Thursday, March 1, 2007

Another placement done - well done

I write this with one day of neuro to go. A little too tired to be outwardly excited but I feel a weight lifting as the number of assessments and tasks is lessened by 1.
It has been a great placement overall, seeing Friedriech's ataxia, transverse myelitis, strokes of varying types and severity and some other conditions across the room, I now have a greater appreciation off tone, what we daily take for granted as 'normal' movement and how independent some are and the lack of independence of others.
I thought I would have decided if I liked neuro after the first couple of weeks however I am still unsure. I see it is challenging, facinating and sometimes hugely rewarding but can be really hard and emotionally draining as the reality of people living normally to then be faced with such disability and loss of function and witnessing and imagining the toll on them and their support network could become overwhelming.
I have met some great characters over this placement in particular, it is the patients regardless of the prac which have kept me going and make me glad I have persisted on the path to one day very soon becoming a physio. Ah and my peers too as without you all it would have been a very tough journey, Thank you!

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