This morning I am preparing to be part of a panel on the role of art in helping those who live with or are caring for someone with Parkinson’s Disease. While I had something written for today, I was captivated by a TED talk by Robert Gupta, a violinist. He explained that music is medicine. He described how he played with a psychotic person, who was also a brilliant violinist, and helped him find moments of sanity.
My husband is a fiddler, and he has told me of similar stories. Once he was asked to come and play for a baby that had no reactions and was dying. When he started to play the baby responded with what could only be described as joy. Weeks later, when the baby died, the mother told him it was a magical moment to see that her child could respond and clearly had at least one moment of happiness in their very short life.
If you haven’t been including art in your life, check out the Wednesday entries of this blog to help you find some ideas. Enjoy an art filled weekend.
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