Jon, that's what I meant when I referred to "Allied Health Occupations." I can't say enough good things about the PT's like your Mom and OT's and speech people who have done wondrous things for our son Tristan. And I guess I'll go ahead and put in a plug for some of the dedicated people behing the scenes who never see a patient, like my wife.

Karen is a Histologist. She takes tissue samples such as biopsies and "chops the big chunks into little chunks," and then slices them 100 times thinner than tissue paper, and processes them through various staining techniques onto a slide showing the pathologists the cells and structure they need to see. A "super-tech" can complete about 80-90 cases per 8 hour shift. Karen, Mary, and Cheryl average OVER 300 cases per night, well above even the super-tech average! The nights they run less than that are times when the Docs have not done their job and gotten the specimens in late.

Yeah, even the folks in the laundry deserve a round of applause. Not everyone in any field is committed to their work and more's the pity. But to all of those dedicated souls in health fields....my thanks.

Spaw