Little Rachel Rett Only 12 months old Said her first few words Then reversed her roll Body growing on while her head stays small Little Rachel Rett Soon says nothing at all One day while she played Sitting on the rug Her little frame began to shake And slumped forward to the ground Terrified we called for help And soon the siren sounds Brought paramedics to our daughter where they found Her slowly waking up From this quaking sleep In the hospital they said there’s something going on This girl is missing milestones Her head is far too small She’s seizing and she cannot talk But her eyes say more than words I think we should test for some genes Where silencing occurs Mech P2 they find, and say This gene explains it all Rachel has Rett Syndrome That is what it is called. Her parents love her dearly, Everything she does From the wringing of her little hands To the wobble when she runs Rachel may not say a lot But her eyes still say it all.
