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There\u2019s something beautiful about music that speaks to us on a primal level far below our everyday consciousness. We associate with it, it makes us laugh, it makes us cry, it makes us brave, it makes us reflective.<\/p>\n
Put plainly, there\u2019s very little a good piece of music can\u2019t do when it comes to improving a situation. A well selected melody can be the perfect antidote for stress or angst, a soft refrain the ideal tool to put a troubled mind at ease.<\/p>\n
Just ask Lindon Beckford, a patient transporter at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He\u2019s been singing since he was a boy, and for him the location isn\u2019t important, only that he can bring a bit of comfort to the world, and to himself, with his voice.<\/p>\n
Beckford\u2019s been serenading for as long as he can remember, but even he couldn\u2019t have expected the reaction he\u2019d get when he sang for the patients he was transporting.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was always singing at work. I was always singing as a child growing up, so it was just a natural thing. It was more for a comforting thing\u2026\u201d said Beckford.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026 So I did that just to comfort myself, but all of a sudden I get to realize people was listening to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having realized that his singing was helping, Beckford began to incorporate it into his routine. He\u2019s been working at the same hospital for over 30 years, so he\u2019s had the chance to perfect all manner of techniques to ease the woes of anxious patients.<\/p>\n
He explained: \u201cDepending on the conversation that I hear\u2026 is the patient in pain? What song can I sing to relieve them.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end when I get them to their procedure or back to their room they will tell me, \u2018you know, you make this trip from here to there so much easier because of your singing\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Beckford, it\u2019s simply an expression of something he knows and loves. For his patients, however, it can make a world of difference.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember the first time a patient journeyed with me, I was taking her to the cath lab, and she started doing harmonies for what I was singing, I\u2019m like \u2018oh\u2019, it was so amazing, I\u2019m like \u2018wow\u2019, and ever since then that happened a few times,\u201d Beckford said.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s obvious for all to see that Beckford cares a great deal for the people he is transporting. At a time when they may be confused or worried, unsure and sometimes scared, his voice is a soothing companion that lets them know things are going to be OK. There are few things as priceless as that.<\/p>\n
Watch the video below to hear Beckford sing:<\/p>\n