Pleasure in the job...

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."

Although acute care uses maybe 30% of my PT skills, I have to say its so gratifying. Compared to working with little kids, who used about the same percentage of skills, at the moment, I have to say old people are winning. Why?

Pros of Old People

A little kid cries when its annoyed, scared or frustrated, which makes you look bad.
An old person curses, tells you hilariously delusional things, and even while they do these things, everyone else in your workforce understands and continues as usual.

A little kid does not want to go to PT unless you make it really fun.
An old person considers going from the bed to the commode PT and loves you for it.

A little kid will sneeze in your face.
An old person is more likely to pee on the floor.

Little kids will try to hug and kiss you which makes you get sick.
Old people are happy to just hold hands.

Cons of Old People

Little kids pee and poo in diapers, and they're accidents are generally unmessy.
Old people accidents are messy and smell much worse.

Little kids only flash you every so often.
Old people are bound to flash you 7 times a day.

Little kids can't hurt you too much physically.
An old person could potentially sqaush you.

Little kids therapy is like playing all day.
Old people therapy involves the bathroom a lot.

Little kids are not generally in excruciating pain.
Old people sometimes are.

Little kids usually have parents or caregivers and a good support system.
Old people are often sad, lonely and left to care for themselves when they really can't.

The similarities:

Often they both wear diapers.

They get cranky when woken from naps.

They like to be smiled at.

They like to talk about pets.

When you make them happy its a happy thing.

When you make a connection, you would do anything to help make them feel a little better if you can.


Either way, I'm happy to be a PT.

Do You Remember?

"Do you remember when we first met? I sure do
It was some time in early September
Though you were lazy about it, you made me wait around
I was so crazy about you, I didn't mind

So I was late for class, I locked my bike to yours
It wasn't hard to find, you'd painted flowers on
Guess that I was afraid that if you rolled away
You might not roll back my direction real soon

Well, I was crazy about you then and now
The craziest thing of all, over ten years have gone by
And you're still mine, we're locked in time
Let's rewind

Well all these times they come and go
And alone don't seem so long
Over two years have gone by
We can't rewind, we're locked in time
But you're still mine
Do you remember?"

Its 3:55 pm and I've heard this song 6 times already today...not voulunterily...

"I miss the sound of your voice

I miss the rush of your skin

I miss the still of the silence

as you breathe out and I breathe in

if I could walk on water

if i could tell you what's next

make you believe

make you forget

come on get higher

loosen my lips

faith and desire

and the swing of your hips

just pull me down hard

and drown me in love

I miss the sound of your voice

the loudest thing in my head

and I ache to remember

all the violent, sweet, perfect words that you said

I feel the pull of your heart

I taste the sparks on your tongue

I see angels and devils and god when you come on

hold on...

it's all wrong

it's all wrong

it's all wrong, its so right

come on get higher

come on and get higher

because everything works in love"

May 15th

"Communication is depositing a part of yourself in another person."

Quote of the day from my calendar.

When There was Me and You

"It's funny when you find yourself
Looking from the outside
I'm standing here but all I want
Is to be over there
Why did I let myself believe
Miracles could happen
Cause now I have to pretend
That I don't really care

I thought you were my fairytale
A dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star
That's coming true
But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you

I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled
You made me feel
Like I could sing along
But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
And once upon a song

Now I know you're not a fairytale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true
Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
Because I liked the view
When there was me and you

I can't believe that
I could be so blind
It's like you were floating
While I was falling
And I didn't mind

Cause I liked the view
Thought you felt it too
When there was me and you"

Doctor Jimenez

Today was graduation. I became a Doctor of Physical Therapy which is the result of 5 hard years of work.

Did you miss me?

"Now that shes back in the atmosphere
With drops of jupiter in her hair, hey, hey
She acts like summer and walks like rain
Reminds me that there's time to change, hey, hey
Since the return from her stay on the moon
She listens like spring and she talks like june, hey, hey

Tell me did you sail across the sun
Did you make it to the milky way to see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated

Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were looking at yourself out there

Now that shes back from that soul vacation
Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey
She checks out mozart while she does tae-bo
Reminds me that theres time to grow, hey, hey

Now that shes back in the atmosphere
Im afraid that she might think of me as plain ol jane
Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land

Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back to the milky way
And tell me, did venus blow your mind
Was it everything you wanted to find
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there

Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know youre wrong
Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance five-hour phone
Conversation
The best soy latte that you ever had . . . and me

Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back toward the milky way"

Shimmer

"She calls me from the cold
Just when I was low, feeling short of stable
And all that she intends
And all she keeps inside, isn't on the label

She says she's ashamed
And can she take me for awhile
And can I be a friend, we'll forget the past
But maybe I'm not able
And I break at the bend

We're here and now, but will we ever be again
'Cause I have found
All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade
Away again

She dreams a champagne dream
Strawberry surprise, pink linen on white paper
Lavender and cream
Fields of butterflies, reality escapes her

She says that love is for fools who fall behind
And I'm somewhere in between
I never really know
A killer from a savior
'Til I break at the bend

We're here and now, but will we ever be again
'Cause I have found
All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade
Away again

It's too far away for me to hold
It's too far away..."

Bless the Broken Road

"I set out on a narrow way, many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you

Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart, they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true

That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you
Yes He did

I think about the years I spent, just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost, and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there, you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true"