'She healed my heart': Friend puts on concert for COVID-19 patient on front lawn

It is one friend reaching out to another, not by touch, but through music notes.

VIOLA PERFORMANCA CONCERT IN SHOREWOOD, FORáONE.THE WOMAN YOU SEE WEARINGTHE MASK AND LISTENING, TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19.THISMORNING, JULIA FELLO SHOWS USTHE STORY BEHIND THIS MOVINGGESTURE THAT IS HELPING TOHEAL HER SOUL.ITS A SCARY VIRUS - THAT HASRAVAGED SO MANY ASPECTS OF OURDAILY LIFE.YET ON MANY NIGHTSIN SHOREWOOD, YOU CAN CATCHTHIS INCREDIBLE MOMENT-IT'SONE FRIEND REACHING OUT TOANOTHER.

NOT BY TOUCH, BUTTHROUGH MUSIC NOTES.AS SOON ASJULIE ROUBIK HEARD HER FRIEND,70-YEAR-OLD ELLY M.

PICK WASFIGHTING THE CORONAVIRUS --JULIE GRABBED HER VIOLA ANDTOLD ELLY SHE WOULD BE OUT ONELLY'S FRONT LAWN.Oh, I was sofull of joy and peace andgratitude.

She brought out achair pillows a blanket shewas like camped out it was socute CONT'D It was sobeautiful, because while themedical staff can take care ofmy physical, it was reallyJulie who took care of myheart.

She needed a pick me upand I had the ability to dothat so I said why not?Shereally raised my spirits andhelped me a lot.

Its what Ihave to giveyou have beenfighting other health issuescorrect?

Yes I've had chroniclymphocytic leukemia for thepast nine years.

So my immunesystem is very weak.ELLY SAYSON MARCH 16TH, SHE RECEIVEDAWFUL NEWS FROM THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT: SHE HAD BEENEXPOSED TO SOMEONE WHO TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19, WHILEAT A FUNDRAISER IN SHOREWOOD.JUST DAYS LATER, SHE STARTEDTO NOT FEEL WELL.I was testedon March 21, but I didn't getback the results until April4.

So 15 days.IN BETWEEN THATTIME SPAN, ELLY WASHOSPITALIZED FOR COVID-19COMPLICATIONS.WHILE SHE'STHANKFUL SHE DID NOT NEED TOGO ON A VENTILATOR, SHEDESCRIBES THE NIGHT SHE WAS INTHE FIGHT OF HER LIFE.

Ireally thought I was going toleave earth.

I sobbed the nextmorning not out of fear, butjust gratitude that I made itthrough the night.MOST OFELLY'S RECOVERY HAS BEEN ATHOME WITH THE HELP OF MANYPEOPLE AND SPECIAL GESTURES,INCLUDING JULIE'S PERFORMANCES.ELLY'S DOCTORS SAY SHE IS NOWIMMUNE TO CORONAVIRUS, BUT SHEWANTS TO SET A GOOD EXAMPLE TOOTHERS, BY WEARING A MASK INPUBLIC.SHE BELIEVES HER FRIENDJULIE IS SETTING THE GREATESTEXAMPLE OF ALL.Like Mr.Rodgers said, 'When there's aproblem - when there's danger,look for the helpers' andJulie is a helper.

At the endof the day, knowing I made adifference is like the bestcurrencyIN SHOREWOOD, JULIAFELLO TMJ4 NEWS.