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Music Heals Us

Coconut Telegraph

SRQ DAILY

SATURDAY JUL 15, 2017 |

Andrew Lakey is changing lives one ukulele at a time. As  a cancer survivor, Andrew knows first hand how difficult it is to stay positive and that receiving emotional support is just as important as the physical treatment. He has pledged to bring joy back into young cancer patient’s lives through the healing power of music and is on a mission to deliver 100 ukuleles.  At only 17 he has created the Music Heals Us charity where donations contribute to the purchasing of ukuleles and music lessons. Andrew is very passionate and believes “Music can cure all struggles. It can give you hope to get through the day, the surgery, and the chemo. Giving a cancer patient a free ukulele and free lessons can give them the ability to stay strong.”

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