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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

e-mailing Sam about my schedule change

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. At 8:15 I then had some scramble eggs, sausage, and one popover. Once I had finished eating, I then at 8:33 brushed my teeth and shaved. After taking a shower and getting dressed for the day, I then did my back stretches. After putting in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:27 I began to do my constant therapy. After doing my typing exercises, At 10:30 I then grabbed my things and left the house for Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival at 12:00 noon I had gone to the client lounge to do my typing exercises. At 12:30 I then went to Carinas office for my speech therapy session. Once carina connected the e-stem to different parts of my throat, Carina turned on the e-stem. Once she had it at a good level, I then began to eat. As I was doing I had choked a little because she was targeting different areas. After my speech session and I had finished eating, at 1:00 I had gone to the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. After he had the gate belt around my waist I then road the Nu Step for fifteen minutes. I then went into the parallel bars. After doing some leg exercises, Dan had me standing on the erix mat doing different exercises. At 2:00 I then had my O.T. Session with Laurie. We first e-mailed Sam my case manager from the Devision of the Blind. She then let me know of our schedule change in our meeting time. We then practived filling pill containers using beads in a pill tray.  3:00 to 2:00. We then went over filling pill strategies. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking me home. It was Dave. I arrived home at 4:15. After taking a shower and getting comfortable fro the evening, I then ate my salad. After doing so I then ate my dinner before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

A dental appointment

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a hot cup of cocoa. At 6:10 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana, along with a toasted  english muffinwith jams. Once I had finished eating, at 6:35 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before making my bed. At 6:50 I began to do my back stretches. At 7:00 I then took a shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I then put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 7:25 I then did my constant therapy. At 8:00 I then did began to do my typing exercises. I soon left the house with my mother to go to the dentist to see about my front tooth that I chipped when I was nine years old after falling over the handle bars of my bicycle on a dirt road while camping. At 9:20 my mother and stopped at Hanford in Jay to pick up some things. We arrived at Spruce mountain Dental at 9:30 In Livermore Falls. Once inside the I had some x-rays done of my teeth, I then spoke with the dentist. After poking and prodding around my gums and tooth to check for pain, I had no signs of pain. He then told me that I had beautiful teeth and there was no need to do anything more with the tooth. At 11:20 we had left the Spruce Mountain Dental. On the way home we stopped at Hanford in Farmington to pick up medication for myself. At 12:00 noon we arrived home. Once I was comfortable, I then had a fruit drink. At 12:30 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until and slept until 3:00. After taking a shower, I then ate my salad. At 3:45 I then had some macaroni salad and sausage for dinner. At 4:15 I then did some typing exercises before blogging of my day.     

Monday, May 18, 2026

Finidhing my saduko puzzle

 My Monday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:40 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with banana in it with a toasted english muffin. At 7:00 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before taking my shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking int two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 7:40 I began to do my typing lessons. After doing so, I then did my constant therapy. At 8:00 I then finished doing so, At 8:30 Calvin from United Wheelchair had arrived to take me to Neuro Restorative. At 9:45 I had arrived. Once inside, at 10:15 I went to the conference room for cognitive skills group with Abby. Today I finished my saduko puzzle. I then began to do a word search puzzle. At 11:00 I then went to Angela's office for my O.T. Session. Today Angela and I posted another photo on insta gram, along with a poem that I thought of in fifteen seconds. At 12:00 during my break, I had to the client lounge to work on my typing lessons. At 12:30 I then went to Carinas office for my speech therapy session. Once Carina had me all connected to the e-stem she turned it on, I then began to eat. Targeting the muscles in my throat that need to strengthen. As I was eating she turned up the e-stem giving me a little jolt. Once I had finished speech, at 1:00 I had writing group with Faith. Faith had given us a picture of two children sitting on a sidewalk holding a dog. We then had to writing a short story about the picture. She then had us write a short story on, If we had a super power what would it be? At 2:00 I then had recreational therapy with Faith. While in her office We continued to draws pictures for my book. I finished mine today. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby to meet Calvin from United Wheelchair, so that I could go home. I arrived home at 4:10. After taking a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening, I then ate my salad before eating my dinner. At 5:15 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Receiving communion

 My Sunday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by the news. After doing so, at 6:30 I then watched church. At 7:30 I then went back to sleep. I had slept until 10:20 before waking. After eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa, at 10:30 I had a bowl of cereal with banana along with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, 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 shaved. At 11:15 I had made my bed before starting my typing exercises. At 11:40 I began to do my constant therapy. At 2:00 my mother arrived home from church. After she had given me communion, I began to do my back stretches. At 12:44 I then had four shrimp for a snack. At 12:30 I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. AT 12:38 I then I then filled my empty pill containers for the week ahead. At 1:10 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to work my upper body. After doing so, I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 1:42 I then did some morre typing exercises. At 1:55 I then did some walking out on the deck. At 2:00 I lied down to rest and slept until 3:15. After eating my salad, at 4:00 I then had two slices of homemade pizza. At 4:45 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. After doing so, I had pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Cleaning my bathroom

 My Saturday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by making my bed. At 10:15 I then ate my fruit while drinking a hot cup of tea. At 10:20 I then had two popovers. At 11:03 I then did my typing exercises. At 11:30 I then began to do my constant therapy. At 11:50 I then did my back stretches. At 12:23 I had filled my empty pill containers. At 1:20 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to work my upper boday. At 1;25 I then strapped my ankle on, and began to exercise my legs. At 1:31 I then I had grabbed my hand grips and squeezed then five times for. Thirty seconds each.At 1:35 I then did my thera band exercises. At 1:43 I then ended my workout with another set of back stretches. At 1:50 I then cleaned my bathroom. At 2:07 I spoke to a friend for a while before going on face book. At 2:40 I then ate my salad before eating my dinner. At 4:20 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Friday, May 15, 2026

A bad headache

 My Friday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by drinking a hot cup of apple cider while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then at 10:10 had two popovers for breakfast. At 10:30 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 at 10:40 made my bed. At 10:50 began to do my typing exercises. At 11:25 I then did my back stretches. At 11:37 I continued with my typing lessons. After doing my constant therapy, at 12:00 I then shaved. After watching the news at noon, I had taken two Tylenol for a headache that I had. At 12:30 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 12:40 I had used my handgrips squeezing them five times for thirty seconds each. At 12:45 I then used my five pound dumbbells to do my weight exercises. At 12:52 I then strapped on my ankle weights, so as to do my leg exercises. At 1:00 I then did another set of back stretches. At 1:15 I then did some more typing exercises. At 1:45 i lied down to rest and slept until 3:30. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, at 4:00 I then ate my salad. At 4:15 I then had eaten my dinner. At 4:30 I had pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Thursday, May 14, 2026

An easy rainy day

 My Thursday morning began at 10:07 a.m. At 10:10 I then ate my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing, I then at 10:45 had a bowl of cereal with banana along with a slice of banana nut bread. Once I had finished eating, I then at 10:45 brushed my teeth before putting in my eyes and nose drops in. At 10:56 I then made my bed before starting my typing exercises at 11:00. At 11:30 I began to do my constant therapy. At 12:00 I then filled my empty pill containers. After doing so, I then called the pharmacy to order some script's that I was running low on. At 1:00 I then did my back stretches. At 1:30 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:00. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then ate my salad before eating my dinner. At 4:00 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.