Loving Others Helps You Love What You Do

Today one women refused to do therapy and said that it never works and she would rather stay in the facility than make the effort to go home. She had a very negative attitude and was basically giving up on herself. It was depressing and hard to witness. When you are working with people, some may be more eager to do therapy, while others will grudgingly agree or even completely refuse to cooperate. I have learned that you must be patient but firm with people, because all the time you have with these patients is put toward increasing their strength and endurance enough to safely return home. It is important to communicate that end goal to them whenever it is difficult to for them to do therapy. This was my last day, and it was really hard to leave, knowing that this shadowing experience was over. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the Rocky Mountain-Hunter Hollow rehabilitation center and hope to have opportunities in the future to work in a capacity like this. I love the individuals I met and watching them push through hard things and make leaps and strides in their recovery. I value the time Athina put into teaching me and demonstrating what it takes to be a responsible and loving physical therapist/athletic trainer.