{"id":631,"date":"2017-10-01T11:47:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-01T11:47:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-10-01T11:47:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T11:47:05","slug":"a-young-saudi-boy-donated-bone-marrow-to-his-younger-brother-who-suffers-from-leukemia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/a-young-saudi-boy-donated-bone-marrow-to-his-younger-brother-who-suffers-from-leukemia\/","title":{"rendered":"A Young Saudi Boy Donated Bone Marrow To His Younger Brother Who Suffers From Leukemia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>(Image via Twitter)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A little boy from Saudi, Ahmed Al-Shammari, donated a bone marrow to his younger brother at the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Al-Shammari was offered the Medal of Courage by the clinic, for his bravery and certainty in proceeding with the operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>His little brother, Ziyad, suffers from an acute form of leukemia\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Despite having had chemotherapy and other treatments in Saudi Arabia, they all resulted in no success. Hence, Ziyad was immediately transferred to the United States&#8217; Mayo Clinic, where he needed a bone marrow transplant to be done.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After all the Al- Shammari family members were tested, according to A<em>l Arabiya,\u00a0<\/em>only Ahmed (the older brother) was the perfect match for the donation. Ahmed was not hesitant for even a moment to donate his bone marrow to Ziyad, despite parents being uncertain about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>The operation took place on\u00a0Thursday and when he was asked if he wanted anything before being anesthetised, his response was:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;If my brother needs anything else while I&#8217;m under anesthesia, please take it and do not return it to me.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That is the sweetest thing we&#8217;ve heard thus far.. reportedly, even medical practitioners at the clinic had to leave the room as they got emotional and touched by\u00a0Ahmed&#8217;s genuine words.<\/p>\n<h3>The operation was a success and Ahmed remains in good health, while the family needs to remain in USA for 3 more months<\/h3>\n<p>Just to keep out for Ziyad&#8217;s health and ensure everything is alright as the treatment plan needs 100 days to &#8216;reap.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Image via Twitter) A little boy from Saudi, Ahmed Al-Shammari, donated a bone marrow to his younger brother at the Mayo Clinic in the United States. 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