Kyra was five years old at the time of the next instance she saw. It was actually a good memory but there was going to be much to learn. The entire family went on a vacation to London England. Kyra had a friend who used to live on his street. Her friend recently moved to London England.
"Mom when we get to London can I go see Lucie" Lucie was her friend. It was actually Lucie Jr. Her mother was also a Lucie.
"I'll tell you what Kyra," Reba said gently, "why don't we call Lucie and Lucie Jr. and they can even meet at the airport and Lucie Jr. can enjoy the trip with us" "That would be great mommy" But when Reba called Lucie she found out that Lucie Jr. was very ill. She had leukemia and was in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. Kyra was listening on the other line.
When Reba explained the situation to Kyra, Kyra responded in a very surprising way. "Can I be tested to see if my bone marrow is a match for Lucie?" That was a shock to Reba. "You were five. That was very brave of you Kyra"
"Mom she's my friend. It was natural to do that for my friend. Reba was all for it. Brock however had been hesitant. "Couldn't it hurt her," he asked.
"Does she know how painful it will be getting her bone marrow taken out" "Lets not go there yet honey," Reba said, "It's a simple blood test. It is unlikely that she will be a match. If she is we'll sit her down and explain it to her and all three of us will make the best decision" Brock mumbled his approval.
As it turned out Kyra was a perfect match. They set her down and explained to her all the pain the would be involved in having her bone marrow extracted. "Better I be in pain for a few minutes then she be dead forever" Six days later Lucie Jr. received the transplant… and six days after that Lucie Jr. was in remission. Kyra nodded understanding the lesson that she deserved more then she gives herself and she needs to stop begin so hard on herself.
"I cut myself partly because I felt so guilty and didn't realize that my life made a difference to anyone. Lucie Jr. is alive because of me" "And you made a difference to so many people Reba said hugging Kyra" She pointed at her toes. Reba was able to move her toes now.