The Transformative Power of Music
Music has given Charlie Blanchard his voice back.
Charlie Blanchard has spent over 16 years of his life with Parkinson's Disease. After 7 years of care taking, Charlie and his wife, Joan, decided that it would be best for Charlie to move to the Minneapolis Veterans Home. Thanks to two volunteers and the transformative power of music, Charlie's life has changed dramatically. Now the owner of six harmonicas, Charlie, along with guitarist John and volunteer Ray perform for the residents of the veterans home.
This clip is part of Heroes & History, a TPT production in partnership with Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.
This story is part of the collection The Call to Serve: Stories of Sacrifice, War and the Way Home, which was funded by the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation.
