"The last sounds she heard" a true story
In 2013, I was playing at ‘The Montclair’ in Decatur Ga.
This is directly across the street from the VA Hosp.
It is a more upscale sort of nursing home/ memory care facility.
I had been playing there almost monthly for about a year when,
A woman whose birth/native language was Spanish came to live there.
She had married a diplomat and traveled a lot,
But she never learned a lot of English.
I only knew the one song that had any Spanish:
"Lo Siento Mi Vida" by Linda Ronstadt
(I posted a video of me doing this song on YouTube)
It is 2/3 Spanish.
I scouted around, and found a "Jose Feliciano" song:
"Cuando Pienso en ti" (when I think of you)...
I bought the midi, practiced and practiced to
Get the pronunciations correct.
Then, the next time I went there to perform,
I sang it for her.
She was thrilled and so were the others, even though
They couldn't understand the words, they loved the song.
After about 3 months of playing a variety of songs,
Including the Spanish songs, I came in one day and the
Spanish lady wasn’t there.
I was told that she was fading fast, and that her
Daughter and her friend were in the room with her.
They told the daughter I was there, and she asked me if
I would come and sing the song for her Mom.
I placed my PA Speakers in the hallway as
Close to her room as I could, and I went in and
Stood at the foot of her bed, and sang this love song to her.
Her daughter and friend were in tears
(so was I, just like I was while writing this).
The Mother seemed to calm a bit while I was singing.
When I finished the song, I went back down and
Finished my set for the rest of the Residents.
As I was packing up, they told me that the Spanish Lady
Died about 20 minutes after I finished singing to her.
My song of love was the last thing she heard here in this world,
That and the words of love from her daughter.
“The Last Sounds She Heard”
by
Jerry E Smith
©6/18/15
source
I did not post this for any sort of self aggrandizement, but
just to show that you should tell those who are dear to you,
that you love them NOW, for tomorrow they or you may be gone
These .gifs were created for me by @coquiunlimited; many thanks
This .gif was created by @elgeko
In 2013, I was playing at ‘The Montclair’ in Decatur Ga.
This is directly across the street from the VA Hosp.
It is a more upscale sort of nursing home/ memory care facility.
I had been playing there almost monthly for about a year when,
A woman whose birth/native language was Spanish came to live there.
She had married a diplomat and traveled a lot,
But she never learned a lot of English.
I only knew the one song that had any Spanish:
"Lo Siento Mi Vida" by Linda Ronstadt
(I posted a video of me doing this song on YouTube)
It is 2/3 Spanish.
I scouted around, and found a "Jose Feliciano" song:
"Cuando Pienso en ti" (when I think of you)...
I bought the midi, practiced and practiced to
Get the pronunciations correct.
Then, the next time I went there to perform,
I sang it for her.
She was thrilled and so were the others, even though
They couldn't understand the words, they loved the song.
After about 3 months of playing a variety of songs,
Including the Spanish songs, I came in one day and the
Spanish lady wasn’t there.
I was told that she was fading fast, and that her
Daughter and her friend were in the room with her.
They told the daughter I was there, and she asked me if
I would come and sing the song for her Mom.
I placed my PA Speakers in the hallway as
Close to her room as I could, and I went in and
Stood at the foot of her bed, and sang this love song to her.
Her daughter and friend were in tears
(so was I, just like I was while writing this).
The Mother seemed to calm a bit while I was singing.
When I finished the song, I went back down and
Finished my set for the rest of the Residents.
As I was packing up, they told me that the Spanish Lady
Died about 20 minutes after I finished singing to her.
My song of love was the last thing she heard here in this world,
That and the words of love from her daughter.
“The Last Sounds She Heard”
by
Jerry E Smith
©6/18/15
source
I did not post this for any sort of self aggrandizement, but
just to show that you should tell those who are dear to you,
that you love them NOW, for tomorrow they or you may be gone
These .gifs were created for me by @coquiunlimited; many thanks
This .gif was created by @elgeko
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Ohhhh.. This is a sad story. It made me cry too. 😭😭
My heart feels like it has been gripped. But I'm glad you did your best to master that Spanish song, and played it to her even in her death bed. At least it helped her calm down.
Still, sorry about your loss. 😢
Thank you @gingbabida for commenting, and I'm glad you found some sympathy in my story.
She was no kin, only an acquaintance, and since I no tengo Espanol enough to converse, I really didn't know her, but I did know that she enjoyed my music and singing, I it was a loss since I was involved in easing her passing.
So in that way, it was my loss. So thank you for that as well my friend.
Dear @jerrytsuseer. I was very touched by your story. It is a beautiful story that should be published. I congratulate you on the experience and I am sure it is comforting for you to remember it, even if it causes tears.
In another order of ideas, my vote is also low. I hope that one day it will be significant, at the moment it is not.
And thank you very much for the recommendation to hide the link, but some errors I am making that I have not achieved. I will practice seeing if I succeed.
Grateful to have met you, I send a hug from a distance.
Note: I know a little English and help me with the google translator,
excuse my mistakes.
Estimado @jerrytsuseer. Me conmovió muchísimo su historia. Es una bonita historia que debía ser publicada. Lo felicito por la experiencia vivida y estoy segura que es reconfortante para usted recordarla, aunque le ocasione lágrimas.
En otro orden de ideas, también mi voto es bajo. Espero que algún día sea significativo, por los momentos no lo es.
Y muchas gracias por la recomendación para ocultar el link, pero algún error estoy haciendo que no lo he logrado. Practicaré a ver si lo logro.
Agradecida de haberle conocido, le envio un abrazo desde la distancia.
Nota: Sé poco de inglés y me auxilio con el traductor de google,
excúseme los errores.
El traductor de Google está lejos de ser perfecto Maria. I am happy that you were touched by my story.
Si puedo ayudarlo con esas publicaciones de enlaces, hágamelo saber.
We could try contact in Discord DM. The codes show there, but don't work, so it might be easier to explain.
You know me in Discord as tsuseer#3994
Thanks a lot!!
I´ll look for you in discord.
I sent you a message and friend request in Discord DM.
In PHC, find my name (tsuseer#3994) and right click to send a message or friend request, of just go to your messages, you should see it @mllg
However, right now I'm going to bed.Good Night Maria
Very nice history and a very nice post too, @jerrytsuseer
Thank you @club12, I appreciate the support and I am glad you found some value in my post.
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