consitter
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This one pulled at my heart strings tonight and I thought I would share with those that like that kind of stuff.
To start off, my youngest daughter who is 7 years old, is developmentally delayed, and thinks like a 2 to 3 year old due to a severe seizure disorder. Unfortunately, she does not speak, and relies on the few signs she has learned for communication. She also has some much more forceful ways of letting us know she wants something, but we'll not get into that...
Tonight, it was within 5 minutes of her bedtime, and I pulled out my uke to play for a few minutes, until I put her to bed. I was in our bedroom, and she was in the next room with her Moma. When she heard me start to play, she came running into the bedroom and let out a loud grunt.
I have never to that point played twinkle little star, but I figured you can play just about anything with a G, C, and F. I was right. It took me a couple of minutes to figure out the order of the notes and the strum pattern, but when I did, I started singing it. Well, her little face lit up, and she crawled up into OUR bed and covered up with a blanket, and giggled through the whole song.
When I finished, she did the sign for 'more'. So, I gave her an encore. She laughed and laughed. When I finished this time, she clapped. Let me tell you folks, I couldn't have felt better if I was playing Carnegie Hall and getting a standing ovation. Between my young'un and my uke, I got a real blessing tonight.
Scott
To start off, my youngest daughter who is 7 years old, is developmentally delayed, and thinks like a 2 to 3 year old due to a severe seizure disorder. Unfortunately, she does not speak, and relies on the few signs she has learned for communication. She also has some much more forceful ways of letting us know she wants something, but we'll not get into that...
Tonight, it was within 5 minutes of her bedtime, and I pulled out my uke to play for a few minutes, until I put her to bed. I was in our bedroom, and she was in the next room with her Moma. When she heard me start to play, she came running into the bedroom and let out a loud grunt.
I have never to that point played twinkle little star, but I figured you can play just about anything with a G, C, and F. I was right. It took me a couple of minutes to figure out the order of the notes and the strum pattern, but when I did, I started singing it. Well, her little face lit up, and she crawled up into OUR bed and covered up with a blanket, and giggled through the whole song.
When I finished, she did the sign for 'more'. So, I gave her an encore. She laughed and laughed. When I finished this time, she clapped. Let me tell you folks, I couldn't have felt better if I was playing Carnegie Hall and getting a standing ovation. Between my young'un and my uke, I got a real blessing tonight.
Scott