The Miracle of a Brother's Song...........
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 mommy's 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 Methodist 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, Michael's 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. Mary's 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 didn't 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 nurse's face, her lips a firm line.
'He is not leaving until he sings to his sister' she stated.
Then Karen towed Michael to his sister's 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 don't take my sunshine away.'
As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's ragged, strained breathing became as
smooth as a kitten's purr
'Keep on singing, sweetheart.'
'The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping,
I dreamed I held you in my arms'
Michael's 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 don't 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.
Woman's Day Magazine called it
The Miracle of a Brother's Song.
The medical staff just called it a miracle.
Karen called it a miracle of God's love.
NEVER GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE.
LOVE IS SO INCREDIBLY POWERFUL.
Life is good.
Have a Wonderful Day!
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Dreamer_in_Ontario
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what a wonderful story!
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HotPepperRosemary
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Made my heart swell and tears filled my eyes. The wonder of a small boy's determination and love...and the effect on his little sister through song touched me very deeply. I believe in miracles.
Thank you for sharing.
It keeps the faith alive in all of us. Even in a tough old charge nurse.
Thank you for sharing.
It keeps the faith alive in all of us. Even in a tough old charge nurse.
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FrenchBunny
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What a beautiful and touching story... Miracles never cease....
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muffinlady
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Thats beautiful