Oh Heck Anee, you should have been in our medical terminology and issues
class.  We had a wonder OT come to speak to us who had a congenital upper
extremity amputation.  Best part was she talked to us about cerebral palsy,
prejudice in the profession, and somewhat about her life.  Point being that,
there are a lot of people who have opened up these professions. I think your
intelligence, drive, and experience would be a boon to which ever profession
you choose PS.  I also know a great therapist who is dually certified OT and
PT.  Just a thought.


Beht the OT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Anee Stanford
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 2:11 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Why PT (was All about gordon.)
>
>
> Hi-
>
ou read that stuff?).  I think it's
> intresting or I would not read them.
>
> Several of my PTs over the years have said things like "have you ever
> considered going into PT" or "you know you would make a great PT".  I also
> have gotton the same coments from OTs about going into OT as well as from
> SLPs that I have met that think I would be great at SLP.  This is because
> they have seen me in action with the other students and individules in the
> comunity with physical disabilities.     I use to discount the idea
> compleetly because I thought ya right a PT who uses a wheelchair?
>  An OT has
> dexterity and coordination problems?  A SLP with a speech imparment?  But
> I've learned my lesson since then.  My advisor who is a PT who
> now teaches in
> Healthcare Admin told me of  an SLP who is stutter who she used
> to work with
> when she was interning at a UCP center.  I have a friend who is a PT who
> knows a PT who has ALS and is still practicing.  There are some
> things in PT
> I can't do..but my frined who is a PT siad once that there are
> alot of things
> I would be good at like teaching in the field, or working with
> kids. This has
> been my experience too.  I have learned that there are many things in the
> field that I'd be great at.
> > > Anyway that's an aufuly long answer to Joy's question.
>
> Talk to you guys later,
>
> Anee
> http://ww.geocities.com/aneecp/
>
> In a message dated 8/14/00 3:11:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Anee,
>
>  It's really interesting to me that you want to go into PT.  Did your own
>  experiences with it cause you to make that decision, or was it just an
>  interest?  Either way, I think you'd be a real inspiration to other kids
>  with disabilities.
>
>  ~Joy~
>   >>
>