[OTlist] Positive comment of the day

[cmnahrwold]

Have a patient in rehab this week who has parkinson's disease and 
suffered a fall while gathering a drink out of the fridge..  Yesterday 
we made a list of all of the occupations he wants to be able to do in 
order to make it home and to improve his quality of life again.  So far 
we have the basics like showering, dressing, laundry, loading the 
dishwasher, and getting a drink out of the refridgerator.  Well today 
his wife came to therapy and was very happy to see her husband engaging 
in such activity.  She states that she now understands why his 
depression has lifted a bit since yesterday.  Very interesting comment. 
 Could it be the antidepressive drugs or the engagment in occupations 
that give the patient hope to return to a regular life again?  
Hopefully a combination of both.

Chris Nahrwold MS, OTR



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