Monday, December 14, 2009

Return to Me (MGM 2000)


An eight-year-old boy had a younger sister who was dying of leukemia, and he was told that without a blood transfusion she would die. His parents explained to him that his blood was probably compatible with hers, and if so, he could be the blood donor. They asked him if they could test his blood. He said sure. So they did and it was a good match. Then they asked if he would give his sister a pint of blood, that it could be her only chance of living. He said he would have to think about it overnight.

The next day he went to his parents and said he was willing to donate the blood. So they took him to the hospital where he was put on a gurney beside his six-year-old sister. Both of them were hooked up to IVs. A nurse withdrew a pint of blood from the boy, which was then put in the girl’s IV. The boy lay on his gurney in silence while the blood dripped into his sister, until the doctor came over to see how he was doing. Then the boy opened his eyes and asked, “How soon until I start to die?”

I heard this story in church a long time ago, and it has inspired me not only to give blood at the American Red Cross but be an organ donor as well.

This week's film Return to Me is a great film with many outstanding values I think you and your family with enjoy immensely!

And hey...while you're at it this Christmas why not visit the Red Cross and give some blood to folks who really need it? If you're scared of needles, write the Red Cross a check! They need that too!

Here is a review from IMDb...

In this comedy-drama which shows us how the tragic death of one human being can still save the life of another, a happily-married man (David Duchovny) is struck with tragedy when his wife (Joely Richardson) dies from complications of a car accident. In her death, however, another is given life, as another young woman (Minnie Driver) with an ailing heart is given a transplant. Finally able to live a normal, happy life for the first time in years, she joins her grandfather in helping to run an Irish-themed restaurant, where she meets the widower, never imagining that the heart beating in her chest belonged to his wife. They slowly fall madly in love with each other, but when she learns the shocking truth, she is torn by whether or not she should let him know about the transplant she received and who it came from.

Here is the trailer...

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awesome that you're a blood and organ donor, Edge!

This is a great movie...very touching. I loved it even though I bawled through most of it. ;-)

nanc said...

o.t. - Edge - if you've never read tequilaanddonuts, you will die laughing at THIS movie review!

Check out all the posts on her mother.

Brooke said...

Ooh, I don't know if I can get over watching Mr. Californication... :)