Tamara McDonald:  

Life I have the greatest job. . . I work on the inpatient rehabilitation unit for acquired brain injury. Basically if someone sustains a brain injury, my job is to help them get back home and functioning in their community. As a Recreation Therapist, I use activities that are familiar and enjoyable for the patients to address cognitive and physical goals, as well as adjustment issues. On a given day I may take a person into the community, shoot pool, use the computer with them, or work with them in the garden. I'm also a certified aquatic therapist, and may take them into the pool to work on physical goals. It's challenging at times, but every day is different, and at the end of the day I know I...Expand for more