> Subject: You are my Sunshine... > >It is said this is a true story do not know if it is or not but it is a good story. > > > TRUE STORY..... > > A Boy Singing to his little sister..... > > You are My Sunshine, My only Sunshine > > Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another > baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her > 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. > > They found out that the new baby was going be a girl, and > day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in > mommys tummy. > > He was building a bond of love with his little sister > before he even met her. > > The pregnancy progressed normally for Karen, an active > member of the Panther Creek United Me thodist Church in Morristown , > Tennessee > > In time, the labor pains came. Soon it was every five > minutes, every three, every minute. But serious complications arose > during delivery and Karen found herself in hours of labor. > > Would a C-section be required? Finally, after a long > struggle, Michaels little sister was born. But she was in very > serious condition. With a siren howling in the night, the ambulance > rushed the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Marys > Hospital, Knoxville , Tennessee > The days inched by. The little girl got worse. The > pediatrician had to tell the parents there is very little hope. Be > prepared for the worst. > > Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery about a > burial plot. They had fixed up a special room in their house for their > new baby but now they found themselves having to plan for a funeral. > > Michael however, kept begging his parents to let him see > his sister. I want to sing to her, he kept saying. > > Week two in intensive care looked as if a funeral would > come before the week was over.. > > Michael kept nagging about singing to his sister, but kids > are never allowed in Intensive Care. Karen decided to take Michael > whether they liked it or not. > > If he didnt see his sister right then, he may never see > her alive. She dressed him in an oversized scrub suit and marched him > into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket. > > The head nurse recognized him as a child and bellowed, > Get that kid out of here now. No children are allowed! > > The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually > mild-mannered lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurses face, > her lips a firm line.. > > He is not leaving until he sings to his sister she > stated. > Then Karen towed Michael to his sisters bedside. > > He gazed at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. > After a moment, he began to sing. > > In the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: > > You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, > You make me happy when skies are gray. > > Instantly the baby girl seemed to respond. > The pulse rate began to calm down and become steady. > > Keep on singing, Michael, encouraged Karen with tears in > her eyes. > > You never know, dear, how much I love you, please dont > take my sunshine away. > > As Michael sang to his sister, the babys ragged, strained > breathing became as smooth as a kittens purr > Keep on singing, sweetheart. > > The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, > I dreamed I held you in my arms > > Michaels little sister began to relax as rest, > Healing rest, seemed to sweep over her. > > Keep on singing, Michael. > Tears had now conquered the face of the bossy head nurse. > Karen glowed. > > You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. > Please dont take my sunshine away. > > The next day...the very next day.. > The little girl was well enough to get out of ICU..... She > went home two weeks later. > > Womans Day Magazine called it > The Miracle of a Brothers Song. > > The medical staff just called it a miracle. > > Karen called it a miracle of Gods love. > > NEVER GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE.. > > LOVE IS SO INCREDIBLY POWERFUL. > > Life is good. > > Have a Wonderful Day!
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 22:29:53 +0000
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