You Are My Sunshine.....(hanky alert)

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" You are My Sunshine, My only Sunshine " (Be prepared to get watery eyes!)

Like any good mother, when found out that another baby was on the way, she

did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, , prepare for a new

sibling. They found out that the new baby was going be a girl,and day after day,

night after night, sang to his sister in his mommy's tummy. He was

building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her.

The pregnancy progressed normally for , an active member of the Panther

Creek United Methodist Church in town, Tennessee. In time, the labor

pains came. Soon it was every five minutes, every three, every minute. But

serious complications arose during delivery and found herself in hours of

labor. Would a C-section be required? Finally, after a long struggle, '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. '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 and to be prepared for the worst. 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.

, 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. kept nagging about singing to his

sister, but kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. decided to take

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 , 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 towed 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, 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, , " encouraged with tears in her

eyes. " You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine

away. " As 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 held

you in my arms " . 's little sister began to relax and rest, healing rest

seemed to sweep over her. " Keep on singing, . " Tears had now conquered

the face of the bossy head nurse. 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. called it a miracle of God's

love.

NEVER GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE.

LOVE IS SO INCREDIBLY POWERFUL.

LIFE IS GOOD!

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~

~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the

entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. "