN WHO IS VERY YOUNG (9) and dosen’t have kidneys. She has to take 3 injections everyday.
So touching, almost cried :'(
Thank you very much for such an excellent story…
Stories like this can change ones thinking ability… it gives relief to those who are about to loose their loved ones… thank you very much for such an excellent story…
It’s very wonderful story….Telling lot of words with love…..
It’s a cool story telling us that God is always around us. I really enjoyed the story.
Awesome story… a heart touching story… and a special thank to a friend who told me to read this.
Lovely and imaginary story. Allah gives and Allah takes.
Thank you …. I can sent this story to the ones who really need Gods mercy to let them know that God is always there he will never let you bear more that you can endure … Love this story 🙂
A very very heart touching story…………………
I just got tears in my eyes……
Think about the mother who lost her son,,,,,,,,but she would be happy to see that her son is so sensible and caring…..:)
Dear David, to correct you I’d like to mention that your theory is wrong. Sin had no part to play in the boy’s death. Jesus had paid for all our sins when he was crucified.
And chaha the answer to your question is that God cannot be partial. He did the best he could i.e., to let the boy convey a message to his mom. God could not cure a boy when so many other boys are dying all around the world. Love, RoMeO
Indeed the woman is going to be happy for the rest of her life…
Wonderful story, young boy thought out of the box… Good!!!!!!!!!!
This is a wonderful story… God is so great.. 🙂
Thank you!
It’s really nice to awake human within you. I really loved the story and hopefully this is fact afterlife…. do good and you will get good but don’t expect anything from it but only from god….. and keep doing good work till the end… of your life without expecting anything but you will realise benefit later for sure …. love you God and love you the little boy in story.. God bless you always.
Allah is one creator that will always be at your side even at the bad times.
It’s a heart touching story.
It is a heart touching story. It made me cry and I like this story very much.
I almost cried when I read this story. It is giving a new hope of life for those who lost their loved ones.
Very touching… it touched the deepest of my heart…
one of the best stories i’ve ever read in my life
It’s one of d best touching stories i’ve ever read.
I almost cried reading this one.