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 oatmeal with bananas with a slice of cinnamon toast. Once I had finished eating, at 6:20 I then made my bed. At 6:21 I had brushed my teeth and shaved. At 6:30 I then did my back stretches. After taking a shower and was dressed for the day ahead at 6:45 I then put in my eye and nose drops. After taking int two puffs of air with my inhaler, I soon left the house with my father to go see my primary care doctor, Dr. Munch to have the area where I wear my A.F.O. Checked. We arrived at the doctor's office at 8:15 for my 8:30 appointment. Once I had meet with the nurse, I then meet with Dr. Munch. Once she had checked the area in which I wear my A.FO. She then made her recommendations, so as what I should do next. I soon left the doctor's office. Upon my arrival home at 10:20, I then put on something more comfortable on. After doing so, I began to do my constant therapy. At 11:00 I then began to do my typing exercises. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:30 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:22. After taking a showers, an was comfortable fro the evening, at 3:47 I then had a salad before eating my dinner. At 4:15 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.
Riding the Brain Train Toward Recovery
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Meeting with Sam
My Wednesday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by drinking a cup of hot coco whiles eating some fruit. After eating a bowl of cereal with banana along with an english muffin, I then At 9:30 I had brushed my teeth and shaved. After taking a shower and getting dressed for the day, I then put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then did my back stretches. At 10:30 I then began to do my constant therapy. At 11:45 United Wheelchair had arrived to take my to Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival at 12:15, I sat in the lobby for fifteen minutes before going to Carinas office for speech therapy. Once she had me connected to the e-stem, she then turned it on as I began to eat. As I was eating she slowing turned the amps up, and I am able to tolerate higher level each and every session. At 1:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. Session wit Dan. We began our session by walking three laps around the hallway. We then went back into the gym and I then rode the Nu Step for fifteen minutes. I then went into the parallel bars to do some leg exercises. At 2:00 during my O.T. Session with Laurie we met with Sam from the division of the blind. Today we discussed filling pill containers, so as not to drop pills on the floor. Sam brought in trays to put my pills in to try. At 3:00 I then left to go home. Upon my arrival home at 4:30 I went strait to the chiropractors to get my back adjusted. After doing so, I arrived home at 5:45. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then ate dinner. At 6:30 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Happy St. Patricks Day 2026
My Tuesday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by eating a bowl of cereal with a slice of homemade bread with peanut-butter. The power went out early this morning and it was still out, so I had a limited choice on what to eat. Once I had finished eating, I then brushed my teeth and shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 7:30 I began to do my constant therapy. United Wheelchair had soon arrived and I was on my way. I had arrived at Neuro Restorative at 9:15. I sat in the client lounge fro thirty minutes before going to the sewing room for reading group. Today Faith had us reading a story titled "Three-minutes and twenty-seven seconds on the score board clock." We stopped and discussed it every so often. At 10:30 I then went over to the gym for my P.T. Session with Caryn and Dan. They were both free, so Caryn did her assessment while Dan took a video of us for Neuro Restorative. At 11:15 during Brain Injury Education Group today with Faith and Abby, we reviewed the parts of the brain and what they do. At 12:00 during my O.T. Session with Laurie, I continued to increase my typing speed and accuracy accuracy. We then went into a typing program so that I could learn how to use it. At 12:30 during my speech session with Carina we continued to work with the e-stem, so as to reduce my choking and to improve my swallowing. At 1:23 I went to the lobby to meet the United Driver who would by taking me home. I had arrived home at 2:23. Feeling tired, I had lied down to rest and slept until 4:00. After taking a shower and getting comfortable fro the evening, I then ate dinner. At 5:00 I had pulled up my blog and typed of my day.
Monday, March 16, 2026
Writng about the first time I skied with a boom during O.T.
My Monday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had cinnamon toast with a bowl of cereal. At 7:00 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before taking a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. At 7:25 I then did my back and stroke stretches. At 7:46 I then did my constant therapy. At 8:00 I then took the sheets off of my bed. At 8:30 I then made my bed with clean sheets. I soon was on my way to Nero Restorative for my daily therapy. Upon my arrival at 10:30 I had gone down to the conference room for writing group. Today I wrote a poem. At 10:15 I then had my O.T. Session with Angela. Today she had me answer a question relating to the interview that I am working on for Neuro Restorative. I wrote it about the first time I water skied using a boom and giving an explanation on how it used. Angela and I then worked on putting the video together. At 12:00 I had a break, so I went to the client lounge to do my typing test. At 12:30 I then went to Carina's Office for my speech therapy session. Once she had me hooked up to the e-stem, I began to eat my lunch. At 1:00 during painting group with Daniel I began to paint a new painting. At 2:00 during my recreational therapy session with Faith, she and I continued to draw pictures to cover chapters in my book. At 3:00 I then went home. I arrived home at 4:30. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I then ate my salad. At 5:15 I then ate my dinner. At 5:45 I then pulled up my blog and of my day.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
A visit with my sister
My Sunday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by watching the news. At 6:30 I then watched Sunday mass until 7:30. I then went back to sleep until 11:00. Once I had my fruit and a cup of hot coca, at 11:08 I then I then had a bowl of oatmeal with a slice of toast. At 11:23 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 11:33 I had made my bed. At 11:40 I began do my back stretches. At 11:50 I then did the stretches that I have doing since having my stroke. At 12:00 my mother arrived home from church and gave me communion. At 12:10 I then began to do my thera band exercises to strengthen my arms and legs. At 12:30 I then did my Mendeshem swallows five of them holding for five seconds. At 12:33 I then used my hand grips, gripping them for thirty seconds for five time. At 12:40 I then studied the parts of the brain and their functions. At 1:20 I spoke to a friend while drinking some Lemon aid. At 2:00 I then did a word search for thirty second before going into the formal living room to talk with my parents and sister. At 2:50 I had taken a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:15 I then sat down to eat dinner with my parents and sister. At 3:45 I then brushed my teeth before pulling up my blog and typing of my day.
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Studding the brain lobes
My Saturday morning began at 10:30 a.m. by making my bed. At 10:40 I then ate my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. At 10:53 I had some home-fries with a scrambled egg, and half of an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, at 11:34 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 12:00 did my back stretches. At 12:15 I had shaved before doing my thera band exercises to strengthen my arms and legs. At 12:30 I then used my hand grips At 12:40 I ended my workout by doing my back stretches one more time. At 1:00 I began to do my constant therapy. At 1:05 I then did my typing test. At 1:20 I had done ten Mendelsohn Menevner swallows, holding each one for five seconds. At 1:30 I then studied the lobes and there functions for Brian Injury Education group. At 1:40 I then continued to study I continued to study brain lobes. At 2:00 I had worked on my book. At 2:45 I then took a shower to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:00 I then blogged of my day before eating dinner.
Friday, March 13, 2026
Watching a movie on netflix
My Friday morning began at 10:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. At 10:52 I then had a banana sandwich with Nutella and peanut-butter. At 11:10 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 at 11:15 made my bed. At 11:30 I began to do my constant therapy. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:20 I then shaved before doing my back stretches. At 12:38 I then did the stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 12:45 I began to do my thera band exercises so as to strengthen my arms and legs. At 12:52 I then used my hand grips to strengthen my hands. At 12:56 I then I had grabbed my five pound dumbbells and began to do my weight workout. At 1:00 I had strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 1:05 I had ended my workout by doing another set of back stretches. At 1:15 I had filled my empty pill containers. At 1:33 I then did my typing test to improve my typing speed. At 2:00 I then watched a movie on Netflix. At 2:27 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 2:50 I then ate my salad before eating my dinner. Once I had finished eating, at 4:12 I had pulled up my blog and typed of my day.