“When I was in the hospital, they found out that I liked music and that I could play the piano. So they had this little keyboard they would bring up to my room and let me play. The music therapist at the hospital found out about it, introduced herself, and we began playing some songs together. She was telling me about what she does, and I just got really interested in it. It helped take my mind off what I was going through, for sure.

“I plan to go to San Jacinto College for two years to get my basics and then transfer to Sam Houston State to study music therapy. I’ve wanted to do something with music, and I also thought about being a nurse, so the two just combined. I’d like to work in a hospital setting helping patients or maybe at a school helping kids with special needs.”

— Candice Flores

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