<b>When and why did you decide to pursue O&P as a profession?</b> <img style="float: right;" src="https://opedge.com/Content/OldArticles/images/2003-11_10/gyanendra_shrestha.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" /> Because my father, who was the village doctor--he was an allopathic and homeopathic physician--and my mother, who was a social worker, taught me to care for others. Before high school, I started to give injections to sick babies to earn pocket money. I got good marks in science, I received my first training in orthotics, funded by the World Rehabilitation Fund (WRF). In 1983, I completed my prosthetics studies. <b>What is your favorite memory from your childhood?</b> Making wood crafts and clay sculptures and models of animals and other forms. <b>What CD is in your player right now?</b> Nepali Indian music. <b>What do you remember most about your first day at this job?</b> I was doing an AFO lamination, and my wife was helping. The PVA bag broke. I was quite worried because resin got all over and was sticky, but I had to finish it very fast. <b>If you could possess one superpower, what would it be, and why would you choose it?</b> To do good for mankind. <b>What personality trait do you most appreciate in others and why?</b> Cooperation and being more giving than taking.
<b>When and why did you decide to pursue O&P as a profession?</b> <img style="float: right;" src="https://opedge.com/Content/OldArticles/images/2003-11_10/gyanendra_shrestha.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" /> Because my father, who was the village doctor--he was an allopathic and homeopathic physician--and my mother, who was a social worker, taught me to care for others. Before high school, I started to give injections to sick babies to earn pocket money. I got good marks in science, I received my first training in orthotics, funded by the World Rehabilitation Fund (WRF). In 1983, I completed my prosthetics studies. <b>What is your favorite memory from your childhood?</b> Making wood crafts and clay sculptures and models of animals and other forms. <b>What CD is in your player right now?</b> Nepali Indian music. <b>What do you remember most about your first day at this job?</b> I was doing an AFO lamination, and my wife was helping. The PVA bag broke. I was quite worried because resin got all over and was sticky, but I had to finish it very fast. <b>If you could possess one superpower, what would it be, and why would you choose it?</b> To do good for mankind. <b>What personality trait do you most appreciate in others and why?</b> Cooperation and being more giving than taking.