Episode #33 Celeste Freeman: Occupational Therapist and Certified Hand Therapist

 Today's episode is with Celeste Freeman. Celeste is an occupational therapist, certified hand therapist, and has been working with scleroderma patients for around 15 years. She was recently awarded the Paul Brand Award through the American Society of Hand Therapists. You can learn more about this prestigious award in Celeste’s bio. In this episode, we talk about the anatomy of a scleroderma hand and the patterns of damage. We talk about strategies of taking care of our hands and lastly we talk about gadgets that can make our lives easier. The gadgets will be posted on my website. Celeste's mantra is softer not harder and smarter not harder.