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NPR: Music Therapy Brings Solace To COVID-19 Patients And Healers
February 13, 2021 Tom Sweitzer knows firsthand how social isolation and loneliness are real side effects of living through a pandemic — just as mental health professionals have warned. After he tested positive for the coronavirus last July and recovered from the worst of his initial symptoms, Sweitzer joined a COVID-19 support group on Facebook to…
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NPR: Music Therapists Are Trying To Help COVID-19 Patients Who Experience Loneliness
February 8, 2021 A music therapist in Virginia started a weekly support group for COVID-19 patients to help them deal with social isolation and loneliness. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Can you sing your way through social isolation and loneliness? A music therapist in Virginia started a support group for people with COVID-19. As NPR’s Elizabeth…