Reply #23: Many women are amazingly generous and giving of themselves. My sister, who always had a rich supply [View All]

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of breast milk, was a long-term donor to the milk bank back in the 1980s, which provided breast milk for at-risk newborns and premies whose mothers, for whatever reason, could not provide milk for them. I believe they may have either discontinued the program or else are screening very fiercely now, since HIV can be passed through breast milk, but I do know that being able to help babies whose mothers could not provide breast milk for them was important to my sister, and she was grateful for the opportunity to do it.

I always admired my sister for her contributions and wished I were able to do the same, but my supply was always just enough for my own babies.

This young woman in China deserves honor and recognition for her efforts to help the most vulnerable victims of the disaster. Bless her.