Happy Clinical!!!

Today I became a Women! Actually just a student Physical therapist assistant... but it was a happy day! Besides the Massive cramps I had starting out the morning, by lunch and a few advil I was excited to be at my first 6 week long clinical.

So the day was REALLY long....

I woke up at 5:00am to run then I came back by the house at 5:30am and went power walking with my mom- so much fun!!!

I was off to Maricopa at 6:50am and from 7:45am to 7:00pm I met aton of new people, learned how to use lots of different machines and lots of new exercises.

I asked alot of questions and got alot of answers.

I got home a 7:30pm...took a deep breath.... one day down, 29 more days to go!

It was a really busy day. My clinical instructor said "you were baptized by fire today" because he put me to work and I had my hands on people right away! But I was confident and remembered was I had studied all year at school and was able to apply so much. It was a good feeling to hear something and then think to myself "I learned that in school"! Sometimes school was hard and stressful, but after today I realized it was all worth it. Every hour spent studying was worth it!

My favorite part of the clinical today was working with a little girl who was around 6 years old. The therapist gave me permission to instruct her in lots of new exercises; lunges, heel ups, Tband, and stretches. I was so excited! She was so sweet and so excited to do the exercises! I loved, loved, loved it and she brought a huge smile to my face! It was my first time working in physical therapy with a little kid and that experience made something inside of me spark. The feeling i got when I was working with her was so peaceful and wonderful. I think i found where I belong. My dream is to work with kids when I graduate next summer!