Bringing cheer to the sick, artists use talent for community

Singers, artists and musicians tap their talent to give back to the community. The Straits Times finds out what they do

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Wearing fairy wings with her hospital pyjamas, Isabelle Tay listens raptly to two singer-storytellers visiting her room at the paediatric ward of National University Hospital.

She is in the hospital for cardiac issues and is hoping to be released by her seventh birthday on Sunday.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 25, 2018, with the headline Bringing cheer to the sick, artists use talent for community . Subscribe