Can you imagine to sing for someone when everything around you is noisy and technical? When other people are talking which might disturb you? Could you then channel all your emotions and love for that person into one song? Want to find out how? Watch Ellie singing for her little preemie brother Max. Our thanks go to the Chong family for this lovely Christmas song and empowering message for other parents. Seasonal greetings everybody!
«music is the best way to tell someone she or he is being loved»
«My son Max was born prematurely and I spent quite a long time with him in the NICU at the University Hospital Zurich. Everyday I talked to him via singing songs. His older sister Ellie has a long ‚favorite song list‘. We think that singing to Max gave him the best support. It is also the best way to let him know how much he is being loved. Day by day, song by song, we created a strong bonding in our family.»
Video: Ellie singing for Max, kindly contributed by the Chong Family – all rights reserved © 2018
«bittersweet memories make families stronger…»
«Max is now two years old. And he starts to sing and dance with Ellie. They are just too adorable together and really warm our hearts.
Special thanks to Dr Haslbeck’s care, guidance and courage during our hospital stay.»
«Our best wishes to all the parents who are fighting with their precious preemie. Believe in yourself and your brave baby, the hard times will be gone and what will be left behind are those bittersweet memories, which make the whole family stronger! With lots of love and big hugs from the Chong family.»
Dear Chong family, thank you so much for sharing your story! I really enjoyed watching the video, a precious moment. It is encouraging to hear what effect music therapy has in the long run for families like yours. The sentence: „the hard times will be gone and what will be left behind are those bittersweet memories“ really stood out to me. There is so much truth in that. The process of being in the hospital with your newborn for weeks and weeks can be so painful and difficult. I rejoice over the fact that music helped you in the bonding during this time. I hope my music will do the same for babies like your beautiful son and his big sister. I use music to help little children bond with their younger premature brother or sister. I find that parents are relieved when we find a way to help their other children engage in the hospital setting, to really be a family together in the new setting! Keep up the love 🙂
Dear Joy, many thanks for your kind words and encouragement! My heartfelt thanks to you and all other staff who engaged in such meaningful works! We just can’t go through those tough times without the generous support from you all! Keep up your fabulous work spreading music and love to those family in need! Big hugs and love from 4 of us! ❤️
Dear Rainy Cheng, thanks a lot for sharing this wonderful video of your daughter singing, your description of how you felt in these various moments, the gratefulness of your family for these bittersweet memories and the support received on the ward. Looking at the video and the pictures to see all this wonderful development as well as strength of your family supporting one another and passing on all your love to one another is very encouraging and adorable. Thanks a lot and all the best to you. Reading and watching videos about it, feeds into my enriching experience as a music therapy trainee on neonatal wards – I am very moved. Thank you
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