Then she said, “Sometimes miracles happen. Don’t give up hope.”
Two days later, the hospital called. An anonymous donor had paid the full $40,000. Every cent.
“We asked everyone,” Mike said. “The hospital wouldn’t tell us who it was. They just said the donor wanted to stay anonymous.”
Kaylee’s treatment was completed. The cancer went into remission. Three years later, she was declared cancer-free.
“I tried to find out who did it,” Mike said. “I called, emailed, asked every nurse, every doctor. No one would say a word.”
He let it go — for a while. Then, six months ago, he was cleaning out old paperwork and found a billing receipt with a reference code. Out of curiosity, he called the hospital. The clerk slipped up, saying, “Oh, that was from her.”
Mike pressed harder. The clerk finally gave him a first name. Sarah.
He searched. Found three nurses named Sarah who’d worked that day. One had retired. One had moved. The third — Sarah Patterson — was my wife.
