Just when I think I’ve heard and read it all about Medicare, a story comes along that grabs my attention and makes me want to share it with others:
A New Jersey resident is so thankful for Medicare, he’s written a song about it. Well, not really a song – more like a symphony in four movements for a full symphony orchestra. The name of the piece is, appropriately, Symphony No. 1, Medicare.
Speaking to the New Jersey press, N. H. Derwyn Holder, 74, said he wrote the piece to express his gratitude for the Medicare program and all the help it provided when he underwent numerous medical procedures.
“I’m filled with gratitude that the assistance that I’ve needed was made available for me through the Medicare program, from the AARP supplemental insurance, and by the fine medical people who have helped me to be here today,” Holder told the Hunterdon County Democrat. Describing the music, Holder says, “Through it I wish to ‘give back,’ not tell a story. The Medicare Symphony is the biggest thing I could do. It is intended to sound as beautiful as I could possibly make it.”
Holder is currently trying to arrange a first performance of his Medicare Symphony by enlisting the help of musical colleagues he has worked with during the years. I’ll keep you posted if I find and where and when it’s going to be performed.
In the meantime, I bet we’d be pressed to find someone who is willing to write a symphony for America’s health care system in general…
