A busy day

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by a.m. by drinking a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. At 6:12 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, at 6:30 I then made my bed. After brushing my teeth and shaving, I then took a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed for the day, I then put in my eye and nose drops in before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. I then put ice packs on my ankles, shins, and back. At 7:43 I then did my constant therapy. After doing my typing exercises, United Wheelchair soon arrived to take me Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival at 9:30 a.m. I sat in the lobby for fifteen minutes before going into the sewing room for Reading Group with Faith. Today we read a story called A Promised Kept." We stopped periodically to discuss what was going on. At 10:30 I then went to the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. I first went on the Nu Step for fourteen minutes on level two. I then went into the parallel to do some balance exercises. In doing so, Dan had me standing on the cuisine with my arms crossed feet together as long as I could. I did quit well too. Dan then had me had me do step ups onto the mat too. At 11:15 I then went to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group with Faith and Abby. Today we spoke about the parts of the brain and what each part controls, emotion's ect. At 12:00 I then had my O.T. Session with Laurie. We first e-mailed my sister, so as to order me a pill tray on amazon. Laurie then had me do a typing test. At 12:30 I then had speech with Carina. Once she had the electrodes connected to the parts of my throat, I began to eat my lunch. As I was doing so, she slowly raised the level of intensity. At 1:00 I had brushed my teeth and got ready to leave. I was soon on my way home at 1:30.At 1:30 I soon went home. Upon my arrival at 2:45 I had gone strait to my bedroom to take a shower and get comfortable so as to get comfortable for the evening. After eating my salad, I then had a bowl of soup. At 3:30 I had put ice packs on my ankles, back and thighs for ten minutes. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.

My O.T. Was out

 My Monday morning began at 6:20 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup ofhot cocoa. At 6:32 I then had a slice of french toast with some banana. At 6:05 I then shaved and brushed my teeth before taking my shower so as to get ready for my day ahead. Once I was dressed for the day, I then put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 7:10 I then did my back stretches, before putting an ice pack on my back and ankles. At 7:45 I then began to do my constant therapy. At 10:35 United Wheelchair arrived to take me to Neuro Restorative. Before leaving I watch a little of the start of the Boston Marathon. At 10:20 I had arrived at Neuro Restorative. Once inside the building, I went to the conference room for writing group with Carina. Today I continued to work on my third book. At 10:20 I had joined Men's stress group with Dan because my occupational therapist Angela was out. Today we spoke about face book ant the books that I have. Published. At 12:00 I then went to the client lounge to continued working on my third book. At 12:30 I had gone to Carina's office for my speech therapy session. Once she the electrodes connected to my throat she turned up the amps, I then began to eat. As I was doing so she turned it up slowly. At 1:00 I then went to the craft room for painting group with Faith. I continued to work on my painting that was already in progress. At 2:00 I went to the lobby to meet Carol the United Wheelchair Driver who would be taking me home. I arrived home at 3:10. Once inside my bedroom at 3:15 I had eaten my salad. At 3:30 I then had a bowl of soup with bread and butter. Once I had finished eating, at 4:00 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:25 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Doing my typing exercises

 My Sunday morning began at 2:00 a.m. by waking with pain in my shin and calf. After taking two Tylenols, I slowly went back to sleep. I had slept until 6:00, so as to take my medication and watch the news. At 6:30 I then had an egg salad sandwich with some banana. At 6:40 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 7:00 I then watched Sunday Mass. At 7:30 I then went back to sleep and slept until 10:50. Once I had made my bed, at 11:00 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:11 I then did my stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 11:20 I then put ice packs on my back, ankles, and shins. At 11:43 I then filled my empty pill containers. At 12:00 I then shaved before doing my constant therapy. At 12:40 I then did my typing test for the day. At 1:00 my mother arrived home from church and gave me communion. After doing so, I had finished my typing exercises. At 1:25 I then did my thera bad exercises for my arms and legs. I then had a cold drink of flavored water. At 1:35 I then use my hand grips squeezing them five time for thirty seconds each. At 1:37 I then did my back stretches one more time to end my workout. At 2:00 I then checked my e-mail for my next weeks therapy schedule. After copying down, I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the rest of the day. At 2:55 I had eaten a salad. At 3:27 I then ate my dinner before putting ice packs on my back, ankles, and shins. After leaving them on for ten minute's, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Using my ice packs

 My Saturday morning began at 10:20 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot tea. At 10:38 I then scrambled eggs, one toast, and a slice of banana. Once I had finished eating, I then at 11:00 brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops in. After taking in two puffs fo air, I then made my bed. At 1:35 I had I then put ice packs on my back and shins. At 11:54 I then did my back stretches. At 12:15 I began to do my constant therapy. At 12:30 I then began to do my typing exercises. At 1:15 I lied down to rest. I had slept until 3:45. At 3:47 I then had eaten my salad before eating my dinner. At 4:25 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:50 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Taking a walk on the deck

 My Friday morning began at 6:40 a.m. by putting ice on my shins and back. At 6:25 I then brushed my teeth At 6:30 I then went back to bed and slept until 10:30. After eating my fruit while drinking my hot cider, I then at 11:00 had a grilled turkey and cheese sandwich, some cold slaw and some banana. Once I had finished eating, at 11:30 I had brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 11:40 I then made my bed. At 11:45 I had shaved before watching the news at noon. While putting ice packs on my back and shins. At 12:30 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:45 I then did the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. T 12:45 I began to do my thera band exercises. At 12:50 I then used my hand grips, squeezing then for thirty second for three times. At 1:30 I then went walking on our deck for fifteens minutes before returning inside to do my constant therapy. After doing so, I then did my typing exercises. At 2:30 I then had filled my empty pill containers. After doing so, at 3:00 I then called the pharmacy to order two scrips that I was running low on. They will ready Sunday. At 3:15 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the rest of the day before eating dinner at 4:00. After a bowl of clam chowder I then pulled up my blog at 4:15 and typed of my day.  

Waking at 12:40 a.m. my shins were in in pain

 My Thursday morning began at 12:40 a.m. by taking two tylenols for the for my shin splints that woke me from a dead sleep. In both right and left legs. After taking my tylenols, I eventually back to sleep. I had slept until 6:00 before waking to take my seizure medication. I then went beck to sleep until 10:20. After eating my fruit while drinking a cup of tea, I then at 10:30 H a bowl of cereal with banana along with a toasted English muffin. At 11:00 I then had brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 11:12 made my bed. At 11:18 began to do my constant therapy. Once I had finished my constant therapy, I began to do my back stretches. At 12:00 I then put ice packed on my shins. At 12:30 I then brushed my teeth my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from12:30-4:30. After eating a salad, I then had a plate of spaghetti. At 5:15 I had taken my shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 5:53 pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

My meeting with Sam during my O.T. Session

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:45 a.m. BY drinking a cup of hot apple cider while some fruit. At 9:00 I then had three pancakes with some banana. Once I had finished eating, at 9:15 I then brushed my teeth before taking a shower. Once I was dressed for the day, I then did my back stretches. At 9:48 I then iced my back and ankle. At 10:10 I then began to do my constant therapy. At 11:00 United arrived to take me to Neuro Restorative. At 12:30 during my speech session with Carina, she first put the e-stem to my parts of my throat muscles, turned it on, I then began to eat and swallow. I began to choke more than usual because she had put the attachments in a different place. I am not a speech therapist, so that is the best way I can explain it. I especially choked more when swallowing liquid. At 1:15 I then went to the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. He first had me on the Nu Step. For 12:00 minutes. I then went into the parallel bars to work on my balance. In doing so, he had me put one foot on a wooden box covered with rug with my  arms crossed. He then had me look slowly in every direction. Up, down, left, right, straight ahead. At 2:00 during my O.T. Session with Lauri, We met with Sam my case manager from the Devision of the Blind. We first spoke about my fall that I had a couple a weeks ago. We then looked at pill trays for the visually impaired. Type medication list and put in binder. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United Driver who would be taking me home. Upon my arrival home at 4:15, I had eaten my salad before eating my dinner. After taking a shower, and getting comfortable for the evening, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.