Today I had to say bye to Dan. It was a heartbreaking moment, but I knew it was coming. But before we said our goodbyes he let experiment with blood flow restriction rehab on my arms. Basically you restrict the blood flow to ones body parts (whether that be arms or legs) and it allows patients be able to lift lighter loads while still making gains. When I restricted the blood flow on my arms and then lifted 2 pound dumb bells in a circuit of 30 bicep curls rest for 30 seconds and then 15 bicep curls and I repeated the circuit 3 times. Safe to say I’m ripped now and my arms are aching. After that, Dan gave me a baseball glove and then let his patient hit tennis balls at me to help with his knee rehab. Gave me a chance to practice shortstop for softball, but there was also a hole in the glove and some of the balls would fly through the hole and hit me in the chest. It lowkey hurt but never let them see you cry. Then one of Jeffery’s patients was telling me how they killed a squirrel right by throwing a rock at it and how people used to poop on the wall at there old middle school. These public school kids be wild. Eventually I had to say bye to Dan as today was his last day in the office this week because his daughter is getting married this weekend. He gave me a hug and as I walked out the door “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by the Simple Minds began to play and I stuck up my fist and the credits started to roll. Actually he just gave me a hug and I walked out but it’s basically like the same thing. Overall this has been a wonderful experince and I’m glad Dan gave me the opportunity to see what it’s like to work in the Physical Therapy field. This has made such a large impact on my educational career and I’m truly thankful for the time I spent with Dan.
