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NYSOTA 2012 - Day 3

A travel blog entry by beckywilliamson

... avail and we plumped for Italian. It was a really good consent for a restaurant, you were given a card and menus you went to the food station from which you wanted to order and they swiped your card to record your order so no awkward bill splitting at the end! Following this we went on a short walk around the city, at this point the hectic weekend had caught up and I decided to retire to ...

NYSOTA 2012 - Day 2

A travel blog entry by beckywilliamson

... placements. Many said they should be working with individuals effected by Sandy, the wonderful thing about the profession is we can work with anyone. Identifying needs, use problem solving skills, promote engagement and participation in activities to facilitate independence and promote health. There were a lot more sessions that I attended, they were very inspirational and ...

NYSOTA 2012 Conference

A travel blog entry by beckywilliamson

... I participated in a splinting lab looking at 'Evidence Based Static Progressive Orthotics: A Hands-on Splint Lab' the session as run by Deborah Schwartz Occupational Hand Therapist. It was very informative and fun to make the splint (see picture). A lot of the conference talk is about Sandy and the devastation it has caused in south New York State, a few of the attendees are displaced so currently homeless. It's really sad to hear people's stories of personal ...

Lunch with Laura and Flight to Rochester

A travel blog entry by beckywilliamson

... we want our separate ways. We will re-convene in Boston on Sunday night to travel to the Roosevelt's together on Monday. Laura headed back to the hostel to settle in and I headed off to Logan International Airport to catch the Flight to Rochester New York. Unfortunately the flight was delayed a couple of hours due the storm 'Athena' (the weather channel named it - so unofficially). The flight was so small it was like walking up steps into a private jet (shared ...

Wedding and Family

A travel blog entry by h.o.t.

... out of the hotel and into the air that was so warm and humid (moisture-laden) that it felt like we were swimming through the air and any extra movement was likely to result in springing multiple leaks from all pores. It was therefore, with a sense of relief and excitement, that Tim, Uncle Pete, Lily and Eli jumped into the pool and played for an hour or more. Kind - Cousin, Uncle, Nephew Scotty ordered pizza which we all enjoyed and then we had to dash back to ...

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