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Listen: 'Pittsburgh's Stevie Wonder' Performs Holiday Songs
Blind from birth, prodigy Shailen Abram came into the world at a mere 1 pound 9 ounces.
"Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock!"
That's one of the songs prodigy Shailen Abram sang when he visited West Penn Hospital for a holiday party in early December and raised awareness for families of premature infants.
When Shailen Abram was born 15 years ago, he was a mere 1 pound 9 ounces in Allegheny General Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, now housed at West Penn Hospital.
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Completely blind in his left eye and with limited vision in his right, Shailen went home to an uncertain future. But before he was even a year old, Shailen’s mother saw he had a precocious musical talent.
At 15 he displays dazzling piano virtuosity and received a “Yes I Can” award from the Council on Exceptional Children in Washington, D.C.
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The Pittsburgh youth turned 15 on Dec. 8.
Patch wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and hopes you enjoy this mini concert via YouTube.
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