Jacky wouldn’t speak, except for yes and no. She was sitting up in her hospital bed, coloring, when I first went in. Although she didn’t...

Mrs. Angleton was a new hospice patient. My music therapy colleague and I stood on her doorstep and introduced ourselves. “Come in,” she...

Jason didn’t look up from his iPad when I entered his room. His grandmother, working on a crossword puzzle, shrugged and said I could try...

Walker was one of our younger hospice patients. At 55, he had been stricken with ALS. I was referred to him by our social worker who knew...

The field staff and family of Mr. Williams (name changed to protect privacy) are not sure how much he can hear. Mr. Williams has...

Children (and adults) on the autism spectrum may seem as if they are in their own world and either are not interested or unable to join...