South Carolina nurses bring joy to hospitalized patients with the gift of music. Benjamin Baker is from Florence and is a nurse in Prisma Health’s Neuroscience and Stroke Unit. Like many nurses, he spent this Christmas caring for others. But for Baker, it meant going a step further to spread a little holiday cheer. He arrived early for his shift to fill the hall with the sound of music. “Patients’ families would come into the hallway and say, ‘Is that a real violin?'” Baker said. “They knew they could hear the music, but they didn’t know if it was real. So I walked and played for them. The nurses liked it. The patient’s family. The patient loved it, everyone loved it.Baker has been playing the violin since he was four years old, but his love for the instrument began at an early age. “It’s about serving and receiving the gifts that God has given me,” he said after watching an orchestra on TV when he was about three or four. “I always feel that music is like medicine,” he said. “Sometimes certain songs take people back to certain times. I’ve played for certain people, I’ve played certain songs, and they say, ‘When I was this age And I remember hearing this song for the first time: “The love of music and the love of caring for patients go hand in hand. Music is so calming. It’s That’s why I think it’s definitely a gift to take care of people, to give them music, to be able to take care of them in every way,” said Baker. I wouldn’t say I’m playing. He plays to see the joy it brings to people’s faces — all year round, not just on vacation. “You can’t put it into words. Money can’t make up for the feelings they’re feeling. You can see them feeling. They’re rocking, they’re listening, they’re humming the lyrics.” I am,” he said. He said. “If I could do it every day, I would.”
South Carolina nurses bring joy to hospitalized patients with the gift of music.
Benjamin Baker is from Florence and is a nurse in Prisma Health’s Neuroscience and Stroke Unit. Like many nurses, he spent this Christmas caring for others. But for Baker, it meant going a step further to spread a little holiday cheer. He arrived early for his shift to fill the hall with the sound of music.
“Patients’ families would come into the hallway and say, ‘Is that a real violin?'” Baker said. “They knew they could hear the music, but they didn’t know if it was real. So I walked and played for them. The nurses liked it. The patient’s family. patients loved it, everyone loved it, they just loved the music.”
Baker has been playing the violin since the age of four, but his love for the instrument began at an early age. He says he remembers seeing an orchestra on TV when he was 3 or he was 4 and wanting to play the violin.
“To serve and receive the gifts God has given me,” he said.[Playing] they mean a lot to me. ”
Over the years, Baker says he has played for nursing homes, veterans and, of course, hospitals.
“I always feel that music is like medicine,” he said. We played for certain people, we played certain songs. And they say, “I remember the first time I heard this song when I was this age,” and it brings back memories – great memories. ”
His love of music and his love of caring for patients go hand in hand, he says.
“Music is so comforting, and that’s why it definitely feels like a gift to be able to take care of people, provide them with music, and take care of them in every way possible,” Baker said.
Baker doesn’t say he’s playing for money or ratings. He plays to see the joy it brings to people’s faces — all year round, not just on vacation.
“You can’t put it into words. Money can’t make up for the feelings they’re feeling. You can see them feeling. They’re rocking, they’re listening, they’re humming the lyrics.” I am,” he said. He said. “If I could do it every day, I would.”