My Thursday morning began at 10:20 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. I then had three pancakes along with a banana on the side. 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, At 11:24 I then made my bed before shaving. At 11:50 I then did my back stretches. At 12:00 I had watched the news at noon while doing the stretches that I learned after having my stroke. At 12:13 I had used my hand grips before doing my thera band exercises. At 12:25 I had strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. I then grabbed my five pound dumbbells and began to do my weight exercises. I then ended my workout with another set of back stretches. At 12:50 I then began to do my back stretches. At 12:50 I then began to do my constant therapy. At 1:18 I then began to do my typing exercises. At 1:45 I had watched a movie on Netflix. At 2:40 I had eaten a salad before eating my dinner. At 4:00 I then took my shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:25 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.
Riding the Brain Train Toward Recovery
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Meeting with Laurie my O.T. And Sam from the Division of the Blind
My Wednesday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. At 9:05 I then had three pancakes with a slice of banana. At 9:22 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before taking a shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day ahead, I then put my eye and nose drops in. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 10:07 I then did my back stretches. At 11:30 United Wheelchair had arrived and I was on my way to Neuro Restorative. Along the way we had to take a detour do to an accident. A truck had rolled over on to its side. By the time had arrived to therapy it had cut half way into my speech session with Carina, so we just practiced the Mendelian swallow. At 1:00 during my P.T. Session with Dan We began by walking to laps around the gym in the hallway. I then rode the Nu Step for fifteen minutes. Dan then had go into the parallel bars to do some leg exercises. At 2:00 during my O.t. Session with Laurie, she and met with Sam from the Division to the Blind and visually impaired. She had showed us a specific lamp with different stages of lighting to help people with visual impairments along with some other things. At 3:00 I then left for home arriving home at 4:30. I then went straight to the chiropractors to get my back adjusted. Upon my arrival, I had it adjusted and was soon on my way home. At 4:30 I had arrived home, ate my dinner, got comfortable for the evening and blogged of my day.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Talking to Laurie during my O.T. Session about my up coming meeting with Sam my case manager from the Division of the Blind
My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:13 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with some sliced banana in it along with a toasted english muffin and a glass of orange juice. Once I had finished eating, I then made my bed. At 6:30 I had brushed my teeth and shaved before taking my shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I had put my eye and nose drops in, I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 7:30 I then did my back stretches At 9:15 United Wheelchair had arrived to take me to Neuro Restorative in Lewiston. Upon my arrival at 9:15, I had a half hour to wait before my my first therapy. At 9:45 I then went to the sewing room for reading group with Faith. Today we read two short story's an discussed them. The first one was titled "Take my hand." And the next one was, "Lily's place." At 10:15 I made my way into the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. After fifteen minutes on the Nu Steps on level two for fifteen minutes. I then went into the parallel bars to do some leg exercises. At 11:15 during B.I.E. Group with Faith and Alicia in the conference room. We spoke about the types of jobs at Neuro Restorative and who are the people there that fill the shoes in that position. At 12:00 I then went to Lauries office for my O.T. Session. Today Laurie and I first spoke about my meeting with Sam next week. She is my case manager from the division of the blind. We then worked on a typing cheat sheet to help me remember passwords and e-mail. To get into my typing programs. At 12:30 I then had speech with Carina. Once the e-stem was connected, I began to eat my lunch. Today we recorded a video of me doing it for the slide show Neuro Restorative is doing about me. Once I had finished eating and I was done for the e-stem, I then brushed my teeth, I then went home at 1:10. I arrived home at 2:27. Once inside my room, I had taken a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. After eating my salad, I then ate my dinner. Once I had finished eating, I had brushed my teeth before pulling up my blog and typing of my day.
Monday, March 2, 2026
E-mailing the the lady in charge of my video
My Monday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:42 I then had a cheese and ham omelet.with a slice of toast. Once I had finished eating, I then at 7:00 a.m. brushed my teeth and shaved. Once I had taken a shower, and was 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 constant therapy. At 9:00 United Wheelchair had arrived and I was soon on my way to Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival at 10:20 a.m. I sat in the client lounge fro ten minuets. Before going to the conference room for writing group with Caryn. The group showed her the books that we are writing. At 11:15 during my O.T. Session with Angela we e-mailed lady that is charge of the video that I am putting together, "The day and the life of Troy." Starting from the things that I do first thing in the morning. My exercise routine, to the things that I do in P.T. O.T. Speech , and Recreation therapy's We then spoke about orientation of selfy mode on my Tablet. And structure for video. Which way my tablet. At 1:00 during painting group with Mindy I began to paint a new painting. At 2:00 I then went home. I arrived home at 3:30. After taking a shower and I was comfortable for the evening, I had eaten my salad before eating my dinner. At 4:30 I then pulled up my blog, so as to type of my day.
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Reading My Lenten Companion
Saturday, February 28, 2026
MM MM HOME MADE PIZZA
My Saturday morning bean at 10:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 10:45 I had a bowl of cereal with banana along with an english muffin with jams. 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 made my bed. At 11:28 I hen began to do my back stretches. At 11:40 I then did the stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 11:45 I then did my thera band exercises to work my arms and legs. At 12:00 I then used my hand grips. At 12:12 I had shaved before filling my empty pill containers. At 1:00 I lied down to rest and slept until 3:00. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, At 3:25 I then ate my salad. At 4:55 I then blogged of my day, before eating homemade pizza for dinner.
Friday, February 27, 2026
Doing my stretches
My Friday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then ate my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 10:34 I then had a scrambled egg sandwich with some banana on the side. Once I had finished eating, at 10:50 I had brushed my teeth. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 11:00 I then did my constant therapy. At 11:20 I then did my back stretches. At 11:45 I then did my stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 11:50 I then had used my hand grips. After doing my thera band exercises, I then watched the news at noon. At 12:30 I had shaved. At 12:45 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:00. After taken a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day before eating dinner.