Beverly, Natalie & Theresa...
...nope, not the newest girl band.

Those are the names of the three ladies who run the rehabilitation program I participate in.

They are 2 Nurses and an Exercise Physiologist.
They are three women who make every person feel special.
They are the people who make me (and I assume my classmates) feel safe during every workout.

So, what does a cardiac rehab specialist do...exactly?

• They check folks in: get weights, take blood pressures, take blood oxygen content & hook up our portable EKG units.
• They monitor us while we work out: check our heart rates periodically, check-in with us to see if we are okay, take blood pressures WHILE people are walking. 
• They care for those who did a little too much today...no, not me....
• They walk with you when you look tired, they talk to you to take your mind off the boredom of walking

This all sounds pretty simple; take some vital sign readings, talk with some old people...but these ladies don't get paid because they can take a blood pressure quickly. They get paid for the intangible things they CAN do...

They can make you want to work out.

They can make you feel safe.

They can make you feel important.

THEY can save a life. That is pretty cool.

For what they do every day, and for what they CAN do, these three ladies deserve a shout-out.
For how safe they make me feel each day, I have to publicly say "Thank you, ladies."

Beverly, Natalie & Theresa, thanks for helping me on my journey to recovery...you guys ROCK!

Good night & God bless.