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Music therapy helps Kamloops seniors with memory loss

We'll drop by a Kamloops seniors home where music therapy is used to help with memory loss.

We'll drop by a Kamloops seniors home where music therapy is used to help with memory loss.

Grant Porter singing to residents at the Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops (Jennifer Chrumka/CBC)
Grant Porter singing to residents at the Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops (Jennifer Chrumka/CBC)

March is music therapy month.Music has been used to help treat a wide range of conditions, from cancer,to autism,to brain injuries,dementia and more.

Grant Porter has been working as a music therapist in Kamloops for over 12 years.Mostly with seniors.

Daybreak's Jennifer Chrumka caught up with him yesterday,during a session at the Gemstone Care Centre.

To hear the audio, click the link:Music therapy helps Kamloops seniors with memory loss