This song is dedicated to all the brain-injured children in the world
Hey friends! Here is the instrumental version of the song Tout est possible (Everything is possible). Thank you so much to all of you for the encouragement, the prayers, and love❤️ Thank you for sharing and commenting. Much love to all of you❤️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKxFq0ZhhIg #ToutEstPossible #InstrumentalMusic #Gratitude #LoveAndSupport #MusicIsLife #Thankful #SharingIsCaring #PositiveVibes #MusicCommunity #Encouragement #Blessed #ThankYou #MusicCreation #InspirationalMusic #DreamBig #SpreadLove #GratefulHeart #MusicLovers #CommunitySupport #JoyfulSounds
Have a great weekend, everybody! For those who haven't seen our music video yet, here it is. https://youtu.be/BK7u_jCOlxQ. Have a blessed day, everyone! #GreatWeekend #MusicVideoRelease #WeekendFun #EnjoyTheMusic #ShareTheJoy #WeekendVibes #DiscoverMusic #MusicIsLife
From our trip to Florida, we had such a beautiful time. River loved the warm water over there. He was so calm the entire trip. Feeling blessed! For those who haven't seen our music video yet, here it is. https://youtu.be/BK7u_jCOlxQ. Have a blessed day, everyone! #BlessedJourney #FloridaTrip #CalmAndComposed #MemorableMoments #GratefulHeart #MusicVideoRelease #PositiveVibes
You always put a smile on my face, my sweet boy. Love you so much! For those who haven't seen our music video yet, here is the link. https://youtu.be/BK7u_jCOlxQ. Have a blessed day, everyone! #MusicLove #SmilesAndSongs #CherishedMoments #FamilyMusic #ToutEstPossible #musicvideorelease
Hey friends, my name is James Monroe, I am a singer songwriter originally from Montreal and I live in Los Angeles, California. My music revolves around alternative and classic rock and I love to integrate classical instruments like cello, violin and flute in my songs. I am inspired by artists like The Beatles, Radiohead, Andrea Bocelli, Led Zeppelin, Rufus Wainwright, and Lana Del Rey.
My life and music took a major turn on November 26, 2017, when a family member left my son River unattended in the bathtub and he drowned. River was only 14 months old. His heart stopped but he was reanimated at the hospital. Due to the lack of oxygen to his brain, River suffered a brain injury and the doctors painted a bleak picture, asking me to let him go, saying River would never open his eyes again. I refused because I have such a strong spiritual connection with River and I knew our adventure was only beginning.
I spent a few years camping out at the hospital with River, massaging and stimulating his body, and telling him about all the great things we were going to do together. I brought my piano, guitar and flute in the hospital room and played for him every day. After a few months, River began to move one of his toes and in the weeks that followed began to open his eyes slightly. It felt like a miracle. Every week, I see new changes in River and more communication between the two of us.
River is now 7 years old, he has made so much progress and he can now stand and walk with my help. He still has challenges like a tracheostomy to help him breathe and a gtube so he can eat, but he is excited about life. River holds the drumsticks in his hands when we play drums, sits on my lap when I sing and play piano and he is part of the recording process and live concerts.
I am currently working on an album and a movie about River’s life and these songs are the first ones I am releasing as a solo artist. We are currently planning a tour of house concerts across the US. If you want to learn more about River’s story and see the inspiration behind my music, you can find River’s journey at heartswithriver.com and you can find me at jamesmonroe.com.
I am so grateful for your prayers, your thoughts, and your support of my music to help fund River’s therapy journey. Thank you for being on this incredible adventure of healing with us and I can’t wait to play some songs for you live!
James Monroe
On November 26, 2017, my son River drowned. His mother left him alone in the bathtub. River was only 14 months old at the time. He was rushed to the hospital and the doctors were able to successfully reanimate him and get a heartbeat. River suffered an anoxic brain injury and the doctors painted a very dark picture for us, saying that he would never open his eyes again and asked me to let him go. I refused. River and I have an incredible spiritual connection, and I knew it was only the beginning of our adventure. I stayed in the hospital with River for months, focusing on his healing. I brought my piano and guitar to the hospital and played music for him every single day. I talked to him, I massaged him and stimulated his body while telling him about all the cool things we were going to do together. I wrote songs by his side and felt that even though he was motionless and unresponsive, we were connected and we communicated. After about two months River began to move his big toe and opened his eyes slightly.
I was so happy and continued stimulating him and surrounding him with love. In my time at the hospital with him I researched day and night on brain injuries, healing, and recovery. I talked to other parents of children who had gone through near drownings and spoke to many specialists on the subject. I was eager to come home with River so that I could get him started on therapies that would help him heal and that were unavailable at the hospital. I learnt all the special cares, how to use the ventilator, the oxygen machine, how to give River breathing treatments, take care of his trach and g-tube and how to save his life in case of an emergency.
Although it was the most physically demanding moments of my life as I was sleeping around 2-3 hours per night, I was so happy and inspired to be at home with River. He was in his familiar environment with the sounds and smells of home, all of his toys and surroundings I was able to sit with him at the piano, to cook food for him and blend it so he wouldn’t have to eat the hospital g-tube formulas. I got River started on the therapy journey with chiropractic, physical therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, cold laser therapy, and more. Most of all I focused on making his days the most joyous possible.
River is now 6 years old; he opens his eyes fully when awake, gets excited when I jump on the trampoline with him, or help him walk around the house. The recovery journey is just beginning but so far, he has proved every doctor wrong, they had given up on him but I did not. I can tell River is excited about life by the sounds he makes, the way he moves his eyes and looks at me, and by the silent communication we share. He pushed me towards my own self-realization and has accelerated my own personal evolution.
You can see more of his story on the heartswithriver page on Facebook and Instagram.
I am currently working on a movie about my son’s life that is going to be called River the Phoenix and also on some songs that will accompany the movie.
All of your prayers, songs, positive thoughts, and financial support are tremendously appreciated. Thank you for helping us bring River back to life.
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