"HE WANTED TO SAVE HIS LIFE," THE PRECIOUS GESTURE OF A BOY WHO DONATED BONE MARROW TO HIS COUSIN WITH LEUKEMIA

Leukemia is one of the most common childhood cancers, which affects the marrow and tissues that make blood cells. Fortunately, it is a disease that has a good chance of cure through various treatments depending on the type of leukemia, such as chemotherapy, radiation and bone marrow transplants.

But although it can be cured, it is not always easy to find a bone marrow donor, in case this is the necessary treatment. Fortunately For a 6-year-old girl named Grace who needed a transplant, salvation came through her 8-year-old cousin Scott, who decided to donate the bone marrow she needed..

Through a video published on the Twitter account of the Irish program "The Late Late Show", we met the story of Scott and Grace, two small children who are cousins and now, in addition to being more than friends, has a very close relationship strong that unites them even more.

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In the video you can see how Scott and Grace's mothers, who are sisters, tell the program driver that the little girl needed a bone marrow transplant last year to treat her leukemia, and his cousin Scott offered to be the donor.

Thanks to that, the little one has been cured (although he continues to go to check-ups periodically) and now he is even attending school like any girl his age. In the program, they invited Grace and Scott to talk to both of them about their history.

"I wanted to save her life"
Absolute hero Scott who donated bone marrow to his little cousin Grace gets a few surprises. # LateLateToyShow pic.twitter.com/xn9dWNgv8k
- The Late Late Show (@RTELateLateShow) December 1, 2018

When Scott was asked why he had decided to be the donor for his cousin, he simply replied: "I wanted to save his life", Y he admits that he was afraid of the surgery, but he knew it was the best thing to help Grace and he was very happy about it.

Driver he told Scott that he was a true hero and to celebrate it, he invited three rugby players to the program, whom Scott admires and who recognized the brave act of the boy to save his cousin, to later surprise him with several very special gifts for him and his family.

This would not be the first story in which a boy or girl donates bone marrow to save someone from his family, which in most cases turns out to be one of his brothers, since they tend to be the most likely to be compatible donors.