-: So I love my job because I'm able
to obviously help people.
Adults especially.
A lot of them were functional, normal human beings
before they came to me.
They were eating anything they wanted,
drinking anything they wanted,
they were paying their bills,
managing their medications on their own.
They were able to tell their family member
that they loved them.
And then all of a sudden for whatever reason,
whether it's a stroke or another disease
or altered mental status for whatever reason,
they can't do those things anymore.
So to be able to get them back to those levels
or as high as I possible can
just gives my work so much meaning.
What I love seeing in my job,
I love being able to work with people.
And when they suddenly realize oh hey,
I can start doing something that I the past couple of weeks
I've had difficulty with,
that kind of aha moment that now they can do it again,
it just gives me so much satisfaction.
They have a smile, I'm smiling.
So, all is right with the world at that point.
The biggest challenge, I think,
every patient is gonna be different.
We're all different human beings.
A patient is gonna be different in the way they talk to you,
how their disease is presenting to you.
So that brings about a unique challenge
because you learn so much in school,
and then you have to kind of put that knowledge to the test.
And you have to adapt it to every patient
and individual that you see.
So you really kind of have to think on your feet
and be individualized in the way that you're evaluating
and then going forth with your treatment plan.