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MEET DUBLIN MAM Christine Jordan and her seven-year-old daughter Kelly, who has autism.
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The Jordan family were out for a meal in the city earlier this month when they spotted a busker on Bloom’s Lane.
Kelly went straight over and “tried to use his drums as bongos” – Christine feared she’d have to call her back, but instead, the drummer produced another drumstick and handed it to her so she could play along with him.
She was a big hit with the gathered crowd:
https://www.facebook.com/christine.jordan.779857/videos/1786000575002425/
In a bid to find out the name of the kind busker who had “made Kelly’s night”, Christine posted a video of her performance on the Drumming Ireland Facebook page.
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He was quickly identified as Jeremy Hickey, a multi-instrumentalist from Kilkenny who performs under the name Rarely Seen Above Ground (RSAG).
Christine told DailyEdge.ie that she just wanted to thank him for being so good to Kelly:
It meant so much to me that for once I didn’t need to say “Oh I’m sorry, she has autism.” Everybody just saw a little girl having fun, and that meant the world to us!
“Her confidence is growing everyday, she’s a long way from the little girl who didn’t speak or interact a few years ago,” she wrote.
Friday 22 November, 2024
Friday 22 November, 2024
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This lovely video of a Dublin busker jamming with a girl with autism is going viral on Facebook
MEET DUBLIN MAM Christine Jordan and her seven-year-old daughter Kelly, who has autism.
The Jordan family were out for a meal in the city earlier this month when they spotted a busker on Bloom’s Lane.
Kelly went straight over and “tried to use his drums as bongos” – Christine feared she’d have to call her back, but instead, the drummer produced another drumstick and handed it to her so she could play along with him.
She was a big hit with the gathered crowd:
https://www.facebook.com/christine.jordan.779857/videos/1786000575002425/
In a bid to find out the name of the kind busker who had “made Kelly’s night”, Christine posted a video of her performance on the Drumming Ireland Facebook page.
He was quickly identified as Jeremy Hickey, a multi-instrumentalist from Kilkenny who performs under the name Rarely Seen Above Ground (RSAG).
Christine told DailyEdge.ie that she just wanted to thank him for being so good to Kelly:
“Her confidence is growing everyday, she’s a long way from the little girl who didn’t speak or interact a few years ago,” she wrote.
Christine has contacted Jeremy to say thanks – she says the family is “overwhelmed” with the kindness of the people who commented and helped out.
They’ll have a drummer in the house yet. Go Kelly!
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Autism beat of my drum busker drummer random act of kindness win of the day win/fail