Shea Beierschmitt was uncovered to her dad’s work at a younger age. Packing containers of hand splints made by Tom, who’s an occupational therapist, may be discovered throughout their basement. She would usually see her dad’s signature splinting approach on individuals on the grocery retailer.
So, when she approached her dad and mom in highschool about turning into an occupational therapist, Tom says, “I used to be not shocked. I was completely delighted.”
At present, Tom and Shea work “hand-in-hand” creating hand splints for WellSpan Orthopedics sufferers within the York space.
Tom’s story
Tom is an authorized hand therapist at WellSpan Orthopedics and Rehabilitation on the Apple Hill Medical Heart in York. He acknowledges the significance of the position the human hand performs in on a regular basis life.
“I have spent 45 years on this discipline,” says Tom. “Yearly has been devoted to serving to my sufferers regain not simply the perform of their hand, but additionally their independence.”
All through his 15 years at WellSpan, he has additionally taken nice satisfaction in his look and trying presentable within the workplace. Shea shares that he all the time units instance for her and others. “You’ll by no means catch him not sporting a tie.”
Shea’s story
Shea is an occupational therapist at WellSpan Rehabilitation at Bannister Avenue in York. She can be discovered lending a hand to her father and the orthopedic hand workforce on the Apple Hill Medical Heart.
Whereas shadowing a nursing house with occupational remedy employees throughout her summers as a teen, Shea gained a greater understanding of what Tom’s work entailed and located herself drawn to the employees’s enjoyable interplay with residents.
“I’ve all the time been hands-on and cherished the thought of being knowledgeable caregiver,” she says. “Nonetheless, I rapidly noticed what attracted my dad to the significance of getting perform return within the arm.”
Tom was a mentor in Shea’s splint training out of his division and the remainder is historical past. After 5 years at WellSpan, Shea is persevering with her ardour of caring for sufferers.
Father and daughter, neighbors, colleagues
For Shea and Tom, working collectively has many advantages.
“WellSpan is a instructing well being care system and what higher approach to study from my life instructor?” says Shea. “I’m honored to have a father who is so fantastic and revered by many.”
Since Beierschmitt will not be a standard identify, they each get pleasure from being acknowledged by sufferers they share and listening to constructive or enjoyable tales about every different. However not everybody instantly makes the connection.
“Most of my dad’s sufferers attempt to clarify who made their splint or share constructive notes about their expertise with him. Generally I wish to faux I don’t know him simply to get extra particulars from them. I really feel like we see our dad and mom in a sure mild however listening to others clarify them with such brightness has been so rewarding,” she says. “I additionally wish to dig into a few of his secrets and techniques for a enjoyable back-and forth-relationship with him and the sufferers. They love reporting again his reactions to me when I tease him and ship my critiques on his splint. I attempt to maintain him younger, however I suppose that provides grey hairs.”
Tom is grateful to have such a particular relationship along with his daughter and appears ahead to many extra years of working collectively. “I’m thrilled that I used to be in a position to, and proceed to, work with my daughter and combine her into my working household,” says Tom.
Along with being a close-knit household, the pair are additionally actually shut as neighbors, with only one home separating them.
Talking of household, Shea’s mother and Tom’s spouse, Marilyn, additionally works for WellSpan as a registered dietitian. Shea’s sister and Tom’s different daughter, Grace, continues to maintain well being care within the household as she presently pursues a doctorate in audiology.
“Hopefully,” Shea says, “sometime we will carpool as 4 and work as one.”
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