School Fun

Today was a pretty great day at school. To start of the morning, I got my grade for upper extremity orthotics, and its an A. This week we started upper extremity prosthetics, and this morning we had a below-elbow amputee come to our class. We each casted his residual limb (stump) and will each make him a complete prosthesis by next Monday morning. After we had each casted his arm, we took the mock prostheses that we had made for each other yesterday, and we went to see a upper extremity occupational therapist. There, we learned about the challenges faces by bilateral arm amputees. We then practiced a few basic tasks (i.e. changing a diaper on a stuffed bear, making a sandwich, buttoning a shirt, signing our name, etc.). It was really fun, and it helped us have a better understanding, and gain empathy for our future patients. Overall, I would say it was a great day.