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Music transforms her into a dancing woman
SALEM – Although Parkinson’s is her constant companion, when some of her favorite bands start playing bluegrass at the Salem Senior Center, Robertine Thomas can dance. The 70-year-old Salem resident gets out of her wheelchair with the help of caregiver and friend Nellie King of Vinton, King’s friend Buddy Gibson of Blue Ridge and... »Event Calendar
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