Doing my constant therapy

 My Monday morning began at 10:20 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 10:28 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with banana in it along with an english muffin. At 10:50 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 went on face book to see if anyone was having a birthday today. At 11:30 I began to do my constant therapy. At 11:45 I began to do my typing exercises. After putting some clean laundry away, at 12:00 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:13 I then did my stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 12:20 I had filled my empty pill containers. At 12:57 I then found some words in the Christmas word search my sister bought for my mother and I. At 1:12 I then grabbed my dumbbells to work my upper body. At 1:20 I had strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. After squeezing my handgrips five time for thirty second's each, I then wrapped up my workout with another round of back stretches. At 2:00 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:40. After taking a shower to get comfortable for the evening, I then pulled up my blog, so as to type of my day. 

Saying good-bye

 My Sunday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by eating my fruit and drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:20 I then had a bowl of cereal with  slice of toast. Once I had finished eating, at 6:40 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nosed drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 7:00 I then watche church on television. At 7:30 I then visited with my sister and Dan before they went home. I then went back to bed at 7:45 and slept until 11:25. Once I had made my bed, at 11:34 I then did my back stretches. At 11:50 I began to do the stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 12:00 I then grabbed my dumbbells and worked my upper body. I then strapped on my ankle weights and did my leg exercises. At 12:10 my mother arrived home from church and gave me communion. After receiving communion, I then did my back stretches. At 12:30 I then had some shrimp and a glass of egg nog. At 12:55 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before sitting down in the formal living room to talk with my mother. At 1:35 I then did my constant therapy. At 1:50 I did my typing exercises. At 2:40 ate my salad. After taking a shower, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Just and easy day at home

 My Saturday morning began at 9:20 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 9:30 I then had some scrambled eggs with corn bread and hash. Once I had finished eating, I then at 10:00 brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then found a word or two on out big Christmas word search my sister ordered fur us on amazon. At 10:20 I then did my back stretches. At 10:32 I then did my stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 10:35 I had grabbed my dumbbells and began to work my upper body. At 10:40 I had grabbed my hand grips and squeezed them five times for thirty seconds each time. I then strapped on my ankle weights then began to do my leg exercises. At 10:50 I ended my workout with my back stretches. Just as I was ending my workout, a friend had called. We spoke for a while then hung up. At 11:37 I then began to do my constant therapy. I then began to play words with friends while drinking a glass of egg nog. At 2:35 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the rest of the day. After doing so, at 3:00 I then ate dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Taking is easy after a busy and adventurous Thursday

 My Friday morning began at 10:20 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then ate my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 11:00 I then had a grilled turkey, cheese, tomato, and see-weed sandwich. At 11:25 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 1:33 I then found my daily word in my Christmas word search. At 11:40 I then did my typing practice. At 12:00 I then did my back stretches. At 12:30 I then filled my empty pill containers. At 1:25 I grabbed my dumbbells to do my upper body exercises. At 1:40 I then had strapped on my ankle weights to do my leg exercises. At 1:47 I began to do my constant therapy. At 2:00 I then took a shower to get comfortable ffor the rest of the day before eating my salad. After eating my dinner, I had pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Going to the Great Falls Forum to see Amy Stacy Curtis perform

 My Thursday morning began at 8:15 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking acup of hot cocoa. At 8:30 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with banana, along with a slice of cinnamon toast. Once I had finished eating at 8:45 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before taking a shower. Once I was dressed and ready fro the day, I then did my back stretches. At 9:30 I then did my typing and constant therapy exercises. Ethen soon left the house for Nero Restorative. Upon my arrival I left Nero Restorative to go see Amy Stacy Curtis sing and tell her story in the book she wrote "How my brain saved my life twice." She had most of the audience in tears including myself. At the end of her performance, Amy and I spoke and exchanged book. She have hers and I gave her a copy of my book, " Running Fromm Lightning. After the performance Bridget was. There to take me back to Nero Restorative. I then went to Bridget office. At 2:00 during my O.T. Session with Angela, she and I talked about being part of the Great Falls Forum. We also took a picture of myself holding Amy Stacy Curtises book and book mark and posting on Face Book. I also wrote a poem to go with the picture. I then wrote a post on instagram. I then went home. Upon my arrival home at 4:00 I had taken a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:35 I then ate my salad before eating my dinner. At 5:18 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Going for brunch with my father

 My Wednesday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a Cup of hot apple cider. After brushing my teeth, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. I then shaved and washed my face. After getting dressed for the day, I then made my bed. At 11:00 My father and left the house to go out fro brunch. Upon our arrival at our destination, we order our take out at the drive through and ate our meal in the car. Once our way home we stopped at the post office to mail a bill. We then took a ride up to the lot before taking a ride around clear water before ending up back home. At 12:30 once in the house, I then brushed my teeth before finding a word on my holiday word search. After doing so, I had filled my empty pill containers. At 1:22 I then did my constant therapy. After doing my daily typing exercises. At 1:50 I then worked my upper body. I then strapped on my ankle weights to do my leg exercises. AT 2:05 I had squeezed my hand grips five times thirty seconds each. At 2:50 I then took my shower, so as to get ready to go to a chiropractic appointment. I then pulled up my blog at 3:40 and typed of my day. 

Meeting with Megan for case management

 My Tuesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. After doing so, I then had an egg, corn meal muffin, and some banana, along with a slice of toast. Once I had finished eating, I then at 6:00 brushed my teeth, shaved, then took my shower. Once I was dressed for the day, I had put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then did my back stretches. At 7:30 I then grabbed my things United Wheelchair had arrived to take me to Nero Restorative, for therapy. I arrived at 8:40. I gone to the client lounge once inside to work on some typing exercises. After doing so, I had gone to Faith's office to continue working on my book. Today I worked on drawing a picture of a local ski resort that I learned how to ski at when I was growing up. At 10:00 I then met with Megan the case manager fro fifteen minutes to go over some things before going to my P.T. Session with Dan in the gym. We began our session by having me ride the Nu Step on level three for fifteen minutes. Dan then had me in the parallel bars having place one foot on the bosu ball then shifting my weight from leg to leg as I worked on my balance. Dan then had me side stepping in the parallel bars. Dan then had me lift my legs as high as I could while in the parallel bars. At 11:00 I had gone eto the sewing room to continue working on my project that I am making in sewing group. At 12:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking me home. I arrived home at 1:15. Once I had a snack, I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept from 1:30 to 3:00 before waking. After eating my salad I then ate dinner. After taking my shower, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.