Jamie is my occupational therapists. That's where the rubber meets the road in regards to getting me functional in life. All the nurses will do anything to get dressed and out the door but Jamie basically tells you get it, do it, whatever fill in the blank yourself.
I've had to learn how to re-dress myself with shoes and and basically function with my injury. The first day it took me a half hour to put one shoe on. Jamie is an young man because he solves problems just like I do in my engineering group.
His tough love demonstrates that you can learn how to redo and retrain yourself. The first day out of the hospital they fitted me for an orthotic foot drop mechanism. See attached picture....
In getting this within my ugly tennis shoes, that Vic brought from home, he had to take the sole of my shoe. I've been walking with out the orthotic.for 2 days now and I need my soul back in my shoe and no one can find it. So I've been blaming him or for losing my soul and no one can find it and then all the sudden...
Vic goes oh I have that at home I'll bring it in tomorrow. gezzz Vic....
Jamie is one funny guy and his mission is to replace lost souls with hope and independence that we all want.
Attched is my first selfie with Jamie. My first walk outside with a walker!
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