At just 3 months old, Teresa survived severe burns from a tragic act of domestic violence. Now 14, she has spent most of her life not only recovering physically but channeling her healing into her passion for music. At Shriners Children’s Texas, she has found both the medical and emotional care she needs to thrive. Because most of Teresa’s injuries affected the tissue on her head, she didn’t have much hair in her early childhood. But through a multi-year series of tissue-expansion procedures on her scalp, Teresa will soon have a full head of hair, with one final procedure planned next year. Just as important, she’s found a way to heal her inner emotions through music. Working closely with the hospital’s music therapist in the child life department, Teresa writes songs, plays instruments, and records in the hospital’s very own studio, recently building the confidence to put on her first solo performance! Because of the medical care and unique music therapy Teresa receives at her children’s hospital, she is healing in every sense of the word.