How Michael Jackson and music therapy has helped a young Grand Junction girl

Music therapy helps Kailani

Julie Hubbard and her husband adopted Kailani in 2019; the baby was nine days old and suffering withdrawal symptoms from prenatal alcohol exposure.

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  1. Julie Hubbard and her husband adopted Kailani in 2019; the baby was nine days old and suffering withdrawal symptoms from prenatal alcohol exposure.
  2. Kailani, now seven, was later diagnosed with behavioral conditions tied to that exposure, and music therapy became a tool her family turned to after a doctor recommended it.
  3. Her therapist Bridgett worked Michael Jackson into the sessions, and her mother says the change was night and day, helping Kailani regulate her emotions and gain patience.
  4. The family shares the story hoping other parents will ask their doctors or insurers whether music therapy could help their children.
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