The Singing Harp

October 2009.  Initially just the patient was in the room.  The daughter came in a few minutes before I left.  The patient looked at me with an expression of wonder and joy.  She said that when she heard the recording of music when a baby is born, it gives her goosebumps all over.  She said that years ago she could have sung like a bird, but has lost her voice.  I played, “Eidelweiss” and she was trying to remember the words so I sang while I played.  She tried to sing with me.  It brought her to tears.  “The music is coming from you, through the harp, to me, and is so gorgeous.  Thank you so much!”