Why Did I choose the OT Profession?

Why I chose the OT profession is quite a journey, albeit a short one.  I was a freshman in undergrad, attending George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.  I had thought I had wanted to be a Forensic Scientist, doing DNA analysis of evidence, so I had declared my major at that point.  I was also a part of the rowing team at my school, living the life of a D1 athlete.  Halfway through the year, close to when school would start back up for the spring semester, I sustained a back injury that took me out of my sport for a little over two months, and during that time, I was in rehab, working on different movements and exercises and different modalities like TENS treatment, ultrasound, heat, and ice.  Though I was upset I could not perform in my sport, going through the motions of therapy made me realize that that was what I wanted to do with my life: be the reason and the road for others to get back to their daily living.  I had looked into PT and realized that that wasn't what I wanted to do, though it was close.  Then a friend introduced to me to the world of OT, and I looked into it, and that was when I realized what my calling was: to be an occupational therapist.  I declared my major in Pre-OT in the the spring of 2015, and haven't looked back since.