I have officially completed three quarters at APU! YAY! Some of my favorite classes being: PT clinical skills (joint range of motion and manual muscle testing), assistive devices (canes, crutches, wheelchairs, etc.), modalities (heat, ice, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, etc.), and Patient Relations (the warm fuzzy stuff). My least favorite class being Anatomy, holy smokes!!! The toughest class I have ever taken, I was working on a cadaver affectionately named Smelly Nelly. Although, this class was somewhat grueling I did learn A LOT! All and all my passion for physical therapy continues to grow. It is such a privilege to be at APU. The professors are incredibly knowledgeable and continually put an emphasis on paring knowledge with a servant attitude, so important in any medical career. I have gained such a tremendous respect for each person who dedicates themselves to a profession in the medical field.
As I diligently work on my degree Erik continues to make huge gains in the world of art. I am so very proud of all of his hard work! In the past couple of months he has taken three storyboard tests. These test are very intense requiring him to come up with characters and sketch out each sequence of a story he creates. To check these out visit his website. My personal favorite being The Waiting Room. We are still anxiously awaiting his first book, which he illustrated. Some of these illustrations can also be found on his website. He is also working at Disneyland (California Adventure) in the Animation Academy as a Disney artist. He teaches guest how to draw Disney characters. I have had the privilege of experiencing several of his shows, sooo much fun!! I did the embarrassing girlfriend thing and videotaped one of his shows; I am hoping to figure out how to put this video on line… so I will keep you all posted.
