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  • Truly inspirational video. May God bless you, Patrick, as you have been a blessing to others.

  • What a wonderful father to be so intensely supportive of his son like that... I can't imagine what it would be like to have grown up never knowing eyesight... I suppose never having experienced it you wouldn't actually miss it.

  • @Arkalius80 But see that's just it! If you don't know what you are missing, how can you miss it? It's sad for us, having seen so much, and dare I say... taking it for granted? And yeah.. I cannot imagine not seeing a 'morning sunrise' or the clouds in the sky. It's hard to think of because i play music myself! But I am inspired by what I SEE. Patrick, see's more than those with 'eyes' can. God bless him, and I look forward to more awesome music. ;-)

  • how can anyone dislike this video? they must have been so moved by this story they didn't look where they were clicking

  • Oh my Patrick, you so encourage my my daughter is in a wheelchair and she gets very down I have sent her your link.... I love it.!

  • Very cool..thanks for sharing. We have a website where we are telling our son's (who was born with Down syndrome) story via a daily one minute video! It's been a ton of fun! Be sure to check us out at NoahsDad (dot) com! We'd love to connect with you guys.

    Thanks for rocking Patrick!

  • brings tears to my eyes - amazing relationship

  • Words fail me.

  • hes beautiful inside and out and him playing the piano brings me out in goosebumps. so beautiful and heart warming. Makes me realise how lucky i am :) xxx

  • Brings tears to my eyes, just goes to show that music is everywhere and anyone can do it if they have the soul.

  • Not only is the young man amazing SO IS THE DAD!

  • What an amazing Dad!

  • I couldn't feel any more inadequate right now. This kid is beyond awesome on so many levels. His dad's love for him is a good bonus.

  • How do people Dislike this story??

  • 6:17 forever alone!

  • How could someone dislike this I suppose 17 people don't have a heart why would someone dislike this?

  • his father is AMAZING. I wish i had a dad like that.....

  • god doesn't cause deformities like this. he ALLOWS them, not CAUSES them

  • @kristina1097 Exodus 4:11 - Then the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

  • @hantla what translation of the bible is that?

  • @hantla b/c mine says he APPOINTS the mute the deaf and the blind. and james 1:14

  • This story is so touching to me, I enjoyed the music:)

  • Patrick's story is so touching and beautiful. His positive attitude and his focus on his ability is remarkeable. His dad is such an amazing man. Devoting his life to the well being of his son and to always put him first is truly wonderful. I'll always be a Patrick Hughes fan and of his dad.

  • What an amazing movie. Wow

  • God works in mysterious ways! Many blessings Patrick Henry Hughes.

  • What a miracle! This young man only proves that we need to make the most of what we have and use it to the best of our ability. Such an inspiring story... and such dedicated and loving parents. All the best to you, Patrick!

  • I have a degree in special education. I never use the words disability, always abilities and differences. We are all different and unique. We all have special gifts. On many IEPs students with special needs are removed from art and music so they can focus on math and reading. This is a shame. For many students in special ed they shine in arts and music. It always broke my heart as a teacher to see a student lose their "specials" for reading and math.

  • Amazing and heart warming. Thank you for sharing this awesome video of the love between a father and son. They're both truly blessed by God.

  • Wow! That is so heartwarming. The dedication of his father and wonderful attitude of Patrick, reminds us of how blessed we are and there are no limitations!!

  • very heart warming

  • shivers with tears in my eyes

  • hi i'm an italian man and i speak & write a terrible english...

    Patrick you are an HERO!!!

    And ALL YOUR FAMILY AS MUCH!!!!!!!!!

    THANKS AWFULLY TO EXIST!!!!!!!

  • 1:30 to 1:37 = Awesome!

  • Didn't they build a home for him on Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

  • Fantastic story and message to all of us. What I see are two people put together by God's design and choosing. Both made in His image and equipped with His love to take the gifts they have and use them for Him, which glorifies Him. Priceless footage.

  • It's great when you get help and support. It's harder when the support you get hurts instead of helps you.

  • His father is truely committed to be what a father is meant to be for their kids. I salute both of you for your courage and inspiration to beat disability, which is just a word when you are as positive about life as you are. May God bless you plenty!!

  • I kind of felt sorry for the other kid(patrick's brother) I mean with the dad away at Patrick's games and college when does he ever get attention? and then being compared to patrick for getting a bad grade on a test and not giving it his all like patrick It must be tough. Then again maybe not and i'm wrong either way thats just my opinion.

  • @germanprojectper4 very good observation... my older son is and notices that he has lost much attention from me after his little brother came around and I found myself in a seriously emotionally crippling (for me) custody battle with the younger child and inadvertantly made my younger child my favorite and I am beginning to notice it more ... This is confirmed because I asked everyone close to us if they felt I favored my younger son and they all agreed. Yikes! Hope to remedy the situation!

  • @germanprojectper4 First off, there's actually two younger brothers. Secondly, their mother picked up a ton of the slack with the other two when Dad had to adjust his schedule once Patrick started college.

  • What a beautiful person.... We all should be so wonderful.

  • Patrick's dad is the type of dad i wish i had :-( i never had my dad around thats why i love beening with my kids and buying them everything they want and giving them all the love i can give ;-)

    keep up the gd work patrick..

  • He is an inspiration.

  • As the mother of a child who faces physical challenges, Patrick's parents are my heroes. I hope I do as good of job with my daughter as Mr. and Mrs. Henry have done with Patrick. Great video!

  • @MrsTrebleMaker God bless you Mrs. TM. With the love I hear coming from you heart, you will do as good as or better than Patrick's dad.  lol

  • God give you parents who love!

    a father who knows how to gave himself.

    a son who can play!

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  • Next time you're feeling sorry for yourself, just watch this video. What an inspiration! Beautiful young man, and committed, wonderful family.

  • Mother deserves praises as well. Se does all the work behind the stage,

  • God bless a most beautiful human being. Who would dislike this video? Idiots?

  • God bless a most beautiful human being.

  • Marvelous! I don't understand how 14 people disliked it.

  • @danvelyn03 you can dislike a video while still having respect for the person in it. actual video does not equal the person in it. that being said i found this video inspirational and did indeed `like`it.

  • @hcortens

    Who said I disliked the video. I said this was marvelous! Posting this reply that is over due by a year.

  • @danvelyn03 wow you complete missed the point i was making. just reread the comment you wrote and i wrote and shutup before you make yourself look like a bigger idiot.

  • oh my gosh,

    im a tough guy, but after seeing this i just realised im a big softie :o)

    way to go patrick - and hope this comment reaches you :o)

  • Going through family relationships difficulties ... this video moved me deeply, with a good cry, release ... the son and father are 2 heroes, but I think his parents are the very special people.The 3 of them are very special people. Thank you!

  • Patrick should be an inspiration to all of us. What courage, optimism, and skill . Truly a lesson for all of us who believe that our lives are difficult.

  • Love just flowing as beautful as the music.

  • Beautiful.

  • Very talented young man and a heart-wrenching story.

  • i am so thankful that he was not aborted

  • Wonderful story! 

  • The Lord is good!

    1Co 12:24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:

  • Perfect

  • absolutely awesome and inspiring ... incredible. Great thanks to his father who has made it possible for us to appreciate God's Talents

    carollovejoy1@aol.com

  • You know i bet he can see... I bet he can see the music that we can only hear, i bet what he hears from music is something we will never be able to comprehend. Also i think that he can see way better than any of us. Shall i explain.. We can see everything and everyone therefor we judge but he cant see so what he gets from things and people he cant judge therefore making him see better than us.. Do you think i make sense... I dont believe this is gods gift or anything sorry.. But he is gifted...

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  • Pictures truly are worth a thousand words!

    Shows that there is no limitations when love is applied.

    God bless this father and son for showing the rest of us what true love is.

    Thank you for being you.

  • i love this men

  • i just wacthed home extreme makeover he was in it

  • How could 14 people dislike this?

    He's total inspiration!

  • In the amazing story of Patrick, there are no handicaps. What I have taken from this video is that I now choose to say, "Why can't I" instead of "I can't".

  • Totally inspiring!!!

  • well, No more complain from me ,  No more

  • This is how you know God gives you what you can handle!

  • my name is Patrick too :)

  • His father is the real hero but they are both inspirations

  • An exceptional young man, for sure, but perhaps not so surprising. Look from whence he becomes!! Exceptional, dedicated & absolutely loving parents bring Patrick to, and carry him through, every challenging opportunity the world presents. Have you EVER seen another dad like this one?! )  Blessings to Patrick & his family! They've certainly "touched" me today. Thank you.

  • @GlendaJoy28 That may be true, but it's not necessarily a rule. Ludwig Van Beethoven had a poor childhood and he became arguably history's greatest musician. And many children with very supporting and loving parents sometimes turn out poorly, making bad choices and wrecking their lives. I think it takes the perfect combination of many things: the genes / brain you are born with, the challenges you face, family, life circumstances, wise choices, and a fair amount of luck to hold it together.

  • He is an inspiration. His parents are also. So many would have stuck him in an institution or not had the ability, patience, love ect... to see this was there in their child.

  • God close a window and open a million of doors .

    Thank You Lord

  • Please watch this. When my head gets too big or things seem to tough, I watch this.

  • That's so amazing! Patrick, people like you inspire me. You are a true angel on this planet.

  • I don't understand how 12 people Didn't like this video??? I'd really like to know why? This video is amazing and inspirational!!! How is that a bad thing??? I'd rather hang out with Patrick any day over the 12 people who didn't get the very positive and uplifting message from this video, that we can all do something amazing...

  • @dreacorley I liked it, but maybe they didn't like it because they don't "like" what he has to go through.  The video, on the other hand, is very inspirational.

  • Disabilities are not limiting- they are the eye-openers for other avenues. Patrick you are a wonderful, insightful, awesome young man! Your father is just as awesome! He is a one of a kind devoted dad.

  • What an awesome young man and what a wonderful family. In a day and age when so many dads are absent from their children's lives how lovely to see a father make the types of sacrifices that this man makes! God Bless You All!

  • Fanstastic.....just amazing !!! God has reasons to do what He does and made Patrick this way to inspire us all I guess....to make us see that we are always complaining about our lifes and about something that happened to us for no reason. PATRICK U R A TRUE HERO MAN......so is God !!! =D thank u for sharing this amazing vid

  • wonderful

  • Wow! What an inspiring story of a talented young man and his devoted father!

  • WOW! How wonderful! Thank you for posting this video.

  • You and your dad are Inspiration!

    So many of us are helathier than you, but we don't use our abilities not even close!

    Wish you all the best! :)))

  • Hi Patrick ,

    You are bless with such a great family. Hi dad you are one noble soul. God bless you all. :)

  • Go Patrick!!!

  • My band director put this on our website and its absolutely amazing. Patrick is such an inspiration to all musicians out there and also to people who have disabilities. Patrick reaches for the stars as well as his father and boy did they hit more then stars they hit a different galaxy. He is truly an inspiration to me. I had two surgeries this year and I thought my marching band career was over but he truly showed me that anything is possible

  • Incredible, Patrick. The sky is the limit.

  • Amazing, the whole family is amazing.

  • Great vid He really is making his way, it just goes to show, you can do ANYTHING you want to :) god bless

  • Thanks Universe for this message!

  • Wow... this is so good! God bless!

  • Great video, thanks for posting it and God bless :-)

  • He's a fairly skilled musician though.

  • @FrostyTheDeadMan

    A person born without sight and other impairments, and that's all you can say about him. WOW!

  • Thank you. I had to clear the tears from my eyes to respond.

  • While there is much to admire about Patrick, I am in AWE of his FATHER! He is such an example of what a parent SHOULD be.

    God bless that whole family!

  • wow... beautiful..

    god bless you

    good to see the good parts of the world

  • Patrick, such an inspiration!

  • Patrick, you are an inspiration to the world! God Bless You.. and Thank You Lord, for Patrick!

  • Patrick you are a true inspiration and your dad is great. You are a true Blessing from God and so very gifted. You truly touched my heart.

  • Your not only talented patrick, your a gift of wisdom that I myself feel inspired by your art.

  • Thank you Lord for Patrick Henry Hughes' life; he is a precious gift to our world!

    God bless you,

    Cecilia

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  • The Grace of God is wonderful and un-imaginable. PATRICK SURE DOES LIVES-UP TO God Given Courage to live lives fullests. May God Bless On You, Patrick!

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  • Perhaps it is rude of me, but if you cant blame God, who can you blame? Satan? Fair enough. Fuck Satan.

  • @FrostyTheDeadMan

    Your gonna blame God, no Satin, or someone for bringing this wonderful individual to us, to teach the rest a lesson in life!

    I'm sure your smart enough to find another word to express yourself other than the F-word.

    Your not doing honor to your parents or your creator when not willing to expand your talents.

  • @FrostyTheDeadMan

    My last effort in attempting to help you to be a little more compassionate.

    I'm finished wasting my time on someone who can only reply with sniped shallow remarks.

    Please get some help so you can contribute something positive to humanity, and if you can't make the effort, then dry up like the dessert sand and blow away in the wind

  • @FrostyTheDeadMan

    Look who's the one who's really F*&%^D up

    Sure am glad I don't have you as a neighbor.

  • @newscruzer1 I know it is not politically correct, but this guy could easily be normal and be a musician. I'm just not ignoring the 800 pound gorilla in the room.

  • Patrick--there are many with eyes who do not see, and feet that don't walk at all.

    But you sir, have seen God and are walking with Him.

    Bless you and your wonderful family.

    You are a gift to all of us!

  • awesome

  • good movie,

    and indeed Patricks father should get an award!!!

    because thats not possible,

    A BIG KISS !

  • thank you for sharing. Patrick has the best dad in the world

  • Beautiful story. Truly inspiring.

  • Truelly inspirational.

    Good luck with everything!

  • WOW! This really touched me. Patrick you have an awesome dad and talent. God Blessed you with a gift and I have have been blessed by you sharing this with the world. May God keep Blessing you in many ways thank you again for sharing this as I said it is a blessing.

  • wow u are amazing!

  • You both are a hero to many!

    Such kindness and true love should only be so abundant!

  • cool

  • you are a true inspiration patrick,,thank you for sharing,,God Bless,,hugs,,Cecelia

  • you are my hero

  • Now that's a caring father! I wonder if his dad sleeps. Anyway, cool video.

  • LOVE U PATRICK !!

  • Great Job Patrick!!!

  • This video is an amazing inspiration, I'm going to watch it every single morning for awhile.

  • Wow! This is cool!

  • cool

  • As both a performing artist and a Physical Therapist, this story was incredibly moving! I was in tears....tears of joy for the amazing talents that Patrick shares with the world. Thank you to Patick and his father for sharing your music with us all. You are both truly inspirations!.....kelli

  • Thank you for sharing this inspiring story! It's a blessing to me, and a story I know will bless some very special friends who deal with "disabilities". Patrick and family--you are indeed "blessed to be a blessing!"

  • Wow Patrick,

    Your father and yourself are an inspiration. Congratulations are your accomplishments!! You both are heroes!!!

  • One of the touching story Ive seen in a while. Its a must see video!

    How do you describe disability?

    Patrick said, Not disability at all, more abilities.

    What a powerful transformation. Cheers!

  • <3<3<3

  • Beautiful - outstanding and a joy in the making, there is certainly brilliance in Pat!

  • That is just beautiful.

  • God gave him a beautiful Gift.. This young man is blessed despite his disability..

  • Awesome!

  • that was so wonderfull

  • Amazing! Brought tears to my eyes...

  • Amazing... Thanks for sharing!

  • Patrick you are an inspiration, so is your father and family. You touched me deeply. May to Lord continue to bless you all~

  • God bless you all!

  • Way to go Patrick - wish I could play like this.

  • This is just simply amazing! How much do we have to thank G-D for what we have! Take advantage of the oppurtunities given to you, and use them wisely! :)

  • great video

  • Patrick and Daddy, thank you for bringing this gift to us today, How great a love and how healing for all of us to see, it humbles me. love Rusty Colwell

  • Patrick and Dad, you are a blessing to humanity and an inspiration to us all.

    Thank you for sharing your story :-)

    Donna

  • This is so touching, what a hero

  • What a beautiful young man.

    Debra...

  • You'r an amazing father, and Patrick haas amazing talent!

  • This is incredible!

    This shows that you shouldnt let anything limit your dreams

    god bless

  • God bless you Patrick Henry Hughes!

    You have made this planet a better place with the beauty of your music! You are an inspiration to us all!!

  • a dry eye in the house ?

  • wow what a miracle! in so happy for this kid! i mean look at his attitude!

  • You are amazing! Thank you and God Bless.

  • "...but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31 What a blessing and testament this young man is.

  • Praise the father's good heart and soul, and the best eyes and ears to have cultivated and have believed on his son's potentials and talents(skills and abilities). God is always watching us... Thank you, Lord...such an eye-opener for others who are so grumpy and bored. Thanks for sharing this clip! ...N of Redwood City

  • Your looking and seeing a part of God that we should praise.

  • God made me this way.. what a testimony of the Greatness of our God!

  • WOW

  • What an ibspiration to us all...

  • abs. amazing this is so heart warming and touching <3 =]

  • Dude! praise the Lord, this kid is awesome! and YAY MARCHING BAND!! *played the trombone*

  • brings tears to my eyes... of joy, how this "wonderful miracle" can bring smiles to all of us.

  • Praise Him all you people, praise Him for His work in the Father and the son here. See the faith the son has put in his father. How many of us Christians can say we have that faith in the Lord who saved us from His wrath on our disobedience to Him and His law. Praise Him!!