HELP! We ask for it, we provide it; if we where to just stop for a second and give it some thought our whole existence is based around this four letter word. I mean almost every action in our everyday lives helps in one way or another. For example, going to work doesn’t only help you, but it also helps the country’s economy. Recycling helps the environment. Smiling at people helps others feel welcomed and liked, and they in turn smile back at you; which makes you feel welcomed and liked!

Almost every action we take helps towards something in the grand scheme of things. This weekend I get to help my best friend and his girlfriend move to their new apartment, but how about when you are helping someone that you don’t know? When you really begin to analyze the impact of your “help”, you realize that help has a never ending infinite rippling effect that unleashes all sorts of events; I’m sorry if the picture that I’m painting is starting to look a little metaphysical, but “help” is just a fraction of the intricate connection that we all share with one another in the universe!

Lending a hand

Three days ago I had the opportunity to help the office’s anaplastologist; now, I will make the assumption that you don’t know what an anaplastologist does, because I my self didn't know what it meant either until three days ago, so I will explain. An anaplastologist is the person who practices anaplastology. Anaplastology deals with the creation of prosthetics for absent, disfigured, or malformed parts of the face and the body. The anaplastologist will basically recreate a body part and enhance it cosmetically to match the person using the prosthesis. Anaplastoly is not only used in the medical field, but also in the movie industry.

Now that I’ve explained what the anaplastologist does, I will segue back to helping him! I had the pleasure of helping the anaplastologist by allowing him to cast a mold of my right hand for a patient who is missing a right hand. The mold of my hand will be used to cover a myoelectric prosthetic arm for the patient. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to help out. Even though I don’t know the patient, I’m certain that he will be very happy to have a cover for his myeolectric prosthesis.

What goes around comes around

In the grand scheme of things, the patient will be able to have functionality from his right side, which will allow him to do more things; therefore he is more independent, and now his self esteem will increase; which in turn brings happiness to his family and friends, who will spread that happiness with others in their lives, and some day that happiness will eventually get back to me!

In case you would like to get some more information about anaplastology I've placed two links at the bottom for the Board for Certification In Clinical Anaplastology (BCCA) and for the International Anaplastology Association (IAA).

Board for Certification In Clinical Anaplastology

International Anaplastology Association