Most of us would agree that little children should be singing and playing and enjoying their youth. The unfortunate reality for many children, however, is that they must deal with some type of physical problem. For some, it may be something they had since they were born but in others, it is a disease that can affect them in a very severe way.
That is the case for a five-year-old girl named Leah. even though she is very young she is in a fight for life due to a rare genetic disorder, known as severe Congenital Neutropenia. When somebody suffers from this genetic disorder they have a deficiency of neutrophils in their bone marrow. That is a type of white blood cell that helps to treat inflammation. As a result of the low number of neutrophils, infections are a common problem.
The caption of the video says:
“She’s an overcomer. Septic shock, two bone marrow transplants, graft vs. host disease and 325 days away from home in the hospital. God is so good to us through it all and Leah is proof of his mercy and grace! I do not own the rights to this song.”
This little girl is putting up a hard fight. Her first bone marrow transplant was on February 7, 2014 and the second one was March 29, 2016. She is still recovering because two bone marrow transplants in two years is a lot for anyone to go through.
Videos like this should remind us to be grateful for what we do have. There are plenty of people out there who struggle with very hard battles. Many of us take what we have in the world for granted but other people have a difficult life.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting more but when we are thankful for what we do have, it makes our life a little better.
You can watch Leah and learn from her example in this amazing video:
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