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MEMBER EXCHANGE ADVANCE FOR JUNE 21-22 In this photo taken on June 13, 2014, Brianna LePage, activities director for Gathering Place Lower Cape Adult Day Center in Eastham, Mass., plays the piano as she sings with Lois Stratton, an Eastham resident. LePage was trained in music therapy, and now uses her skills as a singer and musician to help those with dementia and other cognitive impairments access their memory. Photo: Merrily Cassidy, AP / Cape Cod Times

HYANNIS, Mass. (AP) — On Flag Day about 10 seniors sat around a piano while Brianna LePage, a music therapist at The Gathering Place in Eastham, played patriotic tunes.It was hard not to toe tap and sing along to “The Star Spangled Banner.” And that’s exactly what many in the room did as an hour flew by. Read more here

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