April 2022

Episode 30

April 27, 2022 – Hosted by Integrative Therapies team member Tammy Bernard with a special interview with patient Bertis Mackey

Guided by Tammy bernard and live musical accompaniment by ricky kendall

Watch Bertis' seated dancing session

Sickle Cell patient, Bertis, describes dancing as a distraction from her pain and an out of body experience

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Episode 29

April 20, 2022 – With host Jason Hedges and featuring Jessica and Lourdes Gonzalez with their bilingual blackout poetry recital

Episode 28

April 13, 2022 – Hosts Michael Claytor and Andrew Hix discuss working with Rakeem “Viper” Smith in the hospital and release his song “Poem”

WUFT News segment

WUFT’s video highlighting Rakeem’s songwriting process with Arts in Medicine

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Arts in Medicine: Creating Music Bedside

A video by Jessica Holmer about Rakeem Smith’s songwriting process with AIM

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Patient Spotlight: The Heart and Soul of Viper

Arts in Medicine’s feature article about Rakeem Smith’s songwriting journey with Arts in Medicine

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Episode 27

April 6, 2022 – A StorySpa episode with patient and storyteller, Pamela C Boswell. Hosted by Jason Hedges