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Music Room
December 19, 2008 |
Hearing the beat of the drums and seeing the smiles on little faces, one may not guess that those things are happening during an impromptu concert in a hospital
room. But that is exactly what recently happened at The Children’s Hospital of Southwest
Florida.
“I’m proud to say I’m sitting in the Cliff Williams music therapy room here at the
Children’s Hospital. It’s a room filled with musical instruments, posters; it very
much feels like a nightclub or a recording studio rather than a hospital room,”
says famous drummer Steve Luongo.
Steve has also taken on the role of philanthropist and played a large role in opening
the unique room. The harmonious space is providing some rhythmic relief for dozens
of young patients.
“When I see one of these little guys or girls come in and they’ve
lost their hair from chemo and they’re hooked up to some machine that’s taller than
they are, that machine all of a sudden disappears and the drums are there and they
pick up a set of sticks and they’re lost, they’re lost in music. Why music? Because
it helps children that are dealing with more than most of us will ever know to deal
with it a little better. I think it’s the chord that runs through all of us. Music
heals it makes you smile. It never hurts you.”
The rocking room is the first of its kind in the United States. Its creation was
made possible by the work of the John Entwistle foundation and Barbara’s Friends.
The music room will also be regularly staffed with musicians who will be on hand
to offer lessons to patients. |
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