NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — When you think of volunteering at a hospital, you may think of helping nurses and doctors save lives and operate on patients.

Something that may not come to mind is volunteering to sing to patients, but that is exactly what Darla Glover does at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.

“When I saw her application and we visited for the first time, I thought, wow, we could really use this,” said Sue Seibring, manager of volunteer services at Carle.

Glover is a classically trained opera singer, but she can sing any genre, any song and any request a patient may have. Seibring recalls when Glover once had to go from AC/DC to a staff member’s request of Patsy Cline.

“About eight years ago, when I was living up north, I started singing in memory care units, nursing home, volunteering, and then hospice,” said Glover. “Then I just really was seeing like, this wasn’t performing. Music heals.”Bloomington Career Center students help rebuild future space

People ask Glover why she does what she does, and for her its a spiritual connection to her faith and love of music.

“I just feel like God propelled me cause people are like, ‘why did you contact the hospital?’” she said. “I can’t really tell you, but I just felt led that this needs to be something done.”

Glover sings for anyone in any kind of condition. She recalled singing for a woman who

“One woman was getting ready for a vascular test and she was very nervous,” Glover said. “Her husband was there, her daughter, she wanted some hymns. They were all singing with me.”

By the time the doctor came in the room to get the woman, she was confident in her procedure, which amazed the doctor.

“Darla, I hope, is going to start adding some more recruitment bases,” said Seibring, “maybe getting more volunteers because you know everybody, we do need more to be able to do this.”

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