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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 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 sun shine, 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.
>> >>
>> >> 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 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 sun shine, 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.
>> >>
