Thursday we had the pleasure of hosting several people from Good Shepard Neuro Rehabilitation Center.  Sue Golden the Administrative Director a Physical Therapist, Jenna Sopp Occupational Therapist with her specialty being vision, and Kelly Raub a speech therapist with a specialty in treating the cancer patient.   

Sue started by telling her story about being a Migraine sufferer for over 20 years.  With a mix of muscle therapy and corrective actions on her part such as sitting correctly she has diminished her usage of pain medication to less than 5 times the past 4 years.  This is considerable since prior to her therapy she was taking mediation every week. 

                The basis of what we learned is that Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy have come a long way on helping people have a renewed sense of living.  Not all therapy works but when it does it changes people’s lives.  Good Shepard utilizes the newest equipment in helping people do things that they could not do after a life changing event (accident, Illness).  They use robotics to help people walk that have not walked in some time.  They spend time learning and developing new processes that helps everyone that walks in their door.  They teach patients how to cope with Macular Degeneration, or how to talk correctly after Chemo-therapy. 

                Sue, Jenna and Kelly did an excellent job helping Rotarians understand that there are options after an accident or illness to help someone get better or just maintain their current quality of life.  So please take the time to share what we were told, look up the Neuro Therapy options at Good Shepard and live a happier and better life.