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Friday, August 21, 2026

Taking it easy

 My Friday morning began at 10:30 a.m. by drinking a hot cup of apple cider while eating my fruit. At 10:47 I had half of a chicken, cheese, and tomato sandwich. At 11:55 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 11:22 began to do my back stretches. At 11:37 I then did the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 11:40 I had squeezed my hand grips five times for thirty seconds each. At 11:42 I then shaved before watching the news at noon. At 12:30 I began to do my constant therapy. At 12:54 I then did my typing exercises. At 1:02 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to work my upper body. After doing so, I then strapped on my ankle weights, so as to do my leg exercises. At 1:35 I ended my workout with another set of back stretches. At 2:11 I had taken a shower, so as to get comfortable for the rest of the day. At 2:43 I then ate my salad. At 3:15 I then ate an early dinner. After having a snack I then brushed my teeth before pulling up my blog and typing of the day. 

Thursday, August 20, 2026

A big improvement on my typing speed while no mistakes

 My Thursday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:10 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with a slice of cinnamon swirl toast. Once I had finished eating, at 6:35 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 7:00 I began to do my constant therapy. At 7:15 I began to do my typing exercises. At 7:30 I then went back to bed and slept until 10:00. After making my bed, I then did my back stretches. At 10:47 I then began to the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 10:52 I then used my hand grips squeezing them five times for thirty seconds each. At 11:00 I then had some hamburger mix in a hot dog roll along with some vege chips. At 11:25 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to work my upper body. At 11:35 I had strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. After brushing my teeth, at 11:50 I then began to do my back stretches. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 2:15 I then sat down to talk with my mother. At 2:48 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:08 I then ate my salad before eating my dinner. At 4:40 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Getting fitted for a new A.F.O. At Hanker and a little shopping after that

 My Wednesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by drinking a cup of hot cocoa while eating some fruit. I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, at 5:40 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before taking my shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. After putting in my eyes and nose drops, I then made my bed. At 6:15 I then did my back stretches. At 6:35 I had done my constant therapy before leaving with my parents at 7:10 for Auburn to go to hanger orthotics to be fitted for a new A.F.O. At 8:20 we arrived at Hanger Orthotics meeting  Caron there, my physical therapist from Nero Restorative. We first met with the person who would be fitting me with my new A.F.O. Caron then described to him a little about what we work on during our P.T. Sessions. We then discussed having an A.F.O. With a little more Dorsey Flexion to it, so that I be able to movie my foot more freely with more motion to it and not stabilized. Once my ankle foot orthotic was molded to my right leg. The fun began. This is when I was able to chose a pattern of color to put on the A.F.O. I had an option of two patterns that I liked the best just in case they were out of one. At 9:17 we then left Hanger to go to Free Port. We all know what is in Free Port, L L Bean. At 10:17 we had arrived. I went in briefly but after a short while decided to go back in the truck to rest. I even was able to take a little nap while I was waiting. Our next stop was at F.X. Marcot in Auburn. So that I could buy a new mattress and box spring along with a new recliner. At 12:30 we were on our way home. We arrived home at 1:47. Once I was comfortable, at 2:00 I then ate a salad with a glass of lemon aid. At 2:50 I then took another shower so as to cool down. At 3:08 I had filled my empty pill containers. At 3:30 I then had a bite to eat before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Cleaning and organizing drawers in my bathroom

 My Tuesday morning began at 10:20 a..m. By eating my fruit and drinking a hot cup of apple cider. At 10:33 I then had a slice of toast with some steak corn potato mixture on it. Once I had finished eating, at 10:56 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 made my bed. At 11:22 I had shaved. After doing so I began to do my constant therapy. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:25 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:35 I then began to do the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 1:00 I then had finished my constant therapy. At 1:16 I began to do my typing exercises. At 1:25 I then went into my bathroom to continue cleaning and organizing the drawers. At 1:35 I then had a bite to eat. I then continued to clean the drawers in my bathroom. At 2:15 I then took my shower, so as to get comfortable for the rest of the day. At 2:30 I then squeezed my hand grip five times for thirty seconds each. At 3:00 I then worked on a word search puzzle. At 3:40 I then had an ear of corn before eating some streak and potato salad for dinner. At 5:15 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Monday, August 17, 2026

Cleaning a desk drawer in my bathroom

 My Monday morning began at 10:15 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. At 10:45 I then made my bed before doing my constant therapy. At 11:15 I then had a fried and cheese sandwich with a glass of lemon aid. Once I had finished eating, 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, at 12:15 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:32 I then did the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 12:35 I then squeezed my hand grips for thirty seconds five time each. At 1:00 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to work my upper body. At 1:40 I then did my typing exercises. At 1:50 I then checked my e-mail. At 2:05 I then cleaned out another drawer in my bathroom dest area. At 2:45 I then ate my salad before eating dinner. After taking my shower and getting comfortable for the evening, at 4:40 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Sunday, August 16, 2026

A relaxing day home

 My Sunday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:26 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with half of an english muffing. Once I had finished eating, at 6:38 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 watched Sunday Mass. At 8:00 I then went back to sleep and slept until 12:00. Once I was up I had taken my medication before filling my empty pill containers. At 1:00 I then called the pharmacy to order some scripts that I was running low on. At 1:10 My mother arrived home from church. Once she had given me communion. I then I had eaten some lunch. After brushing my teeth, at 2:00 I then did my constant therapy. At 2:12 I began to do my typing exercises. At 2:40 I then shaved before doing my back stretches. At 3:40 I began to do my weight exercises working my upper body. At 3:48 I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 3:58 I had wrapped my workout by doing another set of back stretches. At 4:10 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:40 I had eaten my salad. After doing so, I then ate dinner. At 5:30 I had pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Cleaning some of my drawers In my bathroom

 My Saturday mornig began at 10:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 10:50 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana, along with half of an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, at 10:10 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 11:36 I had made my bed. At 11:40 I then did my back stretches. At 12:00 I then shaved before cleaning the drawers in my night stand next to my bed. At 2:25 I then cleaned drawers in my bathroom. At 3:30 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the rest of the evening. At 3:47 I then did another set of back stretches. At 4:00 I then ate my dinner. At 5:19 I then did my constant therapy. At 5:40 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.