[Faith-talk] FW: Fw: [OSSB] The Miracle of a Brother's Song

[Eric Calhoun]

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From: "Happy Ruth" <happyruth at earthlink.net>
To: <eric at pmpmail.com>
Subject: Fw: [OSSB] The Miracle of a Brother's Song
Date: 
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:45:54 -0500


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Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 12:16 PM
Subject: [OSSB] The Miracle of a Brother's Song


>
>
> I've read this before, but it's worth passing around again.
>
> The Miracle of a Brother's Song
>
>
>   YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
>
> "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 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. I
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 allowed4' 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 
> gray4' Instantly the baby girl seemed to respond. The pulse rate began
to 
> calm down and become steady.
>
> 'Keep on singing, Michael1' 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, sweetheart4'
>
> '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, Michael4' 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 go

> home
>
> 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.
>
> Have a Wonderful Day!
>
> 'The evidence of God's presence far outweighs the proof of His
absence4'
>
>
>
>
>
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