Welcome
This e-portfolio is a dedicated space aimed at empowering individuals facing cancer and enriching their quality of life. Through a wealth of comprehensive educational resources, my mission is to equip cancer patients and survivors with knowledge about cancer-related side effects and effective strategies to manage them.
About the Website Name
You might be curious about the meaning behind "Sonder." According to the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, "sonder" is described as "the feeling you get when realizing everyone around you has a rich and complex life just as you do."
This word felt particularly fitting for encompassing the depth and intricacy of how a chronic health condition can influence not only you but also the people around you. I've come across numerous instances where one person's experience with cancer vastly differs from another's—whether they share the same diagnosis or not. Even amidst these differences, my aspiration for this website is to offer insight and capture the essence of empathy, understanding, and progress within the realm of navigating cancer.
Cancer Related Side Effects
Capstone Projects
Below are links to projects I worked on for my Capstone at Stanford Healthcare Tri-Valley
This video is a brief overview of my Capstone project for future students & Capstone sites to see if they would like to do similar work.
A quick one pager on what the Jimmo vs. Sebellius Settlement Agreement is and what it means for outpatient rehabilitation services.
Over the summer I collaborated with 11-12 breast cancer patients who came into the clinic for PT to create this guide.
The SOZO is a bioimpedance spectroscopy device that helps track lymphedema non-invasively.
About Me
the type of occupational therapist I want to be
Recognizing that the world isn’t always kind to those who are different, I hope to be an advocate who creates environments and opportunities that foster one’s potential, confidence, wellness, mental health, and sense of belonging. I intend to accomplish this by becoming a capable practitioner who is flexible and a pursuer of life-long learning.
Inspired By My Aunt
Prior to starting Occupational Therapy (OT) school, I lived with my aunt and her family in Huntington Beach to help out during her cancer treatment. Such as driving my cousins to/from school, going out into the community with my aunt, & being a confidant to her in a difficult time that was new for all of us to navigate. I could see how much having cancer had impacted her life from being able to work, move her body, think, parent, and maintain her home environment.
It was also during this time where I saw how skilled therapeutic rehabilitation services can provide a sense of purpose and wellbeing to individuals living with cancer, a journey riddled with many unknowns. There was a sense of pride and accomplishment I would see on her face as she "wall-walked" her arm up the kitchen wall and asked me to make a new mark to note the progress she had made with her shoulder range of motion in PT.
After my brief 5 month stay with them, I was excited to learn more about how OT could also play a role in the oncology rehabilitation process. It wouldn't be until this Capstone Project at Stanford Healthcare Tri-Valley during my final stretch of OT school that I would gain a more comprehensive view of oncology rehabilitation as a whole.
