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# Reene's Song

Music therapy made a difference in a patient's battle with Alzheimer's disease.

 STORY BY JOHN SOEDER | ART BY LEN PERALTA

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*Special thanks to Bill Kramer and Dr. Becky Wellman for helping us share Reene Kramer’s story. Cleveland Clinic’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health offers free [“Group Music Therapy for Individuals with Memory Loss” sessions](https://events.clevelandclinic.org/detail-page.php?event=8246) online Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific time.*

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