A Tauranga choir which helps stroke victims through song has turned its attention to people living with Parkinson's.
The Brainwave Singers use singing to improve speech and communications in aphasia (stroke) sufferers and to delay neurological conditions like Parkinson's.
This week, the choir donated $1000 to the Bay of Plenty Parkinson's Society.
The choir uses singing to improve speech and communication in aphasia (stroke) sufferers and to delay neurological conditions like Parkinson's.
Bay of Plenty District Health Board speech and language therapist Robin Matthews said this week was Parkinson's Awareness Week and the majority of its choir members were people with Parkinson's "so it's close to the heart".