Don't count the days, make the days count.

Sunday, February 7, 2021

Super Bowl Sunday. Who do you want to win?

 I would like to start my blog off today by wishing my aunt Joan a "Happy Birthday!" My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by typing a message to my friend Deb. I then went into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a piece of toast. aT 10:10 I then continued typing my not to my friend Deb on messenger. At 10:30 I then brushed my teeth before putting on my A.F.O.  I had taken the day off from doing my exercises, it has been a while in doing so. At 10:40 I the made my bed and shaved before putting my laundry away. at 10:56 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with both of my inhalers. I then spoke to a friend briefly before calling the pharmacy about a new medication that I have to take for allergies. At 11:30 I then filled my empty pill containers. After doing so, I lied down to rest and slept from 12:00-3:00. I then took a shower before playing a game oof cribbage with my mother. At 4:30 My parents and I had wings then some chilly. After all it is Super Sunday. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Another day of workout, rest, and whatever

 My Saturday morning began at 9:15 a.m. by making my bed. I hate to say it but I put my A.F.O. on and sneakers before going into the kitchen. At 9:25 I then ate my fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had some leftover beans and half of a grilled cheese for breakfast. once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:00 to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with both of my inhalers. At 10:20 I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. at 10:36 I began to do my easy back exercises learned from a chiropractor before continuing back exercises learned from a P.T. session at Physical Rehab. At 10:41 I began to do my new p.t. stretches before cycling for fifteen minutes. At 11:36 I then took a shower before having a salad for lunch. At 12:20 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. At 12:30 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 4:30 before waking. I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner with my parents. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Friday, February 5, 2021

Shoveling snow off of my deck

 My Friday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as too eat my fruit while drinking my hot coca. After doing so, At 8:45 I then had a big breakfast of spam, scrambled egg, half bagel, with a cut avocado. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:10 to brush my teeth and shave. At 9:30 I then wrote down some steps on how to write a book poetry that I had found on line. At 10:15 I then filled my pill containers before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in some air with my inhalers, I then cycled for fifteen minutes from 10:20-10:35. aT 10:45 I then shoveled some snow off my deck. At 11:11 I then began to do my easy back stretches I had learned from a chiropractor. I then did my P.T. back stretches. After doing so I began to do my Stretches that I had learned to do while in the hospital after my last stroke. aT 12:00 I then went into the kitchen to have a yogurt for lunch. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then lied down to rest and slept from 1:00-4:00. Once I had taken a shower, I had eaten dinner. At 5:07 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Making the best of my day

 My Thursday morning began at 8:38 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as too drink my hot cocoa while eating my fruit. At 8:57 I then had eaten a toasted english muffin with jam. At 9:25 I then returned to my bedroom to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 9:50 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with both of my inhalers. At 9:56 I began to do the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. A10:15 I began to do my P.T. back stretches ending with the back stretches that I learned from a former chiropractor. At 10:27 I then did my P.T. I had learned from Physical Rehab. At 10:40 I then cycled for twenty minutes. I then spoke to a friend who had called before having a bowl of soup for lunch. At 12:30 I then returned to my bedroom at 12:40. I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 12:40-3:50 before waking. Once I had taken a shower, I then had eaten dinner. I then returned to my bedroom at 1:50 to blog of my day. 

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Making out a mass card for a friend

 I began my Wednesday morning at 7:30 p.m. by taking the sheets off of my bed. At 7:40 I then went into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had and egg cup and a toasted biscuit for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 8:10 to make my bed with clean sheets. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 8:30 I then washed my face and hair. At 8:38 I then began to do the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. After doing so, at 8:53 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with both in hailers. At 8:56 I then began to do my easy back stretches I had learned from a chiropractor, I then began to do my back stretches I had learned in a P.T. session not to long ago. At 9:20 I had finished doing doing so. I then waited patiently to connect with Frank on tela health at 10:00 for my counseling session. We talked about the palmonoloogist appointment that I have t go see. We also spoke about how I was doing walking with my A.F.O. and my P.T. sessions nearing to an end. We then spoke about my symbacourt inhaler making my voice horse. we then talked about asking my doctor when I see them some questions. example: Why is my voice so horse? Is there a test that can be done to find out the reason why my voice is like this? Is there a medication that can help? We then spoke about my symptoms that I experience when I wake up not breathing at night. It is worse when I am laying down. It began right after my last stroke. Right after I wake not breathing, I have to take deep breaths to try to get breathing again. We also spoke about using zoom to talk to friends. We then talked about going out on my deck and walk. What coping strategies I can use and about talking to palma noloogist. At 10:50 we ended our sessioon. I then filled my empty pill containers before filling out a mass card for a friends mother who had past away. At 11:23 I then spoke to a friend before having a yogurt fr lunch. At 12:20 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then slept from 12:30-3:54. I then took a shower before eating dinner. At 4:37 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Talking to nurse Sally about speech therapy

My Thursday morning began at 7:15 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then shaved and washed my hair and face. At 7:40 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. at 7:50 I then went into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating my fruit. after doing so, I then half of a banana sandwich. At 8:06, I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with both of my inhalers. At 8:20 I began to do my P.T. bak stretches. At 9:10 I then cycled for fifteen minutes. After doing so, I had spoke to my grandmother on the telephone. At 9:30 I then took a shower. After doing so, I then spoke to Nurse Sally from 10:00. We first talked about asking my P.T. tomorrow about getting the covid-19 vaccine. We then spoke about my appointment with the pomanologist Because I have been still been waking up at nights not breathing.. We then spoke about my swallowing problems that I have been having. She let me know that I could see Carina the speech therapist at WestSide over tela health. At 10:54 I then called my cousin Mark. He had let me know that both of his parents would be 89 this year. He then let me know that he made a you tube video titled "made while medicated."  He then showed me that he has a painting that my uncle painted that his aunt had that he had asked to have. He then let me know some things that his kids are doing. He then let me know that his brother Jerry retired a month ago and he is board to death. He then let me know that Jerry's daughter is a manager at a hanaford in York. At 12:00 I then ate lunch. After doing so, at noon I then had a salad for lunch. At 12:30 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 12:30-4:07. I then went into the kitchen to have a bowl of soup and a grilled cheese for dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Monday, February 1, 2021

Having a small seizure after my daily workout

My first day of February in this year 2021 began at 8:50 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of tea. At 9:20 I then had eaten some french toast for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:37 to make my bed. At 9:40 I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 10:00 I then took in two puffs of air with my symbbacourt inhaler and my rescue inhaler. At 10:05 I then began to do my stroke stretches At 10:20 I then cycled for fifteen minutes before returning to my bedroom to do some reading. I then began to doo my bak stretches I had learned from a I once had. I then continued to do more back stretches that I learned in a P.T.  session, a few. years back. At 11:40 I then had a little seizure once I finished my workout, weird. Just a sower taste in my mouth and sick feeling in my stomach, I then had a little headache. At 11:56 I then put some laundry away before watching the news at noon. At 12:30 I then went to sleep and slept until 3:30. I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 4:10 I then returned to my bedroom to take a shower. At 4:34 I then sat down at my desk, pulled up my blog and began to type of my day.