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Young donation gives music therapy a boost at Sutter Children’s Center

Elizabeth Feytser’s tiny pink toes tap ever so slightly to the tune of “The Itsy Bitsy Spider,” playing at her cribside in the Sutter Children’s Center ICU. The soothing timbre of music therapist Kathleen Humphries’ voice rolls over the hum of heart monitors and oxygen pulsers as the 6-month-old’s lips curve into a curious smile. Kathleen Humphries, 26, a neurologic music therapist with McConnell Music Therapy Services, plays guitar and sings for Elizabeth “Alli“ Feytsera, 6 months, who is recovering from open heart surgery at Sutter Medical Center. Kathleen Humphries pushes a cart with musical instruments to a patient’s room at Sutter Medical Center. Taylor Andrews, 16, a cancer patient at Sutter Medical Center, is learning to play the ukulele with the help of neurologic music therapist Kathleen Humphries.

 

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