Musicians create healing environment for family caregivers

Laura Strickland and Alex Mack had played their flute and guitar together at hospitals and health facilities for a couple of years when they realized they were having a positive impact on caregivers, too. “Caregivers routinely approached us after our performances to let us know how therapeutic the music had been for them,” Strickland said. “They shared that they were overly stressed and needed more opportunities for relaxation. We felt that it was important to expand our efforts to help these…