do you believe in miracles?

May 24, 2005 00:32

stole this from mitchell. i know you guys are all thinking this is gonna be some lame pathetic story but no...its not, believe me. just read it bitches.

"You are My Sunshine, My only Sunshine" (Be prepared to

get watery eyes!)

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 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 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.

Life is good.

Have a Wonderful Day! Just send this to (4) people and

see what happens on the fourth day.

Do not break this, please. There is no cost, but lots

of reward
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