People+with+Disabilities

Helping people with disabilities... [start with your organization as a Heading Jennersville Regional Hospital- Lukas Tilo DeSimone

=Location : = Jennersville Regional Hospital1015 West Baltimore Pike West Grove, P.A. 19390 610-869-1000 =Contact:= I strongly recommend doing this only if you know someone that works at a hospital. But this is the phone #: 610-869-1000

What I Did: I did a lot of stretcher pushing, specimen running, filing, and restocking.

Why I thought it was a good thing to do: I felt that it was a good thing to do because although I could'nt do much in the way of directly helping patients, I found that I could do a lot in the way of making the jobs of the people that help others in need signifigantly easier.

Journal Excerpt: Today was my second day at the hospital, and I worked a 12 hour shift. A large majority of my work consisted of changing bed sheets, handing lancets to my dad, and running samples down to the lab. I probably ran there 30 times during the whole day! I met and talked to a lot of cool patients and nurses and made connections quite easily. I had a great (sometimes boring) time helping. Advice: I would strongly recommend doing a project where you have some connections to the people that work there. It makes it much easier to become integrated into the work. However, if you want to be adventurous and try something new, go for it. But above all, have fun and do something that you believe in. And take pictures! Picture (of a newly implemented CPR machine):

Makena Rasmussen (2011-2012)- Working at Quest Theraputics

For my service project I choose to work at Quest Theraputics, a theraputic riding center located at 461 Cann Road West Chester, PA. (link to website for more information [])

At Quest, I helped bathe some horses and take care of others. But mostly, I spent my time helping with the therapeutic riding. I was either assigned the job of "side walking" which is when you walk along the side of the horse with one arm place firmly over the child's leg to keep them on (you also do other things that the instructor might need help with.) or you are given the job of "leading" which is leading the horse.

The overall atmosphere here at Quest is cheerful and optimistic. Children are always laughing and the workers are excited to be there. During the holidays, there were special activities and treats brought in for both volunteers and horses! I enjoyed it so very much and learned about what it takes to be a physical therapist. It requires a lot more patience and perseverance than I expected! But the reward is so great! "One little girl came in today also, she had to use a walker and was very clumsy and running into things. But she was instantly happy to see the pony she was going to ride too. As I led her around the ring I looked through the viewing window and noticed that the parent’s eyes were glistening, they were so proud to see their daughter, who can barley walk, ride a horse and laugh!" -excerpt from one of my entries.

I highly recommend this to any person who loves kids and animals! They especially love it there if you ride horses! It is filled with wonderful kids, and people and many fun pets! It was an amazing experience that left me with happy memories!