Wow. Glad I Caught Idol Tonight

I don't watch American Idol generally. Tonight I watched it for a little bit and while all the little stories and successes are wonderful, the last clip on this episode pretty much said it all. As a mother of a special needs child, I live everyday full of hope for my son and know that his future will be bright. But still, worry is part of this game. Tonight a man auditioned and told his story of how he was born with no ears and that as he got older he was able to have surgeries to allow him to hear because he did in fact have ear drums etc. His family waited outside the audition room and his father was weepy as he waited. Every parent wants their child to succeed but this dad was coming from a very different place far deeper than a place of hope for a golden ticket. After the man sang his beautiful song and came out to show his family his ticket, his father was pretty much balling in the background. He said " I remember when the Doctor said "he won't speak, he can't hear he's not well.".. "Now I am happy." I of course lost it at this point because everyone loves a success story but really I'm thrilled as a special needs mommy to see the unbelievable miracle that I was able to see tonight. These kids are amazing and it turns out, they become amazing adults too!