My rewards of work are endless and often times I find myself wondering if I am the one getting the therapy or providing the therapy. Two events happened with two different patients this week on two very different levels, but both comes down to what is truly meaningful in each of our lives!
One of my patients began volunteering at the local Humane Society and by having the contact with the dogs, his YEARS of depression and suicidal thoughts are lifting! SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE MAKES HIM FEEL WORTHWHILE!
On the flip side, SOMETHING COMPETITIVE AND CHALLENGING MAKES THIS PATIENT FEEL WORTHWHILE as he continues to brake national records within his Paralympic classification for field events! This could lead him to London in 2012 for the US Paralympics!
I am so fortunate to be on both of these cases and to see meaning be placed in their lives after being faced with mountains to climb that are very hard to even imagine!
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