Welcome to In Stride Physical Therapy...

It's ticking down. Soon, we'll be starting our Thursday morning at the clinic. A week later, we'll be seeing our last patients. Now I'm starting to feel very nostalgic. Talli and I are very proud of what we created at In Stride Physical Therapy. We have the best damn clinic, hands down. I won't set any artificial limiters like, "in Fremont" or "in California" or even "in the world." We're the best because we put everything into what we did every day. Not many people do that anymore, unfortunately, and it takes a family business to take it to the level that we needed to take it to; for ourselves and our patients. That was both physical therapy and psychology for a lot of people. We did it all professionally and with empathy. We treated everyone like the human they were and gave them the respect and attention they deserved. In some cases, we gave them more than they ever expected. Some appreciated our efforts very much. I wish I could name names, but HIPAA laws prevent me. One patient even gave us the 10 gallon aquarium that we have in the clinic to this day for Christmas. He also gave us fish for that tank. This wasn't a patient with much money and the gesture touched us deeply. He appreciated what we did, but we never expected anything for it. That he thought of us though, made us very happy. It made our work that much more special to us. It made me feel like we touched someone's life. How often do we get to do that? I'm thankful for the opportunity we had to do that for some people. Sometimes, Talli was upset at patients for their ingratitude, but she tried not to let it show. Other times, she was upset because they ignored her professional advice. Others would have given the patients the easy way out, took their money and moved on. Talli couldn't do that. She told the truth and sometimes the truth hurt. I know I'll look back on the clinic fondly, probably forever. For the next little bit, it will choke me up to think of what we built and how it finally came to a close. I just hope that we'll be remembered fondly by a few people.