Monday afternoon, August 5, 2013...really AWESOME August Weather!!!
Today I had an appointment to play for my sweet lady in Assisted living and to also meet one of her other Daughters for the first time. I was also supposed to meet to the Activities Director who had called me last week asking about my Services. My appointment was at 2:15 to play for my Patient, but I got there a bit early and spoke to the A. D. who asked why I was there on a day with scheduled Music for the Residents. Apparently there were 10 Musicians and Singers in the Dining Room setting up for an hour's Concert, one that the Ambulatory Residents look forward to........that would include my Patient.
I decided to stick my head in her room and check on her Roommate who is very ill. She was very restless so I spoke to her and asked if she would like me to play my Harp for her. She smiled and thanked me...so I got started. A Nurse came in to check on her and I introduced myself to him and asked him if there were any other Bedridden Patients in that Wing that couldn't go to enjoy the Concert in the Dining Room....he was awesome and took me to 3 rooms down the Hall, thanked me for being there and left me trying to decide who to approach first. My instincts were correct. A lovely lady, alone in her room heard me walk in so I introduced myself and asked if she was interested in a little Harp Music.
She lit up like the Sun, so I will call her Sunshine. So I told her I would be back in about 1/2 hr to play for her but I wanted to finish playing for someone else first. She smiled and said ok, but are you coming back? So after about 30 min. I went to Sunshine's room and she was resting with her eyes closed and I wasn't sure if I should wake her, but she heard me when I got close to the bed and was thrilled to see the Harp. She told me she didn't think I was really coming back, lots of people say that but they never do she told me. OK, that was hard to hear. Sunshine was so engaged with the Music. I started off with some Unfamiliar Music, just to get her used to the sound of the Harp and to feel it's vibrations. After about 10 minutes I started with some familiar love songs...to which she sang with each one. And although my Music is continuous, she clapped after each song! About 20 minutes into this Session, a family member came in and was thrilled to see the Bedside Harping. I stayed about another 10 minutes and left with the hope that I would stick my head in the door next week and possibly try to play for her again.
Today was an unexpected turn of events....I could have just turned around and gone home.....but I am so blessed and honored to have played for these two women that would not have otherwise enjoyed the peace and relaxing vibrations of the Harp today. I turned an unexpected day into an exceptional day....Yipeeeeeee
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