My brain was on overload

 My  Thursday morning began at 1:30 a.m. by waking to a bad headache. After taking to tylenols, I then went back to sleep until 6:00 a.m. After taking my medication, I then went back to sleep until 10:20. Once I had made my bed, I then ate my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 10:40 I had eaten three english muffin half's along with some banana. At 11:00 I 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 11:17 I then shaved. At 11:30 I began to do my constant therapy. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:30 I then lied down to rest. The workout I had in P.T. Yesterday was a little bit too much. I pushed myself over the limit. It was not that my body could not perform, It was my brain was on overload. At 3:15 I woke and took a shower. At 3:45 I then pulled up blog and typed of my day. 

Popping Balloons during O.T.

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:53 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, at 9:00 I then had and english muffin with a bowl of cereal with banana. Once I had finished eating, I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 9:40 I then took my shower so as to get ready for my day ahead. Once I was dressed, at 9:50 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After making my bed, at 11:30 I had grabbed my things and I then jumped quickly into the United Wheelchair van and was on my way to Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival at 12:30, I went into Carinas office for my speech therapy session. Once she had connected the estem wires to my throat, I began to eaten lunch, as she turned up the level of the tensity as I ate. While I was eating, she had me practicing the Mendel sum Maneuver to help me swallow. She then told me to practice five times daily. She then e-mailed me the procedure. At 1:15 I then went to the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. We began the session by walking 720 feet. We then went back into the gym and Dan had me on the Nu Step cycling for fifteen minutes on level two. I then went into the parallel bars with my feet together Dan had me reaching for a cone hat was place on a tennis racket. The goal was not to lose my balance. I then spoke to Angela about the phots that have to be taken of me and she said as many as possible video or clips. She had not spoke to the lady who is putting this together. At 2:15 I then during my O.T. Session with Lauri, we worked on my typing speed while she showed me a new program to use. A balloon key board jump. I soon left for home. I arrived home at 4:45. After taking a shower, I then ate dinner. At 5:40 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Doing the tandem stance during P.T.

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:15 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with banana, and a slice of toast. At 6:30 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before doing my back stretches. Once I had finished my stretches, I then took a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. 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, at 7:10 I began to do my constant therapy. At 7:30 I then took the sheets off my bed, thus making it with clean sheets. At 8:00 I then grabbed my things as United Wheelchair had arrived and I was soon on my way to Neurorestorative. Upon my arrival at 9:00 I had waited fifteen minutes in the lobby before going to the conference room for reading group with Faith. Today we read a short story about "Sunset in Milan. We stopped to discuss every now an then, which is the hardest part for me with my short term memory loss. At 10:30 I then went to the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. I first walked 425 feet before going back into the gym to ride the Nu Step. After fifteen minutes of cycling, I then went into the parallel bars to do some leg exercises. I first did some stepping up onto this block of wood and holing my foot there for thirty seconds. I then switched feet off and on. I then put my feet in a modified tandem stance and held this 6position for so many minutes. At 1:15 I then went to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group with Faith and Abby. Today we spoke about a new format for the group. We then did some brain injury trivia. At 12:00 I then had my O.T. Session with Laurie. She helped me to set up a program to use to work on my memory. At 12:00 I then had speech with carina during lunch. Once she had the e-stem attached to my throat, she then put the  level up to five as chewed and swallowed my food and my drink. At 12:30 I then went home. I arrived home at 2:30. Took a shower to get comfortable before pulling up my blog to type of my day before eating dinner. 

No transportation

 My Monday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:37 I then had an egg with a half slice of toast, along with some home-fries and slices of ham. At 5:55 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 7:20 I then went back to bed and slept until 11:00. Come to find out transportation was canceled due to the snow storm down in the southern part of the state. We only received flurry activity. At 11:00 I began to do my constant therapy. At 11:28 I then made my bed. At 11:30 I then had a glass of lemon aid. At 11:32 I then practiced my typing speed. At 11:40 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:00 I began to the stretches that I have doing since having my stroke. At 12:00 I watched and hour storm center. At 12:25 while doing so, I then did my thera band exercises, working my arms and legs. At 12:35 I had used my hand grips, doing three sets of squeezing them for thirty seconds. I then used my five found weights to work my upper body. At 12:55 I ended my workout by doing another set of back stretches. At 1:05 I then filled my empty pill container. At 2:20 I then took a shower after speaking to a friend for a while. Once I was comfortable for the rest of the day, I then at 2:50 had a bowl of corn chowder with melted cheese on some triscuit's. Once I had finished eating, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Using my hand grips. I can squeeze them them for 30 seconds three times without my hand shaking

My Sunday morning began at 11:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 11:25 I then had three crepes, some banana, and a slice of toast. Once I had eating breakfast, at 11:50 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler  I that noon made my bed. At 12:05 I had shaved. At 12:15 I then began to do my constant therapy. At 12:30 I then began to do my back stretches continuing with my stretches that I been doing since my stroke. At 12:48 I then began to do my thera band exercises. At 1:57 I then used my hand grips. At 1:00 I had used my five pound dumbbells to do my upper body exercises. I then strapped on my ankle weights to do my leg exercises. At 1:20 I then ended my workout with another round of my back exercises. At 1:30 I then began to do my typing exercises. At 1:35 I had filled my empty pill container. At 1:40 My mother arrived home from church and gave me communion. At 2:00 I then read my prayer book. After doing so, I had watched television. At 3:25 I then ate dinner. At 3:50 I had taken a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:05 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Staying busy

My Saturday morning began at 10:20 a.m. by making my bed. At 10:30 I had eaten my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. At 10:45 I had some pork rinds with a peanut-butter, Nutella, and banana sandwich. At 11;10 I had brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. At 11:30 I then pulled up my e-mail to retrieve my schedule next week. At 11:43 I then shaved before cleaning my bathroom. At 12:10 I then called the pharmacy to order my medication. At 12:17 I began to do my constant therapy. After doing so, I then di did my back stretches. At 12:45 I then filled out a St. Patricks Day card to send to a friend. At 1:10 I began to do my thera band exercises. At 1:20 I had used my hand grips. At 1:24 I then did my daily typing test. At 1:31 I then did my back stretches again. At 1:40 I had straps on my ankle weighs to do my leg exercises. AT 1:50 I then used my five pound dumbbells to work my upper body. At 1:55 I had stretched my back once again began taking a shower. At 2:36 I then had a salad before eating my dinner. At 3:35 I then brushed my teeth before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Doing my workout

 My Friday morning began at 10:20 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. At 10:45 I then had three crepes. At 11:00 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 11:30 began to fill my empty pill container. At 11:50 I began to do my constant therapy. At 12:10 I continued to watch the news at noon. At 12:30 I began to do my typing test. At 12:45 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:54 I then did my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 1:00 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:00. After taking a shower, at 3:25 I had eaten a salad. After doing so, I eaten my dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then brushed my teeth. After doing so, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.