JYY HERO OF THE WEEK (4-27)

A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL SAVED HER DAD'S LIFE BY BECOMING THE YOUNGEST BONE MARROW DONOR EVER:

Now it's time to recognize our JYY Hero of the Day . . . 9-year-old Gabbie Glick of Westminster, Maryland. Last July, Gabbie's dad, Larry, learned he had a rare form of leukemia and that if he didn't get a bone marrow transplant soon . . . he was going to DIE.

Unfortunately, out of seven million possible donors . . . not a single one was a match for Larry. But Gabbie . . . who shares half her DNA with Larry . . . was. So, in order to save her dad's life, Gabbie stepped up and became the youngest person EVER to donate bone marrow . . . in the history of Johns Hopkins Medical Center.

Gabbie has made a full recovery from the surgery. And, according to his doctors, Larry is making good progress on his recovery as well. (WJZ-TV News 13 - Baltimore)

(Check out a photo of Larry and Gabbie. . .)