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February 22nd, 2022

Saved by Music and Playing It Forward

  1. Saved by Music and Playing It Forward Tom Kranz 27:18

Is it possible to save a life with music? It is not only possible but a medical reality as we hear from Andrew Schulman, a professional musician whose near-death experience and miraculous recovery is the subject of his first book, Waking the Spirit. Hear about his harrowing surgical experience during which his vital signs bottomed out causing clinical death, the frantic resuscitation effort and the medically induced coma. As his doctors and nurses agreed he would most likely not survive, his desperate wife found his iPod, placed the earphones on him and hit “PLAY”. Within 30 minutes, the St. Matthew Passion by Bach stabilized Andrew's vital signs, reignited his will to live and, with intensive and remarkable care by the doctors and staff at New York's Beth Israel Hospital, slowly brought him back. Thus, he found a new calling–bringing his guitar and musical passion to the bedside of other critically ill patients. Today he is a Certified Medical Musician and a recognized expert on the healing power of music.

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Tom Kranz Author & Podcaster

Tom is a Philadelphia native whose 40-year journalism expertise includes radio, television, print and online. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Temple University. He was a New Jersey certified EMT from 1999 to 2021 and served as a volunteer EMT on his local rescue squad in New Jersey answering more than 3,000 calls. He is still a certified CPR instructor and a life member of the squad.

He worked in Philadelphia radio and television from the mid 1970s until 1991. From 1992 to 2007 he was a producer and senior producer at CBS News. After retiring from the TV news business in 2007, he spent 12 years as director of communications for Chelsea Senior Living and two years as public information officer for the borough of Fanwood, New Jersey.

Tom has written seven books. He resides in New Jersey where he hosts a podcast on creativity and does freelance communications work.

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