When a patient at our clinic graduates, or is finished with therapy, we give them a survey and this blank piece of paper that says "SUCCESS STORY" at the top. We instruct the patients to write a little about their experience in PT. These stories are intended for other patients to read if they are discouraged, or for new patients to read if they are skeptical about what PT can do for them. On one particular morning, however, it was me whe was feeling discouraged and skeptical. Through what I can only explain as God's prompting, I went into the waiting room and grabbed the Success Story book. I flipped through it for a few minutes, recognizing many of the names on these stories and thinking about how each of those patients had improved in the time we had spent with them. I came across a few of these that made me smile...a lot....and so I wanted to share them with you.
This one is just pointing out some of my finer qualities :)
This was written by a 15 year old patient and is one of the most clever success stories I have seen.
And THIS is why I do what I do....
This one is just pointing out some of my finer qualities :)
This was written by a 15 year old patient and is one of the most clever success stories I have seen.
And THIS is why I do what I do....
3 comments:
i almost started crying at that last one. you are a great (non-evil) PT. maybe we will hire you for cameron's shoulder once he can do pt/ot.
all my love,
liz
i love my job!! thanks for reminding me...i kind of like being evil. is that bad?
Healthcare jobs can often be thankless jobs. That is a great idea to have your patients write a bit something about their experience. We often need to hear little examples to keep us going and to remind us why we do what we do. We do make a difference but rarely do we hear about it, but when we do it goes a long way. Love Aunt Vi
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