Healing Melodies
(Talk of the Town photo provided)
Arrena Diffendarfer, of Churubusco and a recent patient at Parkview Whitley Hospital, tickles the ivories of the hospital’s Yamaha Disklavier grand piano that sits in the lobby on the last day of her stay at the new facility on December 19. Diffendarfer, who plays by ear, entertained visitors and staff with traditional Christmas carols for several hours during her weeklong stay. The instrument, a gift from the hospital’s Volunteer Auxiliary, was the last state-of-the-art piano delivered by Fred Myers of Fort Wayne. The well-known, long-time piano business located on the west side of Fort Wayne near Northcrest closed this year after 58 years of operation.