Precious moment baby with Down syndrome dances to sister’s song
A mum has shared a heart-warming video of her son with Down syndrome singing and dancing to his sister performing "You Are My Sunshine".
In the precious video, two-year-old Bo is singing a duet with his 11-year-old sister Lydia as she plays the guitar.
His mum, Amanda Gray, stumbled upon the sweet moment as she came out of the shower.
Next to the video, Amanda wrote, “My daughter Lydia was watching Bo while I was in the shower. Came out to this.
"If she didn’t have a guitar I don’t know if she would know how to babysit him. This is her go to. It’s proof that music therapy works. Bo is 25 months old and has a 12 word vocabulary. Every word he has learned has been through music and singing."
The family strongly believe in music therapy being able to assist anyone struggling mentally or physically.
The proud mum-of-five wrote on her Facebook, “We were told awhile back that our lil caboose Bo would inspire and teach the world someday.
“At that time I don't think Caleb and I could comprehend or even imagine it to this extent. He is a blessing. He has brought a sweet spirit into our home and a little piece of heaven. He has changed our lives and humbled us beyond measure.
"My older children along with us are changed forever because of him.
"All he knows is how to LOVE. Simply LOVE unconditionally.
"What more could parents ask for? To EVERYONE who has viewed, commented, shared, and messaged us personally...THANK YOU.
"Thank you for seeing the beauty of this video as it bring awareness to Down Syndrome but also that music Therapy ROCKS!"
Little Bo’s life has been filled with various challenges and at the tender age of two he has already had heart surgery, taking months to recover.
Amanda and her husband Caleb, who are both musicians, believed music could help and sang "You Are My Sunshine" to him continually.
"He was so heavily sedated and wouldn't respond," she wrote on Facebook.
“From then on this has become his theme song. We are firm believers in music therapy!
"By the way the blessing that has come out of this besides the fact that he survived after crashing in the CICU was that he is on two international studies for life because he should’ve never survived what his little body had gone through.
"He mind boggled our doctors and surgeons as they had to reach out internationally for help and in the end ended up trying their own solution which is why he is here with us today!
"He also broke a record timing for Primary Children’s Hospital in 40 years for response to put someone on ECMO bypass! He seriously is our little miracle."