I’ve had many stuffed animals growing up, but one that’s especially important is the bunny my mom got me when I was three. My mom and I were involved in a very serious car accident when I was little, which resulted in me being airlifted to a hospital due to a fracture in my skull. After I had surgery on my eye to fix any damage, my mom got me my bunny. When you pull the string on its stomach, a music box inside plays ‘You Are My Sunshine,’ a song that’s become very special to me and my mom. The song and bunny have become sources of comfort for me throughout the years, even as I’ve gotten older.The accident was a really dark time in me and my mom’s lives, and the musical bunny was like a small light after the fact. A part of the song that nods to our relationship is “you are my sunshine, my only sunshine.” I’m an only child, my mom never having had any other kids. This makes the song a little extra special because I am my moms only sunshine.I’ve been battling depression for about 4 years now, and sometimes I’ve needed the reminder that there’s always a light, even in your darkest moments. For me, that light has evolved to look like other things and people, but I’ll never forget the little light that my bunny was for me and my mom all those years ago.
 

– ALH

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