Hello Judy: Thanks for sharing your daughter's story.
One thing for sure, recovering from an injury or illness is an individual journey. Your story proves it! Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] Re. two perspectives on recovery mbn> I may have a perspective that not many have given recent mbn> events with my daughter. I think, in the last 3+ weeks, my ideas mbn> have evolved beyond that of just "return to function". It has mbn> truly been a learning experience for me. There are other mbn> perspectives that patients and families bring to the arena that I mbn> will be much more mindful of in the future. mbn> I have a 10 year old (yes, that was ten) that was recently mbn> diagnosed with RSD in her left leg (or CRPS type 1 in the new mbn> vernacular). On September 24th she was doing tae kwon do, mbn> running, playing and looking forward to being in a wedding on mbn> Nov. 4. By September 28th, she was non-ambulatory using crutches mbn> exclusively and in unremitting, excruciating pain. She has had a mbn> lumbar sympathetic block under anesthesia and is undergoing mbn> therapy with two mindsets--let the pain get better and MOSTLY, I mbn> hope I can walk down the aisle at Sarah's wedding without mbn> crutches. We are nearing that date and not sure she is going to mbn> reach that goal. I think the mindset is somewhere between the mbn> two ideas presented—they are not exclusive of each other, rather mbn> each implies the other. Yes, our primary focus is reducing the mbn> pain, but it is SO she can WALK. I believe the goals for mbn> recovery are closer to your perspective, Ron, but her primary mbn> concern above all is to walk down that aisle. You are right in mbn> that she sees recovery as the gateway to return to function. It mbn> has been very interesting being on the other side. We are mbn> working with a physical therapist that, while he asked what her mbn> goals were, he doesn’t focus on them in a truly discernible mbn> manner. I believe an OT would look more closely at the mbn> functional goals and explicitly apply them in the clinic whereas, mbn> her therapy has been much more implicit. mbn> Anyway, those are my thoughts. mbn> Judy Hamby -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
