I have finally convinced people here in my nursing home, specifically the Activities Director, to investigate Music Therapy for our elderly patients, including us stroke victims. I have been recruited to provide the music every morning to accompany exercise classes. The residents have responded overwhelmingly to the music of their High School years. Coincidentally, I play "The Chicken Dance" and even the most debilitated will respond in some positive way. Perhaps just moving their feet slightly while smiling broadly. It is so heartwarming to witness.

Until their resent deaths, we had both a Broadway Show Dancer and a Concert Pianist who, although being in end-stage Alzheimer's, learned eye-blink communication and could answer my yes/no questions and, using a scan method, could tell me what they wanted to have me play on Pandora. I truly loved those ladies. Probably the copyright cops would arrest me for showing love to a couple of octogenarian ladies who had long since paid their contributions to the world.

Donny

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