December 12, 2025 • 8 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's the John Jayne Rich Christmas Wish. It's John Jaye Rich.
Today's Christmas Wish. It's happening in Colorado Springs. Miriam, good morning,
Good morning. Tell us a little bit about Andra.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Andra is an incredible woman. I met her a couple
of years ago. She was referred to me by a
mutual friend as a voice student. I'm a voice teacher,
and yeah, and so she was having difficulty with some
stuff with her singing voice. And she shared a lot
of her story, and as we went on with a
(00:34):
student teacher relationship, we ended up really clicking and becoming
really close friends. And Andrew's story has been quite challenging
over the years. She has two boys who have autism,
both of whom I've also taught singing too at one
point or another. And she's just she is one of
(00:55):
the most amazing women I've ever known, with the biggest heart.
She sees people as inherently good, and she's just her
voice is incredible, she's a brilliant performer. She's just one
of the kindest hearted human beings has ever had the pleasure.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Well, let's get her on the phone. Then let's try
to grant this wish. For her. All right, so we're
gonna call it. We're gona call her right now. Hello. Hi,
is Andrew there? Please?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Oh this is Andra.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Hey Andrew, it's John Jaye Rich. We're wondering if we
could put you on the radio with us for just
a moment. Please sure, can you hear us? Okay? Yes? Okay? Good?
You know Miriam, your friend Miriam. Yes, she wrote us
a letter about you, and we were so touched by
it we asked her to read the letter to on
(01:49):
the radio. Do you have a minute, Yeah, Miriam? Are
you there?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
I am Hi Andra, Hi Mariam.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
So whenever you're ready.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Okay, Dear John Jay and Rich. I am writing to
nominate my dear friend and former student, Andra Birch for
a Christmas wish. I met Andra a couple of years
ago when she first came to my voice studio. She
has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard,
but it is her heart, her unwavering kindness, and her
(02:22):
resilience that have made her not just a student, but
one of my dearest friends. Andre is the full time
caregiver to her two sons, Alan, who's twenty one, and
thirteen year old Zach, both boys have autism and need
constant support, therapy, and structure. Because their needs are so great,
Andrew is unable to work outside the home. Recently, Medicaid
(02:44):
cut her caregiving hours, and at the same time her
has been Dave lost his job during the government shutdown,
practically overnight, their family's income dropped by more than two thirds.
Despite these overwhelming challenges, Andra and Dave continue to care
for others. They help support Dave's mother, and now Dave's
father has become gravely ill. Dave needs to travel to
(03:07):
be with him, but Andra cannot afford to go. If
she steps away from caregiving in Colorado for even a moment,
she won't get paid. She's torn between the people she loves,
caring more than anyone should ever have to, yet she
continues to give everything she has. Their family is exhausted, frightened,
and doing everything they can to stay afloat. I'm hoping
(03:28):
with all my heart that a Christmas wish can bring
them some light, relief and hope this holiday season. They
desperately need it and they deeply deserve it. Thank you
for considering them, Miriam. That is beautiful. I love you
so much. They believe you.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
Andrew, we are going to grant you a Christmas wish.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Okay, thank you.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
So we have some stuff we like to give you
and your family.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Uh. For Alan, your son, yeah, we'd like to give
him an electric guitar with a kit with an amp,
digital tuner, strings and more.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Oh my god, thank you.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
We also got on the Minecraft movie lego set.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Maroon Five's latest album, Love is like unlimited edition vinyl.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
He's gonna totally freak out. This is awesome.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
We're also going to give him my little Pony projection nightlight.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
He's gonna love that. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Well. He also is going to get one hundred dollars
to Old Navy and one hundred dollars of dsw Oh.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
My gosh, he's not gonna know what to do with himself.
Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
And for Zach, he's thirteen, right, Zach. Yeah, we're getting
him the Gigglescape, Plush Dinosaur U an art supply kit,
Welcome to the Symphony, Immersive Classical Music book, JBL noise
canceling Bluetooth headphones, Oh cool, one hundred dollars gift card
(05:13):
to Old Navy, and one hundred dollar gift card to
DSW Oh.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Thank you so much. Yeah, I gotta love those.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Thank you, Andrew for you. We got you an Aura
Digital photo frame, a one hundred dollar gift card to
Main Event, one hundred dollars to Mateo, Salon and Spa.
Oh my god, we're getting you a ring ring camera
kit that includes three cameras, so you get the ring
(05:41):
camera at your house.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Oh thank you, Oh my god, thank you. We needed
some more because we don't have any in the backyard
and we don't have any in the garage. And thank you.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
We're also going to give you a two hundred and
fifty dollars gift card to Walmart.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Oh, thank you. Okay, thank you, You're welcome.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
We're also gonna get to your house deep cleaned uh
from leave it at your door LLC, a deep cleaning service.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
How much are your utilities It doesn't matter, love up.
Our foundation is going to pay for your utilities for
a month.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Oh okay, okay, yeah, thank you.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Well, Marry Merry Christmas to you.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
That very Christmas to you. God, bless you. Thank you
so much.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Of course. Now here's the really cool part is if
you open your front door, we have our elf Lindsey
right outside with everything we just talked about. Lindsey, are
you Lindsey the Elf? Hi? Lindsey. Hello, Hi, So aunt
Andrew opened the door. So if you see Lindsey, and
Lizzie is a great singer too, Lizzie, you're gonna.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Sing Where you got that information?
Speaker 1 (07:07):
I'm holding up right now.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
I was down the street. I didn't want to like
startle you. Okay, I'm here, Yeah, you see here. This
is the second my son might get there before I do.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
Moment, Miriam, maybe you can sing a few bars of
one of the songs that you teach people singh. We
can do some vocal exercise.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Every here comes Santa Claus.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
I think every good boy do just fine? Pretty good
boy does gone?
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Okay, one moment, someone's at the door.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
Do you want to come see with me?
Speaker 2 (07:53):
It's okay?
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Oh everyone gets crazy, It's okay.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Hi.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
So, how are you good? How are you?
Speaker 2 (08:07):
Aren't so beautiful? This is con merry Christmas gifts for
you that I'm right here right now. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
It's the point.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
How are you guys doing?
Speaker 1 (08:27):
We're good?
Speaker 2 (08:27):
How are you good? Yes?
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Yes, it's nice, it's rich.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
It's not for using. Yeah, I mean it's cold. Would
you like to come here and work? Are you sure? Okay,
but we just wanted to drop the A for you. Okay,
looks it's just for you.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Literally marry almost Merry Christmas, you guys. Merry Christmas.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Oh my goodness, thank you. I love you girls.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
It's Christmas wish
It's the John Jayne Rich Christmas Wish. It's John Jaye Rich.
Today's Christmas Wish. It's happening in Colorado Springs. Miriam, good morning,
Good morning. Tell us a little bit about Andra.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Andra is an incredible woman. I met her a couple
of years ago. She was referred to me by a
mutual friend as a voice student. I'm a voice teacher,
and yeah, and so she was having difficulty with some
stuff with her singing voice. And she shared a lot
of her story, and as we went on with a
(00:34):
student teacher relationship, we ended up really clicking and becoming
really close friends. And Andrew's story has been quite challenging
over the years. She has two boys who have autism,
both of whom I've also taught singing too at one
point or another. And she's just she is one of
(00:55):
the most amazing women I've ever known, with the biggest heart.
She sees people as inherently good, and she's just her
voice is incredible, she's a brilliant performer. She's just one
of the kindest hearted human beings has ever had the pleasure.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Well, let's get her on the phone. Then let's try
to grant this wish. For her. All right, so we're
gonna call it. We're gona call her right now. Hello. Hi,
is Andrew there? Please?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Oh this is Andra.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Hey Andrew, it's John Jaye Rich. We're wondering if we
could put you on the radio with us for just
a moment. Please sure, can you hear us? Okay? Yes? Okay? Good?
You know Miriam, your friend Miriam. Yes, she wrote us
a letter about you, and we were so touched by
it we asked her to read the letter to on
(01:49):
the radio. Do you have a minute, Yeah, Miriam? Are
you there?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
I am Hi Andra, Hi Mariam.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
So whenever you're ready.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Okay, Dear John Jay and Rich. I am writing to
nominate my dear friend and former student, Andra Birch for
a Christmas wish. I met Andra a couple of years
ago when she first came to my voice studio. She
has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard,
but it is her heart, her unwavering kindness, and her
(02:22):
resilience that have made her not just a student, but
one of my dearest friends. Andre is the full time
caregiver to her two sons, Alan, who's twenty one, and
thirteen year old Zach, both boys have autism and need
constant support, therapy, and structure. Because their needs are so great,
Andrew is unable to work outside the home. Recently, Medicaid
(02:44):
cut her caregiving hours, and at the same time her
has been Dave lost his job during the government shutdown,
practically overnight, their family's income dropped by more than two thirds.
Despite these overwhelming challenges, Andra and Dave continue to care
for others. They help support Dave's mother, and now Dave's
father has become gravely ill. Dave needs to travel to
(03:07):
be with him, but Andra cannot afford to go. If
she steps away from caregiving in Colorado for even a moment,
she won't get paid. She's torn between the people she loves,
caring more than anyone should ever have to, yet she
continues to give everything she has. Their family is exhausted, frightened,
and doing everything they can to stay afloat. I'm hoping
(03:28):
with all my heart that a Christmas wish can bring
them some light, relief and hope this holiday season. They
desperately need it and they deeply deserve it. Thank you
for considering them, Miriam. That is beautiful. I love you
so much. They believe you.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
Andrew, we are going to grant you a Christmas wish.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Okay, thank you.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
So we have some stuff we like to give you
and your family.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Uh. For Alan, your son, yeah, we'd like to give
him an electric guitar with a kit with an amp,
digital tuner, strings and more.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Oh my god, thank you.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
We also got on the Minecraft movie lego set.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Maroon Five's latest album, Love is like unlimited edition vinyl.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
He's gonna totally freak out. This is awesome.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
We're also going to give him my little Pony projection nightlight.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
He's gonna love that. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Well. He also is going to get one hundred dollars
to Old Navy and one hundred dollars of dsw Oh.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
My gosh, he's not gonna know what to do with himself.
Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
And for Zach, he's thirteen, right, Zach. Yeah, we're getting
him the Gigglescape, Plush Dinosaur U an art supply kit,
Welcome to the Symphony, Immersive Classical Music book, JBL noise
canceling Bluetooth headphones, Oh cool, one hundred dollars gift card
(05:13):
to Old Navy, and one hundred dollar gift card to
DSW Oh.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Thank you so much. Yeah, I gotta love those.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Thank you, Andrew for you. We got you an Aura
Digital photo frame, a one hundred dollar gift card to
Main Event, one hundred dollars to Mateo, Salon and Spa.
Oh my god, we're getting you a ring ring camera
kit that includes three cameras, so you get the ring
(05:41):
camera at your house.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Oh thank you, Oh my god, thank you. We needed
some more because we don't have any in the backyard
and we don't have any in the garage. And thank you.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
We're also going to give you a two hundred and
fifty dollars gift card to Walmart.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Oh, thank you. Okay, thank you, You're welcome.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
We're also gonna get to your house deep cleaned uh
from leave it at your door LLC, a deep cleaning service.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
How much are your utilities It doesn't matter, love up.
Our foundation is going to pay for your utilities for
a month.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Oh okay, okay, yeah, thank you.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Well, Marry Merry Christmas to you.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
That very Christmas to you. God, bless you. Thank you
so much.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Of course. Now here's the really cool part is if
you open your front door, we have our elf Lindsey
right outside with everything we just talked about. Lindsey, are
you Lindsey the Elf? Hi? Lindsey. Hello, Hi, So aunt
Andrew opened the door. So if you see Lindsey, and
Lizzie is a great singer too, Lizzie, you're gonna.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Sing Where you got that information?
Speaker 1 (07:07):
I'm holding up right now.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
I was down the street. I didn't want to like
startle you. Okay, I'm here, Yeah, you see here. This
is the second my son might get there before I do.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
Moment, Miriam, maybe you can sing a few bars of
one of the songs that you teach people singh. We
can do some vocal exercise.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Every here comes Santa Claus.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
I think every good boy do just fine? Pretty good
boy does gone?
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Okay, one moment, someone's at the door.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
Do you want to come see with me?
Speaker 2 (07:53):
It's okay?
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Oh everyone gets crazy, It's okay.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Hi.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
So, how are you good? How are you?
Speaker 2 (08:07):
Aren't so beautiful? This is con merry Christmas gifts for
you that I'm right here right now. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
It's the point.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
How are you guys doing?
Speaker 1 (08:27):
We're good?
Speaker 2 (08:27):
How are you good? Yes?
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Yes, it's nice, it's rich.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
It's not for using. Yeah, I mean it's cold. Would
you like to come here and work? Are you sure? Okay,
but we just wanted to drop the A for you. Okay,
looks it's just for you.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Literally marry almost Merry Christmas, you guys. Merry Christmas.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Oh my goodness, thank you. I love you girls.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
It's Christmas wish
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