06/27/2022
After almost a year of waiting due to lockdowns and restrictions, this weekend I finally got to stand alongside my classmates at our graduation ceremony from the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy.
It has been a long and eventful journey, full of curve balls and surprises along the way from when I first started on this pathway back in 2012 with my first day as a student at McMaster University. 2 schools, 10 years, thousands of hours of studying, and 1 global pandemic later and I can finally say I have reached the other side of the career pathway I have spend what feels like a lifetime working towards.
Thank you so much to the friends and family who have stood by my side and supported me through all of the ups and downs along the way, who continuously pushed me to persevere when I doubted if I had what it took to make it through, who acted as my Guinea pigs and let me practice on them while I learned, and who surrounded me with love and support every step of the way.
Thank you to my classmates who have become some of my closest friends over the past 5 years - I am so blessed to be surrounded by such brilliant minds who are continuously pushing me to be better.
And thank you above all to the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy, it’s Teachers, and it’s Founder Robert Johnston. This program has changed my life and I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to learn from the very best is the field of Osteopathy. The skills I have learned allow me to help people overcome their pain and illness and return to a state of health where their body is able to operate at its best and that is something I am grateful for every single day. I can honestly say I love what I do and I get excited to go to work everyday.
As I finally close the chapter on being a student, I know that this is just the beginning of a life-long opportunity to continue learning and developing as a professional through my clinic practice and I am so excited to see what lies ahead.
