In the world of rehabilitation, we measure success in small steps: improved range of motion, better balance, reduced pain, improved independence, renewed focus. But sometimes, the most powerful outcomes can’t be charted on a graph. Sometimes, they come in the form of a simple, heartfelt phrase from a patient who’s just turned a corner.

One of those moments will stay with us forever.

“I feel capable again.”

Those four words came from a man who had every reason to believe he wouldn’t feel that way again.