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     Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she
could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They found out that it was going
to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael _1_ to his sister in Mommy's tummy.
    The pregnancy progressed _2_  for Karen. Then the labor pains came. Every five minutes ... every
minute. But complications    3  during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister was born. But she was in
serious __4_. With siren (警报) howling in the night, the ambulance _5_ the infant to the Intensive Care
unit at St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
      _6   inched by. The little girl got worse. The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope. "
Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot. They had _7_ a special
room in their home for the new baby - now they planned a funeral.
      Week two in Intensive Care. It looked as if a funeral would come_8_the week was over. Michael,
kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he said. Kids were never _9_ in
Intensive Care. But Karen made up her mind. She would take Michael _10_ they liked it or not.
       She _11  him in an oversized scrub suit and _12_ him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry
basket, but the head nurse_13_ him as a child, "Get that kid out of here now! " The usuall _14_  lady
glared into the head nurse's face, her lips a _15_ line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen
towed Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazed at the tiny baby _16_  the battle to live. And he began to
sing   17   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"
       18   the baby girl responded. The pulse rate became_19  and steady.
       Keep on singing, Michael. "You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my
sunshine away - " The breathing became as smooth as a kitten's purr.
       Keep on singing, Michael. "The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping,…
     Funeral plans were _20_. The next day - the very next day - the little girl was well enough to go home!
     The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God's love!
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