A Cradle of Sound

WednesdayEvening, January 8, 2014.....cold but not as cold as it was the last couple days.....something about those crazy Canadians sending us Americans Polar Air.....Ay?  lol

Anyway.....I wanted to blog about my Companion and Lady friend.  She has been very sick with the Upper Respiratory Flu, along with her roommate and a dozen other Residents who have a weakened immune system.  It takes so much out of her, she is still on an antibiotic but the cough and congestion lingers.  I feel like Music is all she has to stimulate her mind and body.

The last 3 visits it has taken me an hour or so to get her fully engaged with me.  This is so unlike her.  Today I played my Harp next to her bed and put her hand on the wood so she could feel the Vibrations....she just sighed loudly a couple times...meaning she was content.  She was SO content, she drifted off again for about an hour!  When she started to wake I had her moved to her chair and took her to the Computer Room for a change of sounds (not sights, as she is blind).  While we were in there I played a Bob Dylan Album on my IPAD for her....she just lit up!  LOVED the Harmonica and tapped her feet to the Music....we were Rockin.

I am constantly trying to find new things to expose her to each time I am there and of course they are all related to Music.  We continued on to the Dining Room where I played Piano for an hour or so...geeze today I made tons of mistakes...my mind must have been on several different things and none of them were Piano!  There is a Resident there that is over 100 and she loves to wheel right up next to me on the other side of the Piano to listen....she claps after each piece and tries to sing along, not remembering any of the words....it's just priceless and joyful.  My hope is my Lady will regain some of the ground she has lost and can enjoy and engage with my Music.  I'm feeling a little down tonight but I will start fresh tomorrow with strong Intentions to create a cradle of sound around her....to encase her with the beauty and vibrations,  the total mind, body and spirit healing that Music can give.  Notice I said "healing" and not "curing"....we all deserve this total healing, this Cradle of Sound.