Special Moments

I came to a room that was very dark.  The drapes were drawn and the lights were off.  I thought the child must be asleep,

I came to a room that was very dark.  The drapes were drawn and the lights were off.  I thought the child must be asleep,

This patient, sitting in a chair in the Emergency Room, was enjoying the music so much he did not want me to move on!  He

I had barely made it to the waiting area when I was stopped by an elderly gentleman who wanted to listen for a few moments. 

I paused at the door to this darkened room, and the patient inside seemed to be unresponsive.  The patient’s daughter was sitting at his bedside,

The visitors in this room invited me inside.  I played “Edelweiss,” and the patient smiled.  One of the visitors asked if I could play a

A visitor beckoned me into this room, and I played “Ode to Joy” as I entered.  Another visitor said, “Oh, that sounds like church music!” 

This patient was sitting in her chair by her bed.  She gave me a big smile when she saw me at her door.  She enjoyed

The patient in the bed near the window was hidden behind the curtain.  The other patient was in a chair by the door.  He smiled

This patient was lying in bed, and she told me that she recognized me from a previous visit.  She said that I had played “Ave

The mother of this young female patient opened the door as I paused outside.  She went to sit next to her daughter as I played. 

Strolling and playing in the hall of a patient unit, I paused outside a room when a patient and his visitor came out.  They brought

When I approached this room, I saw the female visitor was sitting at the side of the bed, and the patient was sleeping soundly with

A visitor followed me down the hall and asked me to play for his wife.  He opened the door for me as I approached and

As I was walking down the hall, I passed a room which had five visitors in it.  They all took a synchronized “double take” as

The nurse was finishing up in this patient’s room as I entered the unit, and the patient’s wife called me into the room as she

The patient was lying in bed and motioned me in when she saw me in the doorway.  She said, “I couldn’t figure out where that

As I made my rounds in this hallway, a staff member stopped me to express her appreciation for the harpists.  She said, “I wish you

The patient, an alert and oriented female, was sitting in the hall in a wheelchair watching all the activity.  She smiled as I came down

While playing in the hallway, a visitor came and stood by me.  She said, “I’ve never seen such a small harp.  It sounds very beautiful.” 

I was called into the room immediately by the patient’s daughter, who was seated so she could see the door.  She said, “Look, Mother.  You’re