PostHeaderIcon Michigan music therapist records young patients’ heartbeats

In this Friday, June 17, 2016, image from video, Bridget Sova, music therapist at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., records the heartbeat of Julius Jackson while he holds his daughter, Mistha. Sova records the heartbeats of young patients–and sometimes their parents–and sets the sounds to music as a memory-making gift for parents and other loved ones. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A music therapist at a Michigan children’s hospital has made dozens of unique recordings as a gift for patients’ parents and other loved ones. rhythmic heartbeats of young patients then blends them with a recording of her playing guitar or singing a tune of the family’s choosing. Sova, 24, says it’s a way to ensure the heartbeats live on, regardless of what happens to the child. Read more here

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