Music can be a powerful, healing tool and Lucy Thomas, a Vancouver music therapist, has seen its physical benefits first hand in her palliative care patients. March is Music Therapy Month and Thomas told North By Northwest host Sheryl MacKay that her goal when playing music to patients is to help them mentally escape the confines of their hospital rooms. She plays violin and guitar to patients and describes the connection she creates with them through music as "magical." "Playing music to them can take them to a whole different place, especially if it's familiar music," she said. Growing up, music therapy seemed like a natural path to take, she said.

Source: CBC News March 24, 2018 21:56 UTC