- Out back seven.
Out back eight.
Out back nine.
Out back ten.
Nicely done.
I absolutely love helping people,
I mean, it's always been a passion.
- John is the most down-to-earth person that I know,
sent to this Earth just to put everybody else first.
- He's kinda your best cheerleader
when you're having a bad day.
John inspires me every day to do what I do better.
I really feel like he puts forth a lot of effort
and really has that motivation to see them be
the best that they can be.
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- John is very good at, you know,
coming up with ideas and thoughts
out of the box based on his experience,
but he has a wealth of experience.
He is a selfless human being.
He puts others ahead of himself at all times.
- We all have to give what we have
and do the best that we can,
and he is an example of that.
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- Early on in my physical therapy career
I felt like I could get people stronger,
I could get them going again,
but if they had pain, I didn't have
a lot of ways to address it.
- He specializes in Myofascial Release.
- Myofascial Release is a manual therapy that is
incredibly beneficial with people with chronic pain.
- You put pressure to release the fascia
which releases the muscles.
I was walking by and heard one of his patients
talking to his friends, and he said,
"One hour with John, and I haven't felt this good
in thirty years." That was one treatment.
- I was taught this technique to help people,
and when somebody is struggling like that
when somebody, you know, has a terrible migraine
or is so stiff, and I have an opportunity to treat them,
I'm going to offer it. That's really what's driving me.
- John is able to work with these clients,
and instead of seeing those disabilities as obstacles,
he sees them as opportunities.
- Three years ago my daughter was diagnosed with
early-onset Parkinson's.
She was diagnosed at the age of twenty-eight.
I was telling Gina about the situation,
and she called me, and she said, "I talked to John,
he'd actually like to volunteer to see your daughter."
He saw her on a weekly basis,
two to sometimes three days a week.
At the point before John saw her,
we were kinda at our wits end a little bit,
because her symptoms were just, you know, unmanageable.
And -
and John was an absolute godsend.
We couldn't have gotten to this point without John
and his support and help there.
- He inspires me personally, not only through our
careers in physical therapy, but just at
being a better parent.
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- Alright, Ned, what are you doing in here big guy?
- (Screaming)
- What are you doing?
- Modern life.
- Hey, do you want to sing a song?
(Singing)
- My boys are amazing.
- He loves those boys. And they love him.
- Having special needs children
that are now becoming adults
is one of the hardest challenges that
I have ever gone through.
And Fragile X is a genetic disorder
that is the number one cause of
intellectual disability and can also cause Autism.
They inspire me to be a better person
and try to be, you know, a better father.
I love them to death. They will drive me crazy.
Up and down, all over, and yet at the same time
touch me so deeply. Maybe that's just
part of being a father. It makes you
very connected to life and people around you.
- I love him more than the day I married him.
He's my best friend, he really is.
He never gives up. He really - he is persevering.
- I really feel John's compassion
is his number one quality.
I think John's purpose in life is to
inspire people to do better,
is to really give people a goal in life.
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