By Ann Catlin, LMT, NCTMB, OTR
Decades ago I was an occupational therapy intern at a hospital in
Iowa. One day, my supervisor called a meeting where she told her staff
about a new patient — not something that typically triggered a meeting.
But, this was not a typical patient! He was the elder of a gypsy family.
The hospital was making preparations to accommodate what tradition
dictated in gypsy culture.
The entire extended family would stay on the premises during the
elder's hospitalization. I'm no expert in gypsy culture but that's not
the point here. Looking back, I admire the way the hospital handled the
situation.
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By Sharon Puszko, PhD, LMT
I was planning on beginning this column with, "Now that winter is
ending, we can turn our attention to outdoor activities."
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By Angie Patrick
My Dad was always best at giving this advice. If ever I brought to him a
question for which I looked to him for guidance, he would always ask
me, "What would be the right thing to do?"
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