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In a year that none of us could have ever imagined, we’ve had to find new ways to accomplish our goals and find success. That’s exactly what Bev Bedol did when she was sidelined by injury. Bev said a few falls did it.
“The first time I was walking across Euclid Avenue for a meeting and I stepped into a pothole. I’ve never broken or dislocated anything but I did deep muscle damage,” she explains. “I kept walking two miles a day though, and I made it worse.”
Love of her daily walking routine led her to research options. “I first heard about The Peter B. Lewis Aquatic & Therapy Center from a friend and from my doctor,” she says.
When the pandemic hit, she learned the Center was also offering Telehealth Therapy as a safe and comfortable alternative. Bev admits at first, she thought therapy over a computer sounded a bit more difficult than it turned out to be.
“I could connect my computer with the Center, and my therapist Michael Groesch walked me through it, and he was right there with me. He was on time and I was on time, because I was at my home and I didn’t have to leave the house. Michael was perfect in going over everything with me and what I had to do, and viewing me doing it and making it right,” she recalls.
She has now returned to the Center for therapy and the combination has proven effective. “Oh my gosh, yes, I’ve seen improvement. I can get up and walk, and I’m not walking two miles a day yet, but I am almost at a half a mile now. ”
Bev’s advice for sticking with therapy: “The truth is, if you stop, you go backwards. My advice is, ‘don’t stop.’ Find ways to keep working toward your goal.”
For more information about Peter B. Lewis Aquatic & Therapy Center of Menorah Park, call 216-595-7345 or go to MenorahPark.org.
