An intubated Covid-19 patient played the violin in the ICU to thank health care workers

[sheshe2]

The 70-year-old patient used pen and paper to communicate with a nurse and had one request.
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Toward the middle of my shift he wrote, 'You know, I really want to play here at the hospital. What do you think about my wife bringing in my violin and viola?,'"Ciara Sase, a RN at McKay-Dee Hospital, said in a news release.

While the request took some planning and approval by doctors, Sase was ultimately able to grant him his wish. She stayed in his room and monitored him as he played church hymns and the "Tennessee Waltz," according to the news release.


"It brought tears to my eyes. For all the staff to see a patient doing this while intubated was unbelievable," Sase said. "Even though he was so sick, he was still able to push through. You could see how much it meant to him. Playing kind of helped to soothe his nerves and brought him back to the moment."

"I'm used to patients being miserable or sedated while being intubated, but Grover made an unfortunate situation into something positive. This was by far one of my favorite memories in the ICU that I've had. It was a small light in the darkness of COVID."

More: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/18/us/intubated-covid-19-patient-plays-violin-trnd/index.html

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This was by far one of my favorite memories in the ICU that I've had. It was a small light in the darkness of COVID."

[spicysista]

1. .......

The beauty of music is such a precious gift to us. One more reason for me to be grateful this year.

[sheshe2]

2. It has helped me, spicysister.

It helps soothe the soul.

[Crunchy Frog]

3. I'm surprised he could even tolerate not being sedated

while on a ventilator. I've heard that it's practically impossible for anyone to tolerate.

Good for him though.

[crickets]

4. Amazing, and how wonderful.

I do hope he recovers, and soon.