“Broken Feather” Supports the Myelin Repair Foundation with Music

Posted by Justine Lam on Nov 17th, 2009

Rick Bone and Deb Kelson are two musicians with multiple sclerosis (MS) who recently found the Myelin Repair Foundation on MySpace and on Facebook.

Rick was Dx’ed with Relapsing/Remitting MS in 1999 and Deb was Dx’ed in 2004 with Primary Progressive MS. They met on MySpace in a MS support room about 4 and a half years ago.

Before they were diagnosed, Rick played in many bands during the late 70’s and early eighties and Deb was a background singer for local bands in the late 90’s up until 2005.

The Healing Power of Music

For Rick, MS left the left half of his body numb. Therefore, he cannot feel the strings. His motor skills and cognitive skills are greatly diminished. For Deb, her cognitive skills are also poor. When they play live they need sheet music and lyrics in front of them.

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