Musical Morphine: Transforming Pain One Note at a Time

The story of therapeutic music in America, told in a readable, entertaining, and meaningful way. -Laurel Hunt, pet therapy volunteer, Mission Healthcare author, Pawprints: Reflections on Loving and Losing a Canine Companion As a physician, I often see patients struggle through illness and suffer the limits of medical interventions. A must read. Meacham, PhD Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Mars Hill University Adjunct Professor, Dept. Music, through its many layers and forms, is intrinsically built to accompany end-of-life experiences and all the emotions that arise on that path. As a healthcare music practitioner, Gaiser offers

As a Certified Music Practitioner (CMP), she is trained to provide live, bedside, one-on-one acoustic music to critically and chronically ill, elderly, and dying patients. and becoming caregiver-and bedside musician-for her dying father, she enrolled in a certification program for therapeutic musicians. . She also sang in classical choirs and joined The Mill Run Dulcimer Band, recording seven albums now included in the Smit

A deeply satisfying and heartfelt memoir about the healing power of music In Musical Morphine, Robin Gaiser chronicles her physical and spiritual journey to becoming a Certified Music Practitioner (CMP). Each vignette captures the intimacy and therapeutic impact of her music upon individual patients. She calms spirits and eases pain and anxiety for terminally-ill and dying patients, often times helping patients fulfill their secret wishes.In offering peace and consolation to patients through her wide range of musical talents, she shows how she is able to find peace within herself. This is a deeply satisfying read from two perspectives. Personally, I have always felt that music has hea. emd55Stepping Out of Comfort and into Comforting the Dying emd5542 While reading Robin's wonderful testimony over the course of four days, I was drawn to walking alongside her in my volunteer work of being present with the memory-impaired and elderly in an assisted living facility, serving differently perhaps but serving with energy and compassion. Music speaks through this musician deep into the spirits of those who can no longer speak and those who are living into death. It is comforting and uplifting, transporting the longing listener to experiences of yesteryear and what has been. I am grateful to Robin for sharing part of her life's story and her gifts which many have enjo. "Stepping Out of Comfort and into Comforting the Dying" according to emd55Stepping Out of Comfort and into Comforting the Dying emd5542 While reading Robin's wonderful testimony over the course of four days, I was drawn to walking alongside her in my volunteer work of being present with the memory-impaired and elderly in an assisted living facility, serving differently perhaps but serving with energy and compassion. Music speaks through this musician deep into the spirits of those who can no longer speak and those who are living into death. It is comforting and uplifting, transporting the longing listener to experiences of yesteryear and what has been. I am grateful to Robin for sharing part of her life's story and her gifts which many have enjo. 2. While reading Robin's wonderful testimony over the course of four days, I was drawn to walking alongside her in my volunteer work of being present with the memory-impaired and elderly in an assisted living facility, serving differently perhaps but serving with energy and compassion. Music speaks through this musician deep into the spirits of those who can no longer speak and those who are living into death. It is comforting and uplifting, transporting the longing listener to experiences of yesteryear and what has been. I am grateful to Robin for sharing part of her life's story and her gifts which many have enjo. said Stepping Out of Comfort and into Comforting the Dying. While reading Robin's wonderful testimony over the course of four days, I was drawn to walking alongside her in my volunteer work of being present with the memory-impaired and elderly in an assisted living facility, serving differently perhaps but serving with energy and compassion. Music speaks through this musician deep into the spirits of those who can no longer speak and those who are living into death. It is comforting and uplifting, transporting the longing listener to experiences of yesteryear and what has been. I am grateful to Robin for sharing part of her life's story and her gifts which many have enjo. JMfromNC said Excellent compilation of stories from the heart.. Anyone who has tried to help a parent die with dignity will truly appreciate this book. And for those who haven't faced this challenge yet, this is an excellent way to prepare. I was with both my mother and father when they 'crossed over' and wish we had had Robin with us. For my mother's death, it might have helped my sister (who was a little hysterical) and been calmer for my Mom. When my Dad was in a coma, dying in the hospital, I felt his presence and knew that I needed to sing. Those old hymns came back to memory, and helped us both as I sang to him until his last breath.I must admit that I have known Robin

As she learned how valuable music could be in easing patients' pain -- both physical and psychological -- she began to share her stories with friends and colleagues in music and medicine. This book is the result.. Robin Russell Gaiser became a Certified Music Practitioner after a career as a performing musician and teacher