Thanking someone for something can be in a form of verbal expression, a gift or public acknowledgement. Going out of your way to do something for another person out of the goodness of your heart shouldn’t have the requirement of automatically doing something in return. There shouldn’t be an expectation of receiving something. You do…
Tag: physical therapy
Mirror Mirror: A Look At My Physio Exercises
As many of you know, I have been an adventurer in the health care system for quite some time. For me, that means treatment in and out of the hospital and other health care facilities. To regain function in my left hand, I have done many exercises, many, many exercises. I was willing to do…
It’s Not You, It’s Me. Really.
This is a dedication or suggestion to those supporting loved ones who have had a traumatic event in their lives and are staying in the hospital or have stayed there. It might shed some light on their behaviour and help you understand why they have made some of their decisions about visitors or about why…
An Adventurer of the Healthcare System
You never stop being a patient even after being discharged from the hospital. There are post-op appointments, specialists to see, and therapy sessions. Patient by Websters dictionary is defined as: ‘A person under medical or surgical treatment; – correlative to physician or nurse. Like a physician, . . seeing his patient in a pestilent fever….
Who Hasn’t Seen Me Naked By Now
Since I had been admitted into the hospital I had needed assistance putting on my clothes and most of all taking a shower. After a few days, I could even smell me. You know it’s bad when you start to miss the distinct hospital smell. The first time that Ruth, my nurse in the stroke…
Why I love Technology
Technology. I am a huge fan. It is because of this that our world goes round, with a few other things thrown in there too mind you. It is also because of this that the doctors found out that I didn’t have a stroke. They were able to narrow down my diagnosis using technology to…
It’s Important To Be Positive (Or Is It?)
When I was in high school I had a teacher tell me that I would never make it in college or university. She was an English teacher. I ended up switching out of her class because I didn’t find her inspiring and also I wouldn’t have been able to get a grade that would…
A Broken Brain Story 