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"Dear little girl,
Yes -- you.
Look to us for the courage, heart and perseverance to fight on."
Billie Jean King narrates ABC's powerful #WNBAAllStar intro! #WatchMeWork
Overheard in the clinic:
Colleague PT: Your baby has torticollis and their measurements show mostly a cosmetic issue. Here are some things we can do about it…
Parent: Well, I guess there’s nothing wrong with a prominent brow.
I wish that baby could have winked.
😂👶🏻👁️🤨
Patient: “I hope when I’m old like you, I don’t have a lot of neck pain. At least you’re not super old like my grandma.”
🤦♀️☠️👵
#thingsmypatientssay
Pt: how many?
Me: 10, please!
Them: how about 84? Or 297? Or a Googleplex?
Me: what’s a Googleplex?
Them: 10 to the 100th power! And I’m the only one who can count up to it. Wanna see?
Me: absolutely!!!
Them: 1, 2, skip a few, 99, Googleplex! All done! 😂
Googleplex =10^(10^100)
Discharged pt today after 2 knee surgeries 🦵 in 3 years. Started age 14, now 17. It’s been a long road.
Pt: please don’t take this the wrong way- but I hope I never, ever see you again.
Me: right back atcha, bud.
<we high fived>
Pt: also, thank you for everything. 🥺
Anybody else having trouble with the @AlaskaAir app? Website seems fine but app isn’t working. Uninstalled and reinstalled. Nada…
Me: it’s time for split squats!
Pt: Rock Paper Scissors 🪨📜✂️for it?
Me: huh?
Pt: If you win I’ll do them. If not… I’m outta here.
Me: how about you do them and I’ll only have you do a set for rock, a set for paper, and a set for scissors…
Pt: awe mannnn.
I win.
Me: what are your summer plans?
7yo pt: I get to do a 🆕 reading challenge called “Book It!”📚
Me to her mom: “Book It” is still around?! Like from Pizza Hut? 🍕With the gem stickers ⭐️on the buttons?
Mom: You’ve heard of “Book It?”
1/2
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We are so excited to introduce you to our seventh and newest Insider, @Maren_Angus, who is reporting for @TheIXSports from the Women's College World Series! Read her first dispatch for free here: #WCWS
theixsports.com/newsletter/s…
Last week: my 14yo pt asked me why PTs need a doctorate.
Me: we need to differentiate when jaw/shoulder pain is from grinding teeth or injury or from a heart attack.
Today:
Pt: how are ya, today, Abby?
Me: I’m good, but my tooth is bugging me.
Her: is it a heart attack? 🫀
Funny things my patients say:
Me: Oh! You like to cook? What can you make?
8yo: Well... I only make one thing. MEATLOAF!
I have so many questions...
🥩🧑🍳😂
Yesterday to a (not PT patient) ~15yo in a boot:
Me: Hi! You’re using that crutch on the wrong side.
Pt: oh, it’s just for show, so it doesn’t matter.
Me: 😒 Even for show… it’s on the wrong side.
Pt’s mom: She looks like she knows more than you- Switch it.
😂
Abby Gordon retweeted
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson releases a statement ahead of the NBA expansion vote
“Seattle is ready to welcome the Sonics home. We never stopped being a basketball city, and the fans have never given up. You see it in our parks, in our schools, in packed gyms in every neighborhood, and in our Seattle Storm championships. We built a world-class arena. We have a strong economy and a dedicated workforce. We are prepared, we are united, and we are ready for the next chapter of our Sonics.”
(Via @ChrisDaniels_TV )
Abby Gordon retweeted
Breaking: The WNBA and Women's National Basketball Players Association reached a verbal agreement on the terms for a new collective bargaining agreement that for the first time in league history ties its salary system to revenue growth and is expected to offer $1M salaries.
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I cannot fully explain to you the coverage level that you're about to get @TheIXSports for the NCAA Tournament. All I can say is: you're going to want to go subscribe. IMMEDIATELY. theixsports.com/subscribe/
I asked my patient to get into hooklying position so he could do bridges. A small bouncy ball rolled out of his hoodie pocket as he went to lie down. He pounced on it. Sat up. Held it in front of him and looking at it lovingly, said, "My Precious."
Patient: How long have you been working here?
Me: Almost 9 years!
Patient: You've been working here longer than I've been alive...
