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Saturday, June 27, 2026

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.  

Friday, June 26, 2026

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.  

Thursday, June 25, 2026

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.  

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Going over my medication names with Laurie during O.T.

 My Wednesday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinkking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so I then had half of english muffin with a bowl of cereal with banana. At 12:15 I then shaved before brushing my teeth. After taking a shower and get dressed for the day, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 6:50 I began to do my typing exercises before doing my constant therapy. At 8:30 I then United Wheelchair arrived to drive me to Neuro Restorative. I first met with Megan for case management. Today Megan had me signing release forms and going my plan of care and went over my goal. At 11:00 during my O.T. session with Laurie we Called my primary care to fax a list of my medications to Neuro Restorative. They did with in my O.T. session with Lauri. We then spoke about my medications making a table about my medication the name, what it is used for, and the color. At 12:00 I then went to the client lounge for my half hour break to work on my typing and constant therapy. At 12:30 I then went to Carina's office for speech therapy. Once I was connected to the e- stem I then began to eat. She slowly turned up the voltage I ate. At 1:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. After taking a couple of laps in the hall, we went back into the gym to ride the Nu Step on level three for fifteen minutes. I then went into the parallel bars to do some leg exercises. At 2:00 I then went to the lobby to meet Calvin from United Wheelchair, so that he could take me home. Upon my arrival home at I arrived home 3:48. Once I had taken my shower and was comfortable for the evening, I then ate my salad. After eating dinner, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

"WHAT A RIDE HOME!"

 My Tuesday morning began at 5:25 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 5:30 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with banana in it along with half of a toasted english muffin. At 548 I then made my bed. At 5:56 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before taking a shower, so as to get ready fro the day ahead. After putting in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. Once I was dressed for the day I then did my back and stroke stretches. After doing my constant therapy I then did my typing exercises. At 7:30 I then went out the door and was on my way to Nero Restorative. Upon my arrival at 9:00, I then went to the sewing room for Tech Group with Faith. We first finished up of new e-mail. At 10-00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. Session with Caron to have an Evaluation, so that I can eep working with Dan. We first began with a walk with my Hershey Sneakers. Caron then had me on the Nu Step on level three for fifteen minutes. She then had me go into the parallel bars to do some leg exercises. At 11:00 I then went to the craft room for painting group with Mindy. Today Today I began to paint a new painting. At 12:00 during my O.T. Session with Laurie we talked about my home visit with Samantha Green from the devision of the blind. Change the time from 12:00 to 12:30 this Thursday. We then looked up my doctor's and getting current medication list. I have been having problems with my transportation along with a couple of other clients who usually take United Wheelchair for assistant. We are riding with other transportation companies until Neuro Restorative can figure things out. Speaking of my ride home today, I had a unbelievable one, starting in Lewiston, going to Augusta, to Livermore, finally to Farmington. At 4:30 I finally arrived home. After taking a shower, I then ate dinner before pulling up my blog and typing of my day.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Finishing the cover to my book during recreational therapy

 My Monday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At After doing so, I then had a bowl of oatmeal with banana along with half of an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then at 6:55 brushed my teeth and shaved before taking a shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I then put in my eye and nose drops, I had taken two puffs of air with my inhaler. After doing my back stretches, at 7:40 I then began to do my typing exercises. After doing so, I then did my constant therapy. At 8:30 Calvin from United Wheelchair arrived to take me to Neuro Restorative. At 9:30 I then had arrived at Neuro Restorative. Once inside I went to the client lounge. At 10:00 I then went to the conference room for cognitive skills with Abbie. We all work on our on projects some do word search, saduko, and I work on a cross word puzzle. At 11:00 Angela is on vacation, so instead of O.T. I had joined a meditation group with Mindy. During the group we did some stretching a breathing exercises. At 12:00 I then went to the client lounge during my half hour break to work on my third book. At 12:00 I had gone to Carina's office for speech. During my speech Carina first connected to the e-stem, she then turned it on, I then began to eat. As I was eating she turned the voltage up slowly. At 1:00 during writing group Mindy had us writing a short story on a picture that she gave us picture of four men sitting around a camp fire. We then had to write a short story about the best holiday in your opinion. At during my recreational therapy session with Faith, we finished the cover of my book. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby to meet Calvin so as to go home. Upon my arrival at 4:27 I had taken a shower so as to get comfortable for the evening. After eating my salad, I then ate my dinner. Once I had finished eaging, at 5:15 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.   

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Happy Fathers Day

 My Sunday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by drinking a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. At 6:15 I then an omelet with half of an english muffin, along with some banana. Once I had finished eating, at 7:30 I then watched church. At 8:00 I then brushed my teeth before putting my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then went back to bed and slept until 10:00. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I then made my bed. At 10:15 I then did my typing lessens. At 11:00 I had left for camp with my father. We arrived at 11:25. Once we had checked things out, we then left for home. We arrived home at 12:10. I then went strait to my bedroom to get comfortable. After doing so, I then had quarter of an Italian sandwich. Once I had finished eating, at 12:35 I then began to do my back stretches. At 1:00 I then used my hand grips squeezing them five times for thirty seconds each. At 1:05 I had strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 1:15 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to do my upper body workout. At 1:30 I then my sister fixed my e-mail. At 2:15 we then gathered together to celebrate Fathers. Day. At 2:30 I then filled my empty pill containers. At 3:00 I then visited with my family. At 3:30. We then sat down to eat. At 4:15 I then shaved and took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:40 I then pulled up my blog to type of my day.