Medical student meets 4-year-old boy he saved with a bone marrow donation

Owen Allman met the bone marrow donor who saved his life at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.

[@BWN1228]

I just lost a cousin to a severe brain injury last week. He's already saved lives by donating his kidneys, liver and heart valves.

[@rlzp]

What a beautiful gift, may he rest in peace x

[@urielgrey]

I'm so sorry for your loss and grateful his passing gave others life and hope.

[@akhilreddy2279]

Great job... Such a good thing to do

[@makonig1899]

sorry to hear about the loss of your cousin

[@rahulboine9907]

❤️

[@christybsnrn1395]

I just received a phone call earlier today saying I’m a match for a 5 year old girl. I will be undergoing additional testing to see if I’m the best match. Wow!

[@consciousbeing1188]

Congrats... I hope it all goes well and she lives a long and happy life. The gift of life is so precious and meaningful for donors that I'm almost jealous lol

[@aahpuuh]

that's amazing! how did it go? you're a hero.

[@victorpradha9946]

Some superheroes don't wear capes, they wear scrubs!

[@maxias5]

Congrats! Please do update us, was it a match? Did you donate? :D I signed up to be a bone marrow donor a few months back, but I was told that the chance of ever donating is extremely slim, but hopefully someone somewhere in the world can use what I can provide.

[@TheTerminator1919]

Super Woman move right there

[@whocarez556]

I had leukemia 8 years ago. I had an anonymous donor as well. I was able to meet her a little over a year later. She is my hero. My whole family loves her. People who are willing to donate a part of themselves are so incredible.

[@pololedodo7981]

He who saves a life saves the world.

[@sardordarveshov7784]

where did you get this?

[@pololedodo7981]

@@sardordarveshov7784 the Jewish Talmud. Also at the end of the movie Schindler's list.

[@BrokenGodEnt]

@@pololedodo7981 mostly the ending of Schindler's List.

[@pololedodo7981]

@@BrokenGodEnt the Talmud is more specific and speaks about saving the life of Jewish people, not just any life.

[@itsmoeiknow2995]

this is also a verse in the Quran

[@matthall113]

This is why i became a donor! Everybody deserves a chance at life

[@Boop-km4iu]

@Making Kids Go Reee ? stop talking your about 11

[@BeyondAverageSkilled]

Depends on which person gets the donation though. Imagine donating an organ or some sort to a save criminal's life and to have them murder your love ones days after.

[@maxias5]

​@@BeyondAverageSkilled That's a sad way of looking at it honestly. Obviously there's a chance that you might save a bad persons life, but for every bad person saved, there are thousands of innocent and good people being given another chance.

[@StevenLeeStudios]

not everybody

[@firstname6875]

@@BeyondAverageSkilled what if criminal’s approach to life changes after this act of generosity. What if he turns out to be of great help to ur family someday . Or what if he is declared brain dead someday in future but has signed organ donation form , Dude there are infinite possibilities please don’t narrow down ur approach to life . I hope u have a beautiful day .

[@zenjm6496]

Look at that man's posture and the way he is carrying himself. He is oozing confidence!

[@Dorf274]

Not many people can say they've saved a life. He deserves to be proud.

[@zenjm6496]

@@Dorf274 yup!

[@Dr.Acula76]

You can tell from Mom's face just how grateful she is. Beautiful!

[@masudmondal7759]

My father had a liver transplant two years ago. The liver was donated by my aunt. Now my father and aunt are well. Please pray for my father's longevity

[@pratipbhowmick2253]

Everything's going to be alright brotha....I'll pray for them 🙏🙏🙏

[@ChuckN516]

@braindead sheep The doctor cannot make a liver from nothing. He still needs a liver piece from the the patient's aunty. Otherwise the doctor could not save him.

[@user-dn8td2cq1j]

@@ChuckN516 machines exist

[@lucyfaye567]

Prayers for your father and your aunty! My brother had a liver transplant in 2021 and he’s doing great!

[@tjlift22]

Man what a great story. I just received a kidney 2.5 months ago from an angel.

[@50buttfish]

I donated marrow 1993; #4 in SB County, #486 in the US. No fanfare, just the joy of helping someone; oh and 32 gallons of blood donated too.

[@maxias5]

that's so awesome man! And 32 gallons, holy shit! The amount of lives you've saved, and families you've helped is insane. May I ask how long you've been a donor? And is 32 gallons in whole blood donations, or variety? I've only donated 1.5L of blood so far (little under half a gallon), but signed up to become a plasma, platelets and bone marrow donor. Currently am unable to donate though, due to the fact I am prescribed Vyvanese for my ADHD, which gives me a 72 hour 'ban' :( I hope to not need the medication in the future, because I've known since I was 13 I wanted to donate. Can't wait until I hit a milestone as cool as yours!

[@152kiran]

That's amazing ! At the same time this video is inspirational for some good people who would like to be donors but , caught up with life. Kind of jogs them up...

[@johnmacdonnald2506]

@@elg94 lmao he totally wishes he could get some spotlight time.

[@evelien2335]

About 20 years ago I was a bone marrow donor. The only thing I knew was that it was a woman. I don't know who she was or where she lived. About one year later I informed if the woman was oke, if she survived. Unfortunately she didn't, she died because of an intestinal infection. I've cried for two days and my thoughts and prayers were with her family. I hope that when my time is there I have the chance to meet her. And even it's been a while she is on my mind and in my heart ❤️

[@18emdy]

I had my BMT a year ago, I dont know who my donor is but the Doctor told me He/She came from America and Im in Australia. I want to Thank Him/Her but the Doctors couldnt give me any personal information about the person. Thank you to my Donor and to all the other Donors out there.

[@lightyagami3492]

If you take a DNA test on Ancestry or whatever you will match her relatives and you can get in contact that way :) . when you have a bone marrow transplant you aquire the DNA of your donor for life.

[@ls200076]

@@lightyagami3492 maybe the donor wants to be anonymous

[@lightyagami3492]

@@ls200076 That is a possibility however if you don't try to contact you won't know. If you contact them and they want nothing to do with you just respect that.

[@kanifuker721]

The mum's reaction was priceless.

[@pericodelospalotes5738]

I signed to be a potencial donor when I was 18 y.o. but now I'm quite old so I guess I won't have that joy. Many liters of my 0 negative blood have collaborated to restore the health of many people though but I never will know who. Blood is not payed in my country, Spain, but my conscience is peaceful.

[@casualguy3938]

I too signed up to be a donor but other than blood I was never a match for anyone in need. Thank you for volunteering anyway braddah :)

[@pericodelospalotes5738]

@@casualguy3938 www.thisistherealspain.com/en/spain-in-the-world/solidarity/spain-revalidates-its-global-leadership-in-organ-donation-and-transplant

[@casualguy3938]

@@pericodelospalotes5738 The hearts in Spain are HUGE!!!!

[@twizzy9038]

@@pericodelospalotes5738 you are a true hero

[@humanbeing20118]

I salute you sir

[@dukeman7595]

I think he will make a good doctor, God bless him for what he done for this child.

[@palmyrapalmyra1681]

Blessings on this generous young human being. The boy's family will love him forever. Will throw him birthday parties.💕 Blessings on all.

[@kamrantraveller4826]

I lost my cousin when I was kid same disease ..May Allah bless this Man who save one life. ❤️❤️

[@ganesha7674]

Beautiful gesture to a beautiful little boy; giving him an opportunity to explore and live his life. That's a Loving Heart.

[@Jack54275]

The makings of a wonderful doctor. Best wishes to save many more lives.

[@yourerightimwrong4567]

People hugging. Sad that this feels like eons ago.

[@Greenpoloboy3]

This is really lovely :) Humans can be so kind :)

[@badjsarah8495]

And sometimes can be dangerous.

[@Greenpoloboy3]

@@badjsarah8495 Thats true too. But I like being reminded about the good ones.

[@AmidaNyorai48]

😁😁

[@TheVoyagers.]

Sometimes

[@Greenpoloboy3]

@@TheVoyagers. Yeah you are right. Is why I put "can". Sadly some are not nice

[@lukew1383]

I know I will likely never be called upon to donate, but I am very proud to have registered to be a donor.

[@PrinceOfParthia74]

if it wasn't for cutting edge forward thinking pioneer doctors who came up with bone marrow transplanting this would not have been possible. they are the real heroes.

[@developer-daniel]

Man i remember when I saved someone's life too with an O- blood donation. His mother's emotions were the same.

[@brnoamik]

Reminds me of when I saved 2 kids with my O- donation. They were very appreciative, both sets of parents.

[@developer-daniel]

@@brnoamik bless you.

[@mikhaellalouisenavarosaort8819]

*last year,I my little brothers bone marrow donor.I couldn't stop crying in tears&saying thank you..even if he was soooo annoying*

[@Letthesoulshine717]

how is the recovery after doing a bone marrow?

[@kristinwallace6551]

I get the feels goosebumps seeing wonderful stories like this.

[@gordonbone3689]

Earlier this year my daughter donated bone marrow fluid/cells for a person we were told was in Sweden. I am so proud of her willingness to give of herself. Hopefully the recipient is now alive and well to continue with their life, surrounded by family and friends.

[@sender1496]

I literally never cry, at anything, but for some reason stuff like this always gets to me

[@carljohnson2194]

Same here I don’t cry too

[@armanshah3597]

Tq to all donors..... You are heroes

[@rigden9469]

Going thru a series of Wholesome act of kindness videos, These people are too good for this world.

[@michaelweeks9317]

There is nothing like a happy and uplifting story to warm the heart in dark times. Made my day. Thanks for posting!

[@mrthoms0n1]

Doesn't matter how fast he tells you that he studies medicine. He's a hero for ever.

[@mathewcarr9671]

That's a real hero. The world needs more of this.

[@MuhammadAhmad-ky8qp]

I dont know how these great people can be complimented.

[@gfersurvived6622]

I was on the marrow registry for decades n never had a match. I have since suffered some pretty extreme health issues and can no longer donate. This story is awesome.

[@JuanPassiveMenis]

Let me say that the process for extracting bone marrow is EXTREMELY PAINFUL!!!! You have to be awake for the procedure, so for him to do that for that kid is AMAZING!!!!!!

[@LoneWolf-tk9em]

Really! Then He is a real life Hero..

[@1sTEfFaniE1]

That is not true, they put you under for the procedure.

[@michaelmoreton5042]

Not true, good local anesthetic takes away the pain, lots of pressure for about 10 seconds.

[@kionsplace3869]

@@SUDHIR___S its a possibility

[@DrowsyPotato]

@@1sTEfFaniE1 I was awake when they extracted on me.

[@bkhs755]

Even donating blood feels divine though I hardly ever get to meet my recipients. Bless the people who donate parts of their vital organs.

[@Delcattiy]

My first power red was given to a young girl that was in a horrific car crash and she couldn't survive without a transfusion. I got a card almost a year after that donation, from the girl saying her thanks. I keep giving. My first platelet donation was just this past Monday

[@Adam-jv6ey]

I swear when ever I see such videos..it make be believe that humanity still exist..

[@kitefreespanish]

Steven we are proud you are real hero and philanthropist , you save life of cute kid, and everybody will learn it from your humanity, I form India

[@JSS822]

Beautiful child and mom - she knows her baby will be okay. What a nice story.

[@edwinearl4584]

So cool. Thank all who volunteer to be a donor. You never know who you may save.

[@DocSteelhamer]

Respect God bless them all,especially the Doctors who as allways did an Amazing Job

[@arbaz101]

what a beautiful work you guys are doing :) Allah bless you

[@SaraHermans-nl8qz]

Allah have nothing to do with this them are Christians!

[@itsanewday5219]

Allah dont bless disbeliever of allah.

[@abrarmusa802]

@@itsanewday5219 Allah blesses all if they don’t believe that’s only their problem I doesn’t affect Allah

[@itsanewday5219]

@@abrarmusa802 yeah thats what iam saying.allah cant bless one for his good job if he or she is not follower of allah.😃

[@itsanewday5219]

@@abrarmusa802 your allah himself is biased

[@alphacompany4837]

Such a beautiful kid

[@antonymarjeram576]

Videos like this give us hope that the world still has hope this man is a hero and that boy is stronger knowing thanks to people like him he can get stronger and stronger

[@joeohhboy5384]

Awesome story !! So nice to see something uplifting and positive.

[@camillep3631]

It's so easy to be tested and put in the registry, you just never know who you could save. I am too old to donate but I donate blood [ A-neg] every 8 weeks

[@martinswells1987]

Hello Camille, I hope my comment wasn't taken as a form of invasion of your comments privacy. I'm here to make friends, how are you? Where are you from?

[@jimmyhoffa2458]

Thank you for giving this sweet boy such a "treasured gift." LIFE!

[@marcnoonan2187]

This is heartwarming as well as awesome.

[@geraldinebarretto6776]

God bless you for helping a sweet boy 💖💖💖🙏

[@superdutyzack]

My coworker is about to donate marrow and besides doing it because it's a good thing to do I asked him if there was any incentives or benefits and he said no not really. If donating blood can get you a free pint of ice cream I feel like donating bone marrow should get you free medical for a year or something. I know people should just want to donate from the kindness of their hearts oh, but if they were to incentivize donating more then I guarantee people would jump in line to donate.

[@larryburton9369]

Just beautiful thank you so much

[@alocin110]

Beautiful and lovely human beings. I also had tears of joy in my eyes. I hope the little boy will grow up without any issue. Amen,

[@cristynjenkins1703]

What an amazing story & God bless you both 🙂🙏🙏👏👏

[@StanleyKuo184]

I've entered my DNA in the Be The Match registry several years ago. Hopefully, I can help save someone's life one day.

[@maxias5]

Way to go! You're helping save lives, my friend. Hope you have a great day :)

[@grantmourning189]

Daddy?

[@dev9998728750]

Great job. Nothing is more important than kindness.

[@swimcat5193]

This is great it help save life for young kids.❤

[@aj.nazreenaj.nazreen4111]

Brother ur the real hero. God bless you. Please come forward to help this kind of needs.

[@shawnsgirl4ever1]

Way to go Steven! I’m on the registry excited to get the call to be a match

[@raintree3383]

Bless your heart.....love from Canada

[@Dannyjeon1]

He’s truly human ❤️

[@kriskris4776]

Thank you

[@paulfharris175]

Not all Heroes wear capes 🙌 and Thank You for your donation ❤ 🙏 and Respect 🎱 ❤ 💙 ♥ 💖

[@terrancebrown87]

Anyone who donates bone marrow is a fucking hero.

[@davidjames1684]

Nice gesture. If I gave bone marrow to that kid, he might feel tired all the time, want to take frequent naps, and want to sit at his computer for most of the day.

[@AllenHanPR]

The one time the husband is probably glad to see his wife hug another man.

[@babyjeons97]

Lol yes

[@maxd3783]

Did you know most donars are woman ?

[@bobbiebabbette2428]

AWESOME its the BEST RESULTS we can ever hope 4, People helping People, THANKS 4 CARING

[@7enty7en83]

Some people are born to save others ✌🏾

[@Ronald7077]

Brought tears to my eyes being a bone marrow donor myself. I have never met anyone who got benefit from my donation. That’s the UK WAY😪

[@that70sgirl40]

OMG this just melts my heart.

[@stephaniegaudreau4755]

I'm a bone marrow donor as well as a phersis and blood donor. My recipient was a little boy from my town.

[@TheNikhilmahajan]

The only reason why people don't volunteer for bone marrow donations are the misconceptions of having back pain for life, the risk involved, and chances of damaging your vertebrate etc... But bone marrow donations are completely safe and pain less. It is just one time activity and you could save someone's life. You body will heal in few days but your bone marrow could save years of life for someone.

[@jonjo2598]

You can also die during extraction. That might be part of the reason for the fear.

[@te6607]

Or you can let nature run its course and just let the people die! Better they die and decease the worlds population.

[@vodkacannon]

@@te6607 Wtf?

[@namitkhan377]

AMAZING!! HOW LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE LIVE.

[@umeshire]

That doesn't know what he did but parents knows how great the man is❤❤😊

[@quranrecitationsandmemoriz1474]

Recently I sent my sample for be the match, its a simple mouth swap that you send, and everything is done by mail, easy and simple, but imagine what an affect it can have.

[@jmc1999a]

Which kind of mouth did you get in the swap?

[@nunyabusiness7121]

@@jmc1999a hehe you made me giggle😂👌🏼

[@trvman1]

and did you send your mouth overnight, Priority or regular mail? :)

[@bowlnow824]

What a beautiful story

[@billf8217]

The right kind of guy to become a Doctor.

[@YmerXE]

this is a great medical student, he just want to help people :)

[@gitanjalibanik4542]

I am so happy to hear that the little kid wants to be a doctor.

[@richardhemenway7528]

Thank you so very much ❤️❤️

[@schawdaya]

I wish the news would try to make things like this more of a focal point. This makes me so damn happy man. Also I knew someone who had to go through this procedure and the unbelievable amount of pain he went through to donate makes this so much more amazing.

[@imamzia2647]

Some people are like gold! Bravo! You are my hero!

[@jackieann5494]

Crying tears of joy . Beautiful humanity .

[@knight.99]

There's still hope for this world...

[@knight.99]

@Ashutosh Raj what does this mean ?

[@rayrocher6887]

thankyou

[@grahamball364]

Your a great man and a wounded full Doctor 👏👏👏👏👏🇬🇧👍

[@brandonsieber1335]

Seriously, who can dislike this??

[@Ron71997]

Thank you Sir, you are a true Hero....

[@venzeyviolla90virgo89]

The heroic qualities are rare in others people.. Salute and respect to sir..

[@kristiandoon8976]

Thank you SCIENCE and well educated healthcare professionals.

[@kristiandoon8976]

@Stella doll please stop spreading the cancerous theological delusions. Science adjusts its views based on what’s observed. Faith is the denial of observation so that faith can be preserved. ~ Tim Minchin

[@elliesouza717]

​@@kristiandoon8976This is 100% incorrect

[@kennethavesato3883]

Im proud 😊😊of HIM A LIVING HERO

[@mncedijozana887]

Guys please understand that sometimes we sit amongst people and we put on earphones and people get shocked when we start crying 😢

[@julekakillashandra589]

More people should sign up to be bone marrow donors. You might not get the call. But if you do, you could make all the difference.

[@BeyondAverageSkilled]

Kid loves the guy more than the parents

[@howtru56]

How can this not bring a tear to your eye?

[@jameslong9564]

One of the few things corporate media has done that’s truthful.

[@ExtrapolarOwl]

Thank you, Owen.

[@grahamwagner1880]

And now you see before you are real life hero… and one in the making.

[@WalterTonetto]

bless these good people! Amen

[@humzakhan7939]

Amazing and heart warming story. Humans being human.

[@ashleymcclendon770]

This is beautiful I would love to be someone’s hero.