Josephine

Jenny’s love of music and her kindness to others was quite evident to her many friends and family. Through the…

A mom came out into the hall. She told me that her son was a musician and could I come into the room and play for him?

My name is Kendra Jennings. I am 17 and suffer from a very rare disease. I spend most of my time in the hospital…

You guys will like this one… 5 months ago, I received a letter from “BIG” JACK through our network. Big Jack told me that he wanted to donate 15 ukuleles…

As I sit here typing this, Eva is upstairs practicing her ukulele. She has become devoted to the instrument. She practices every day, sometimes for hours…

This is a 4 year old lad who has to ‘sit still’ for about 3 hours, twice every week for renal treatment. He already wants to be a rock star so the ukulele is just great for him…

This patient is a young 16 year old girl who is facing the difficult situation and reality of a new chronic diagnosis. What makes this girl stand out is…

Emery my daughter loved learning and practicing the Ukulele with the music therapist while she was staying at University of Iowa for bone marrow transplant…

Please enjoy this video that was written, directed and produced by Briana as part of her therapy here at TCH. She has been working really hard on memory, cognition…

Here are some pictures from a “jam session” that we organized between two incredibly talented patients, Brendon and Drequan…

Isa wrote this song with me last week, prior to regaining her speech. She was struggling to walk, stand, and talk without pain and discomfort…

Bean strikes again! A little explanation is in order here. Josephine was deemed severe to profoundly deaf in both ears shortly after she was born…

There is a brand new UKC theme song! Composed by Jay Lichty of Lichty Guitars and Ukuleles, it’s a great tune that captures the spirit of the Ukulele Kids Club…

I just wanted to send you a quick hello and let you know how wonderful it has been to incorporate the ukuleles that you donated to CMHH…