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Thursday, June 4, 2026

Working out on somewhat of a summery day

 My Thursday morning began at 6:00 a.m. At 6:10 by drinking a cup of hot coco awhile eating my fruit. At 6:10 I then had a bowl cereal with banana. With banana along with a slice of toast with honey on it. Once I had finished eating, I then at 6:00 had brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, At 7:05 I began to do my typing exercises. At 7:17 I began to do my constant therapy. I then went back to bed and slept from 7:30-10:15. After making my bed, at 10:20 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:40 I then iced my back and shins. At 10:55 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 11:00 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to work my upper body. At 11:04 I then strapped on my ankle weights then began to do my leg exercises. At 11:13 I then grabbed my hand gripped and squeezed them three times for thirty seconds each . At 11:25 I then filled my empty pill containers before watching the news at noon. While watch the news, I had eaten some shrimp with a fruit drink. At 12:30 I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 12:30 until 2:30. After shaving and taking a shower so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:00 I then ate my salad. At 3:27 I then ate my dinner. At 4:00 I then brushed my teeth before pulling up my blog, so as to type of my day.  

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

A meeting with Sam during O.T.

 I began my Wednesday morning at 3:00 by waking to pain in my calves right from a dead. I do not know what is going on, but I will soon find out five days from today. After taking two tylenols, I then soon went back to sleep. At 5:13 I then woke to begin my day. After eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa, at 5:20 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with at toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I than at 8:40 brushed my teeth and went back to bed. I slept until 8:00 before waking. I then took a shower and shaved. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 8:12 I then made my bed. At 8:25 I began to do my back stretches. I then preceded with my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 8:40 I then did my constant therapy and typing exercises. At 9:30 Calvin from United Wheelchair arrived to take me to Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival at 11:00 I went to Lauries office for my O.T. Session. Today Laurie and I had our meeting with Sam from the Division of the Blind. Today Sam spoke to us about some visually impaired groups that I could attend. The writing circle. Laurie and I spoke to Sam about the progress that I am making using the pill tray at home, so as not to lose medication on the floor when filling my pill containers. Nest meeting Sam July 15, 2026. She also wanted me to call the pharmacy to see if they have script talk.  Sam would also like to have a home visit with me Thursday June 25 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at my house or camp. She would like me to have my pills out and ready before she arrives, so as to go over them with me. She will arrive at 11:00. At 12:00 I then had a break going to the client lounge to work on my lap top. I then went to Carinas office for speech to eat my lunch while connected to the e-stem. At 1:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. We began with a walk. Dan then had me on the Nu Step for fifteen minutes. I then went into the parallel bars to do some balance exercises. At 2:00 I then left for home. I arrived home at 3:15 After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then ate dinner with my salad. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Taking typing tests during O.T.

 My Tuesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 5:38 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then brushed my teeth and shaved before making my bed. After taking my shower, I then put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then massaged my legs to get the circulation moving. I can't wait until my  appointment with the doctor. At 6:45 I then did my typing exercises. At 6:55 I began to do my constant therapy. AT 7:30 United Wheelchair had arrived and I was soon on my way. At 8:30 I had arrived at Neuro Restorative. Once inside, I went to the client room, to work on my typing. At 9:00 I then had I.T. Support group with Faith in the sewing room. Today we spoke about A.I. Faith then printed some hand outs to give to us about A.I. to take home. At 10:00 I then went into the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. After fifteen minutes peddling on the Nu Step, Dan then had me had me in the parallel bars doing some leg exercises. I then went for a walk with Dan with my walker in the hallway to wrap up the session. At 11:00 I then went to the craft room for painting group wit Mindy. Today I began to type a stream and wooded scene. At 12:00 during my O.T. Session with Laurie, I took a thirteen and fifteen minute typing test. We then spoke about thinking that my typing goal was meet and then we spoke about something else to work on. She had mentioned about our meeting with Sam tomorrow from the Devision of the Blind. At 12:00 during my speech session with Carina she put on the e-stem I then began to eat. As I was doing so, we spoke about tool similar to an inhaler for me to use. At 1:15 I then went to the lobby to meet Calvin from United, so that he could take me home. I arrived home at 2:30. Once inside the house, I had filled my empty pill containers. At 3:15 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. After eating dinners, I then brushed my teeth before tying my blog for the day.   

Monday, June 1, 2026

Down loading Canva

 My Monday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:38 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with two slices of toast. At 6:52 I then brushed my teeth and shaved. After taking a shower, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After doing my legs exercises, at 7:20 I then did my back stretches. At 7:50 I then did my typing exercises and constant therapy. After doing another set of back stretches, I then took the sheets off of my bed. Calvin soon arrived to take me to Neuro  Restorative. Upon my arrival at 910:00 I went to the conference room for cognitive skills group. Today Abby had us doing word search puzzles and suduko. At 10:40 I had finished my word search At 11:00 I then went to Angelas office a picture of myself running cross country in high school to the song "It a run for the roses" At 12:00 I had a break and went to the client lounge to do my typing exercises. At 12:30 I then had speech with Carina. Once she had me connected to the e-stem, I then began to eat. At 1:10 I then went to the conference room for writing group with Mindy. Today she had us writing a story about a picture that she had shown us, by using our imagination. At 2:00 I then went to faiths office for my rec therapy session. Today we began to design the cover of of second book. In doing so we down loaded the Canva app. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby, so that Calvin could take me home. Upon my arrival home, I had taken a shower, so as to get comfortable. At 4:40 I then ate my salad. At 4:56 I then ate dinner before pullling up blog and typing of my Down loading

Sunday, May 31, 2026

What a hassel

 My Sunday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by eating my fruit and drinking a cup of hot cocoa while watching the news At 16:16 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with banana in it, along with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. At 7:00 I then watched church until 7:30. I then went back sleep and slept until noon. After making my bed, my mother soon arrived home from church. Once she had given me communion, I began to do my constant therapy. At 12:33 I had a little bite to eat. At 12:55 I then brushed my teeth and shaved befroe finishing my constant therapy. At 1:15 I then called the pharmacy about a medication that I am in desperately in need of. I only have a day in a half left and my insurance will not fill it right up until the last minute. As you may know living with brain injuries along comes other complications, in this case seizures. Well in this case Lacosamide is one of the seizure medication's that I take and the insurance seems be getting more strict on when you can order a refill. Right up until the last day, now come on. At 1:30 I then did my back stretches. At 1:45 I then did my stretches that ti have been doing since having my stroke. At 2:10 I then did my weight exercises for my arms and legs. After icing my back and thighs, I than took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:00 I then ate my salad before eating my dinner. At 4:15 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Chatting with a friend

 My Saturday morning began at 10:30 a.m. by making my bed. After eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot tea, at. 10:53 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with two slices of corn bread with honey on it. At 11:15 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 11:42 began to do my typing exercises. At 12:00 I then put some clean laundry away before shaving. At 12:20 I then cleaned my bathroom. At 12:55 I then did my back stretches. At 1:15 I then did the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 1:35 I grabbed my dumbbells and began to work my upper body. Ar 1:40 I then grabbed my handgrips and squeezed them five times for thirty seconds. At 1:50 I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 2:00 I then ended my workout with another round of back stretches. At 2:19 I then began to do my I then iced my back and legs. At 2:45 did my typing exercises. At 2:55 I then chatted with a friend. At 3:00 I then did my constant therapy. At 3:38 I had eaten my salad. At 3:56 I then ate my dinner. At 4:40 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 5:00 I pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Friday, May 29, 2026

WOW! What an exciting day!

 My Friday morning began at 10:20 a.m. making my bed. At 10:32 I then ate my fruit while drinking cup of hot apple cider. After doing so, I then had a ground up pork chop and grilled cheese sandwich with some vegetable chips and banana on the side. Once I had finished eating, I then at 11:15 brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 11:27 I then began to do my back stretches. At 11:35 I then began to do the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 11:45 I then began to do my typing exercises. At 12:25 I began to do my constant therapy. At 12:40 I began to do my typing exercises. At 1:02 I then iced my back and shins. At 1:37 I then did my back stretches. I then At 1:30 I had I then did my back stretches. At 1:37 I strapped my ankle weights around my legs and began to do my leg exercises. At 1:40 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to do my upper body workout. At 2:10 I then did my typing exercises. At 2:40 I then shaved before taking a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:15 I then ate my salad. After doing so, I then ate my dinner. At 4:30 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.