Family Connections

Last week I got my wisdom teeth and a few other out, and I was in pain pretty much the whole week.  What a great senior year spring break!  So beginning this week was a rough transisition, trying to deal with the pain that I still feel and get back into the swing of school.  But this week I received an email from my second aunt (I think that is the relation- she's my mom's cousin) about some of the PT questions I had.  She is a PT in Tennessee and has really enjoys her work.  On our family reunions in the summer, I have been able to talk with her about her work, but I didn't have a focus of any of my questions, I was just able to hear general information really.  I knew she would be a great resource for my paper, because she said she would love to help me anytime and that I could come observe in her clinic anytime.  She was able to answer some of the more practical questions I wanted to know because she works with people and knows more than just observers who try to research it.  She was able to specifically answer my questions about how family and friends help in the recovery process and how the outlook of the patient affects how a patient gets better.  All very interesting information and some great insight that I have not been able to find in other forms of research I've done.  Because of the great feedback from her, I am going to also ask my supervisor PT at Children's.  I think getting information from actual PT's is most valuable because it is most practical.   Beginning this project, I never thought it would lead to my second aunt, but hey, it works and is one of my best sources.

This is a picture from my family reunion a few years back.
It is my mom's side of the family and this particular year
we all made tie dye :)

With my capstone paper, I feel like I am on the downhill ride now.  I have 11 pages written and I feel like they are well developed ideas that just need polishing.  I have all the research I think I need done, but I will keep my eyes open to what I still need and any wholes I need to fill.  My main goal now is to wrap it up and polish my writing.  I am happy with what I have done and all the information I have learned.  I hope others who read my paper will find this information as interesting as I.