A Little Bit Longer (Full Piano Cover)

Piano cover for "A Little Bit Longer" by the Jonas Brothers

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Nick Jonas is a personable boy of fifteen who happens to be a member of the Jonas Brothers, a group of three brothers with a devoted following of very passionate young fans. In November 2005, Nick Jonas found out that he had type 1 diabetes.

In March 2007, about a year and a half after his diagnosis, Nick publicly announced that he has diabetes at Carnival For a Cure, in an appearance sponsored by Insulet. He had known from the get-go that he knew he wanted to go public with his diabetes; it was simply a matter of when. He notes that he's still new to diabetes and feels "like a freshman coming into a senior's class." He waited until he felt comfortable with managing his diabetes before telling everyone about it. Of course, he didn't test in public until after his announcement, but now he tests wherever he is.

After Nick announced that he had diabetes, he says, "I found it amazing just how many people know somebody with diabetes or have diabetes themselves. We'd get these stories about how some of the kids were really afraid to tell their friends and how my situation gave them courage to do that. The fact that I'm able to have somewhat of a spotlight to share my story, I just feel blessed." He carries a supply of guitar picks in his pocket, and "whenever I meet another diabetic buddy as I call them, I give them a pick, a cool little thing."

Nick appreciates the fact that "I have a platform to be able to share my story. I have this passion to be able to share with young people my age and be a positive light in a situation that might not be so positive. I've heard stories about kids who were in depression because after they got diagnosed they were just so upset about what was going on. That just touched my heart, and I wanted to be able to do something about it. I hope that I can be that positive light."

Being on tour adds a dimension of difficulty to managing his diabetes because the schedule is "kind of insane." It's getting easier now because he's been doing it a little bit longer. "It's a team effort and it's all good," he says. His mom travels on tour with him. His mom "is awesome." She helps him with everything he does, especially in managing his diabetes. He takes supplements and vitamins because his mom favors them. He describes his parents as his biggest influence, totally amazing people whom he's blessed to have in his life.

He knows that diabetes "is a huge part of my life and I can't just forget about it, obviously. I have to keep taking care of it and managing it, and learning more things about it. Hopefully one day they'll come up with some type of cure, and I hope I'll be one of the first to know about it.

Nick comes across as extremely well-spoken and mature for his age. He describes himself as "more the quiet guy in the bunch," not the kind of person who will just go up to somebody and start a conversation. But "I consider myself somewhat of a leader, hopefully." He is planning to be very involved with the diabetes community. "This is just the beginning of what's to come with all this."

To newly diagnosed kids with diabetes, Nick would say, "Don't let it slow you down at all. I made a promise to myself on the way to the hospital that I wouldn't let this thing slow me down and I'd just keep moving forward, and that's what I did. Just keep a positive attitude and keep moving forward with it. Don't be discouraged."

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[StayForNJATA]

I have been looking for something like this for forever. You play beautifully, well done. I adore it.

[SD3lta]

@StayForNJATA Thank you! 

[Emmy00k13]

that is really good.i wish i could play that good.....,,,, keep it up, music can carry you through some of the times that hurt u most!

keep it up!! ♥♫♪

[SD3lta]

AMEN

[clariistrawbeerii]

hey..

i love how u play,,

but i wanna to know too,, so..

u can teach me? jaja

just put the notes,, and chords plis

i wanna play that song like that..

jaja baee

kisses!

[SD3lta]

thanks!

i found sheet music at horsegirl15(dot)blogspot(dot)c­om.

if you need help, i could make a tutorial, but it might take me a while since i'm busy with school.

[ohiostatefan149311]

chills... that song is sooo good and i almost cried when i first heard it.

[dogstar4ogd]

wow.

i'm getting chillbumps from this.

[Ozziel57]

I love this song <3

[selenajonaslovato94]

@SD3lta Hi How are you..?

I want to say that you play A Little Bit Longerit's good.Acuatlly I already watching you million time when I start could biggest fan of Jonas since I was 12 years.But I don't remember when the day I watching you play.

I just make account youtube this years.

Emm..I have request at you.?

[gwaponggwaposinico]

@rockstarandyouknowit F C G  dude

[sadkjdoifhj]

Dude.

Your

Freaking

Awsome

[xxSoRaxLoVaxx]

oh em jay. beautiful. beautiful. :)

[8883TC]

Good Job!!! Keep it up!!!

[barnbum6693]

i am jealous... so. jealous. but good job.

[barnbum6693]

@dogstar4ogd chillbumps lolololololol you funny bro