Making a chart during O.T. With Laurie

 My Wednesday morning began at 7:25 a.m. by eating my fruti while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 7:32 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with a toasted english muffing. Once I had finished eating, I then had some water melon to cool down. At 8:50 I had shaved and brushed my teeth. After making my bed, I then did my back and the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. After taking my shower and getting ready for the day, I had put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then at 7:30 did my typing exercises. After doing my constant therapy. At 9:30 I then grabbed my things and met Calvin from United Wheelchair in my Driveway to take me to Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival at 12:00 I had gone to Lauries office for my O.T. Session. Today Laurie and I continued to type up m medication list with the dosages on a chart. At 12:30 I then went to Carinas office for my speech session. Once Carina had me connected  the e-stem to my throat, I then began to eat. As I was eating she then turned up the intensity. At 1:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. After a couple of laps around the outside perimeter of the gym, we went back into the gym. Dan then had me on the Nu Step. For fifteen minutes I peddle on level two. Dan then had me go into the parallel bars doing leg exercises and balance exercises. At 2:00 I then went to the lobby to meet Calvin from United Wheelchair, so that he could take me home. I arrived home at 3:15. I went strait to my bedroom to take a shower and get comfortable in my air conditioned room getting ready for this 90 degree heat wave we are suppose to have. At 3:43 I then ate my salad before eating my dinner. After doing so, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Filling out a chart on how I felt my swallowing has improved

 My Tuesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then at 5:38 I had a bowl of oat meal with a toasted English muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then had some nice refreshing water melon. At 5:58 I had made my bed before brushing my teeth and shaving. After taking a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead, I then did my back stretches. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 6:45 I then did my typing exercies. At 7:30 I had left the house on United Whel chair to go to Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival I did my Constant Therapy. At 9:00 I was the only client in Tech Support Group, so Faith and I worked on my book. At 10:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. We beegan the session with a walk. We the went back into the gym so that I could ride the Nu Step.. After doing so, I then went into the parallel bars to do some leg exercises. At 11;00 I then went into the craft room for painting group with Mindy. Today I continued to work on my painting already in progress. Today during O.T. Laurie began by letting me know Sam will be coming on July 15th. Laurie and I then worked on typing my medication list. At 12:30 during my speech session with Carina, she connected the e-stem to my throat. She then turned it on before I began to eat. As I was doing so, she slowly turned it up as I worked on my swallows. Once I finished eating, she had me fill out the rating chart on how I felt like my swallowing has been doing in the past three months. After brushing my teeth, I then went home. I arrived home at 2:35. After taking a shower, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day before eating dinner. I then called it a day. 

Working on the cover of my second book during recreational therapy

 My Monday morning began at 6:15 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:35 I then had an english muffing with a bowl of cereal with banana. At 6:56 I then shaved and brushed my teeth before taking a shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I then did my back stretches. After doing my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke, I then did my constant therapy. At 8:30 I then left the house on United Wheelchair to go to Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival at 9:39 I had asked for Megan the case manager who happened to be working from home today. Jamie the receptionist e-mailed her what I wanted to let her know. At 10:00 I then went to the conference room for cognitive skills group with Abby. Today I continued to work on my cross word puzzle. At 10:00 I then went to Angelas office for my O.T. Session. Today we made another post on instagram. We then spoke about yoga at Nero Restorative. We then talked about Brain versus thinking on instagram. At 11:00 I then went to the conference room for writing group with Alicia. Today she gave us two writing promps Once was about s scene at the ocean. And another about a dog. At 2:00 I then went to Faiths office for Recreational Therapy. Today I worked on writing about the author on the back cover while Faith worked on inserting photos in the book. At 3:00 I then went home. I arrived home at 4:15 After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then had eaten a salad before eating my dinner. At 5:15 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Doing my typing exercises

 My Sunday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:11 I then had a bowl of oat meal with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating at 6:15 I then I had brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then at 6:30 watched Sunday Mass on television. At 7:30 I then went back to sleep and slept until 12:00. Once I had made my bed, at 12:20 I then did my back and the stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 12:40 I had used my hand grips squeezing them five times for thirty seconds each. At 12:45 I then worked my upper body. At 12:50 I then had a bowl of chicken noodle soup. At 1:05 I then brushed my teeth before and shaved before filling my pill containers. At 2:15 I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 2:23 I then ended my workout with another set of back stretches. At 2:30 I then did my constant therapy. At 2:50 I then did my typing exercises. At 3:50 I then ate dinner. At 4:25 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Squeezing my hand grips

 My Saturday morning began at 10:30 a.m. by drinking a hot cup of apple cider while eating my fruit. At 10:55 a.m. I then had anegg sandwich with see weed along with a banana on the side. At 11:20 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After doing so, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:20 I then made my bed. At 11:30 I then shaved before doing my constant therapy. At 12:00 I then did my back stretches. At 12:13 I then filled my empty pill containers. After doing so I then called the pharmacy to order a script. At 12:40 I then did my back stretches. At 12:55 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 1:06 I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 1:d5 I then grabbed my dumbbells to work my upper body. At 1:20 I then grabbed my hand grips and squeezed them five time for one minute. At 1:22 I then ended my workout with another set of back sstretches. At 1:50 I then sat with my mother in the formal living room and we saw a deer in our front yard. At 3:10 I then ate my salad. At 3:45 I then ate my dinner. At 4:15 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Doing my stretches

 My Friday morning began at 11:00 a.m by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. At 11:10, I then had half of a grilled turkey, tomato, and cheese sandwich along with a cup of soup, along with some vege straws. Once I had finished eating, I then at 11:30 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then made my bed. After doing so, I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. While watching the news. At 12:40 I then began to doing my back stretches. At 1:55 I then lied down to rest. I slept until a slept until slept untl 3:21. After taking a shower and getting comfortable fro the evening, I then had a bowl of fish chowder. Once I had finished eating, I had brushed my teeth before pulling up my blog and ttyping of my day.  

Meeting with Sam from the division of the blind

 My Thursday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana and blueberries, along with half or and a slice of brown bread. At 6:06 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nsoe drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then went back to bed and slept until 10:20. Once I had made my bed, I then at 10:40 did my back stretches. Once I had shaved, I then took my medication out to get ready for my home visit from Sam from the division of the blind. I have been practicing during my O.T. Time at Nero Restorative with Laurie making a strategy using a pill tray, so as not to drop medications on floor. I then. Called the pharmacy to order a script that I was running low on. At 12:00 I then watched the news. At 1:00 Samantha had arrived from the division of the blind We sat the dinning room table so she could asses me filling my pill container in the placed in the pill tray using the strategy Laurie helped me come up with. Sam my mother and I then spoke about the Iris Park Apartments. We also spoke about working with Jorden and getting back working with O&M. At 2:30 I then did my constant therapy. At 2:40 I then did my back and stroke stretches. At 3:00 I then ate my salad before eating my dinner at 3:36. At 4:20 I then took my shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:40 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.