Day in and day out, our Kids Rock Cancer music therapists are seeing children, teens and young adults faced with the challenges of cancer...
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Day in and day out, our Kids Rock Cancer music therapists are seeing children, teens and young adults faced with the challenges of cancer and blood disorders. People often ask them, “How do you handle that? Isn’t it that so sad? How do you not cry all the time...
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Kids Rock Cancer music therapist, Jaime, describes the first time she met Savanna. “When I walked into the room to introduce the program, she had a sparkle in her eye. We had an instant connection.” Thirteen-year-old Savanna has all the makings of a rock star: singer, musician and pure...
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On April 11, KRC’s dear friend Erin Bode hosted a concert to celebrate the re-release of her album Here and Now on vinyl, and also to celebrate the life of the late KRC rock star, Arianna (Ari) Dougan. KRC music therapists Tracie, Jaime and Cara performed the opening act,...
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This past March, KRC music therapists presented at the American Music Therapy Association Great Lakes Regional Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Their 90-minute presentation, The Lasting Impact of Therapeutic Songwriting: Patients, Families, and Therapists, focused on the many ways KRC sessions can provide an impactful experience for all who are...
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This young lady was starting her weekend off right, with a visit from Mickey Mouse in the St. Louis Children’s Hospital clinic and composing an original song in a KRC session! Inga was very excited to tell the music therapist, Cara, all about her favorite things―including her stuffed animals...
Read More >How did you get involved in KRC? Throughout my professional career in education I volunteered at Maryville, helping whenever I could. I worked closely with Erin Verry (then-director of Alumni Relations) whenever possible, especially at class reunion time. We had a very supportive class, (’72) so I wanted our...
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When KRC’s music therapist, Jaime, met Amoralee, Jaime was walking down the halls of SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital with a guitar on her back. The moment Amoralee saw the guitar; her eyes widened and she smiled, giving a big, “Hello!” She was recovering from surgery and was excited...
Read More >How did you get involved in Kids Rock Cancer? Years ago, I had taken up singing as an avocation and was singing with a group at a senior living center. We had just completed a performance and one of the residents approached me and said, “You know, that was...
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On Friday, January 25, 2019, a “rock star” named Hailey had the amazing opportunity of a lifetime: a recording session, free of charge, courtesy of Carl Nappa and John Rogliano at the St. Louis Recording Club. How did this come about? Through the efforts of local songwriter Al Hammerman, MD,...
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On Thursday, Feb 21, Kids Rock Cancer celebrated the fourth annual #1000 Saints event at Maryville University, raising a record $40,000 dollars! What might seem like a regular night of basketball is no regular night at all. This event enables students, faculty, staff, volunteers and the community to have...
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