JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Using music to make seriously ill children feel better: A new tool has made its way into local hospital rooms, bringing parents and kids a lifelong gift.
Board certified music therapist Julie Avirett is making music in an unlikely place, using kids' heartbeats to make them feel better with the help of a digital stethoscope.
A digital stethoscope at @WolfsonChildren hospital is being used to make music, how? It's on @ActionNewsJax at 5:55 pic.twitter.com/zV0SbfGDk9
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Little Hazel is hooked up to machines now. She’s getting stronger every day. Doctors feared Hazel’s heartbeat wouldn’t be beating today.
Now Hazel's heartbeat provides the beat for a song from Avirett.
Hazel's mother Tiffany Perry calls Hazel her "miracle baby."
“She’s my little miracle because of all the stuff she has been through,” Perry said.
Music therapy and a digital stethoscope is turning @WolfsonChildren hospital rooms into recording studios @ActionNewsJax 5:55 pic.twitter.com/Ush5V3xUIV
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A mother’s little miracle, honored in a song. It's a gift Perry will cherish for a lifetime.
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“I’ll make sure I tell her where it come from and who did it for her,” Perry said.
The digital stethoscope was purchased using a $500 grant from Get Well Network.
The beautiful way music therapy is helping young kids at @WolfsonChildren @ActionNewsJax at 5:55 pic.twitter.com/Qam0FVdX6u
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) January 30, 2017
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