Every Thursday morning, the 89-year-old grandma Wu Pinxian, plays beautiful piano music for people to relieve(缓解) their stress at Panyu Central Hospital in Guangzhou, CCTV News reported.
Wu started to be a volunteer piano performer at the end of 2023. The hospital holds a piano performance every Thursday to make a relaxing environment and cheer up patients(病人).
Wu's music is effective: many patients and their friends sing along with her piano and some even become her fans. They don't feel so nervous or scared in this way. Wu performs there every Thursday for one and a half hours with just a short break.
Though Wu helps others feel better through her music, she herself feels sad because her husband died in December. But life has to go on. She finds that it's meaningful to work as a volunteer in the hospital. It brings back the old memories. ▲
Wu spends three to four hours practicing the piano every day. After taking up the piano as a hobby, she wants to realize her dream even if she is already 89.
"I believe playing the piano allows the patients to enjoy the music. Although I had not played the piano for a long time, it is good to play for others. I will do my best,"Wu wrote down in her diary.
