Goodbye Don
Agnes Curran
Description
Collection
Title:
Goodbye Don
Creator:
Agnes Curran
Date:
3/15/2006
Text:
Each one of us has worked with an individual that we call a mentor. One that
moved us up to the next level of clinical excellence because they demanded
it of us. Today we buried one such colleague.
Don Moore of Waterloo, Iowa was my Cad-Cam guru for the C-fab of OandP1. We
met at a time when I was learning where the on button was on the computer
and Tracer Cad was just taking off in the mid-90's. He was a BK amputee who
rode his high tech bike to work daily, even in the dead of winter. He was a
technician early in his career that transitioned to clinician with his own
patients. He mastered the computer, clearly demonstrating that this new tool
was extraordinarily accurate when placed in the correct hands. Very
patiently, he sat with me, one-on-one many an hour, teaching me and allowing
me to fail. Don was always there to pick me up.
I have been blessed with excellent co-workers throughout the years. The
success I have today would not have been possible if not for this man. The
knowledge he taught came at the point in my career that allowed for the more
advanced socket technologies to be fit sucessfully on our patients. This man
directly contributed, on a National level, to a higher quality of patient
care in our industry. Yet, he did so quietly, behind the scenes. One that
did not look for the limelight. Thanks Don.
moved us up to the next level of clinical excellence because they demanded
it of us. Today we buried one such colleague.
Don Moore of Waterloo, Iowa was my Cad-Cam guru for the C-fab of OandP1. We
met at a time when I was learning where the on button was on the computer
and Tracer Cad was just taking off in the mid-90's. He was a BK amputee who
rode his high tech bike to work daily, even in the dead of winter. He was a
technician early in his career that transitioned to clinician with his own
patients. He mastered the computer, clearly demonstrating that this new tool
was extraordinarily accurate when placed in the correct hands. Very
patiently, he sat with me, one-on-one many an hour, teaching me and allowing
me to fail. Don was always there to pick me up.
I have been blessed with excellent co-workers throughout the years. The
success I have today would not have been possible if not for this man. The
knowledge he taught came at the point in my career that allowed for the more
advanced socket technologies to be fit sucessfully on our patients. This man
directly contributed, on a National level, to a higher quality of patient
care in our industry. Yet, he did so quietly, behind the scenes. One that
did not look for the limelight. Thanks Don.
Citation
Agnes Curran, “Goodbye Don,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/226352.
