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March 11, 2007

Dear Friends I just found this one, and thought i should share it with my friends You are My Sunshine, My only Sunshine" (Be prepared to get watery eyes!) Like any good mother, when Kamini found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Madan, prepare for a new sibling. They found out that the new baby was going be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Madan 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 Kamini, an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. In time, the labor pains came. Soon it was

every five minutes, every three, every minute. But serious complications arose during delivery and Kamini found herself in hours of labor. Would a C-section be required? Finally, after a long struggle, Madan'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. John’s Hospital, Bangalore. 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. Kamini 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. Madan, 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. Madan kept nagging about singing to his sister, but kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. Kamini decided to take Madan 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 allowed." The mother rose up strong in Kamini, 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 Kamini towed Madan 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, Madan 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, Madan," encouraged Kamini with tears in her eyes. "You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away." As Madan 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". Madan's little sister began to relax as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her. "Keep on singing, Madan." Tears had now conquered the face of the bossy head nurse. Kamini 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. Kamini called it a miracle of God's love. WHAT DO YOU CALL? * THE NAME AND THE PLACE IS CHANGED FOR READING CONVENIENCE.

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