Finding out a friend was admitted to the E.R.

 My Saturday morning began at 6:20 a.m. by taking a Tylenol for the pain in my leg. After doing so, I then went back to bed and slept until 0:20. Once I had eaten my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa, I then at 1045 had two french toast. Once I had finished eating, I then 11:00 brushed my teeth, before putting in my eye and nose drops. At 11:15 I had made my bed before calling the hospital to see how a friend was doing. Come to find out he had just been admitted to the E.R. Today. At 11:28 I began to do my constant therapy. At 11:45 I then began to do my back stretches. At 11:45 I then did my back stretches. At 12:09 I then did my Mendelsohn Maneuver. At 12:20 I then checked my e-mail. At 12:30 I then shaved. At 12:40I then filled my empty pill containers At 1:00 I then strapped on my ankle weights to do my leg exercises. At 1:11 I then grabbed my dumbbells to work my upper body. At 1:18 I had grabbed my hand grips and squeezed them for thirty seconds for three times. AT 1:24 I then did my thera band exercise. At 1:34 I ended my workout by doing another set of back stretches. At 1:42 I had ended my physical workout. At 1:54 I began to do my typing lesson. At 2:30 I then did some walking in the house. At 2:37 I then had my salad before eating dinner. At 3:40 I then brushed my teeth before taking a  shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

WOW! Am I tired!

 My Friday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by taking two tylenols for the pain in my right leg. I slept until 10:30 before waking, After eating my fruit whiling drinking a cup of hot apple cider, at 10:50 I had an english muffin with jams along with a scrambled egg and some banana. Once I had finished eating, I then 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 11:27 I then made my bed. At 11:30 I began to do my constant therapy. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. While doing so I did my back stretches. At 12:24 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 12:34 I began to do my thera band exercises to strengthen my arms and legs. At 12:45 I then used my hand grips squeezing them as hard as I could for thirty seconds for three times. At 12:50 I then shaved At 1:00 I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 1:11 I had grabbed on my five pound dumbbells and began to do upper body exercises. At 1:15 I then ended my workout by doing another set of back stretches. At 1:30 I then lied down to rest. I slept until 3:30 before waking and taking a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:00 I then ate my salad. At 4:15 I then ate my dinner. At 5:10 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Having a headache and what did it cause?

My Wednesday morning began at 2:10 a.m. by waking to a sharp pain in my right leg. After taking two tylenols, I then went back to sleep. At 6:00 I woke to take my medication. I then slept until 10:45. After eating my fruit and drinking a cup of hot cocoa, I then had some scrambled eggs with a slice of toast and some banana. At 11:40 I had brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at. 12:00 noon I then went back to bed. I slept until 3:00 before waking. At 3:15 I then took a shower sho as to get comfortable for the evening. I then experienced a headache on the left side of my head. A few seconds later, I then had a sour taste in my mouth, as though I had a small seizure. I have not had one of those in a while. At 3:50 I then had eaten my salad. At 4:15 I then ate dinner. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth before pulling up my blog and typing of my day.  

Finalizing down direction during my O.T. Session with Laurie to get into my typing program

 My Wednesday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 9:11 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with a half oc english muffin. At 9:30 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before taking a shower, so as to get ready for my day ahead. Once I had put my eye and nose drops in, I then had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:20 I then began to do my constant therapy. At 10:30 I then did my back and stroke stretches. I then waited for United Wheelchair to arrived. At 11:30 I soon was on my way. At 12:00 I had arrived at Neuro Restorative. Upon doing so, I went to the client lounge to do my typing practice. At 12:30 I then ha my speech session with Carina while eating my lunch. Once Carina had then e-stem connected to my voice box and other parts of my throat she turned on the e-stem. She put it up as high as I could tolerate, I then began to eat. At 1:00 I then joined games groups because my occupational therapist Laurie was covering the group during our time together. During the group I played sequence with Laurie and another client. At 2:00 during my O.T. Session with Laurie we continued to write directions  on how to get onto the typing website. We finally finalized them She then put them in a sleeve and a binder so that I could take it home to practice. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking me home. I arrived home at 4:30 Once I had eaten my salad, I then ate my dinner. At 5:11 I then took a shower to get comfortable for the evening. At 5:45 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Having a fire drill

 My Tuesday morning began at 5:45 a.m. by drinking a cup of hot cocoa whiled eating my fruit. At 6:00 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with a slice of toast. Once I had finished eating, at 6:10 I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 6:30 I then made my bed. Before taking a shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I then put in my eye and nose drops. At 6:50 I then began to do my back stretches. At 7:00 I then did my constant therapy. At 7:30 I then did my typing exercises. At 8:15 United Wheelchair arrived to take me to Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival at 9:30, I had gone to the sewing room fore reading with Faith and three other clients. We took turns reading and discussing three short stories. At 10:30 I then went into the gym for my P.T. Session with Dan. I had told him what has been going on with my right leg, the throbbing and tingling feeling and the rash on the right sight side that started all, he then discussed it with Caron the P.T. To make a discussed what to do. They decide to hold off on P.T. Until I have the x-rays done and I see the specialist at Main Medical Center. Dan then called my my mother to get more information. At 11:20 I then went downstairs to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group with Faith and Alicia. Alicia had told me before the group started before the group, so that I could go outside ahead of time do to my seizure  risk with loud noises that could trigger one. Once we were back inside we spoke about the brain and its lobes. At 12:00 during my O.T. Session with Laurie, we continued to work on the steps to get on the typing lessons. At 12:30 I wen to Carinas office for my speech sessioin. Once she had me hooked up to the e stem on my throat, she began to boot up the machine. I then began to eat. As I was eating she raised the level in which I am able to tolerate more and more each weak. At 1:00 I then met my United Driver and they took me home. I arrived home at 3:40 and took a short nap. At 3:40 I woke and took a shower. Once I was comfortable, I had eaten my salad before eating my dinner. At 4:48 I then blogged of my day. 

Spring is in the air

 My Monday morning began at 1:55 a.m. by taking a Tylenol for the pain that I was having in the leg that I  wear my A.F.O. I then slept until 6:30 a.m. by drinking a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. At 6:36 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with a slice of toast with jam. At 6:52 I then shaved and shaved before taking a shower. After I was dressed, I then put in my eye and nose drops. At 7:50 I began to do my constant therapy. At 8:06 I began to do my typing practice. At 8:30 I then took the sheets off of my bed before making it with clean sheets. At 9:00 United Wheelchair arrived. Upon my arrival at Neuro Restorative, at 10:10 I sat in the lobby for twenty minutes before going to the conference room fro writing group with Carina. Today I wrote another poem titled, "Spring is in the air." At 11:15 I then went to Angelas office for my O.T. Session. Today I answered the question in my journal about, How would I give advice to a new client at Nero Restorative. At 2:10 during my Recreational Therapy session with Faith, we continued to draw pictures for my book. I had finished my picture today and finally started another. At 3:00 I then went home. I arrived home at 4:30. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I then had a bowl of hamburger soup with a grilled cheese. Once I had finished eating I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Doing my swallowing exercises

 My Sunday morning began at 10:30 a.m. by eating some fruit while drinking a cup of tea. At 10:46 I then had peanut-butter and honey on two slices of toast. Once I had finished eating, At 11:15 I then shaved before starting in with my constant therapy. At 11:50 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:00 I then did my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 12:10 I began to do my thera band exercises, so as to strengthen my arms and legs. At 12:16 I then used my hand grips sweeping them for thirty seconds for three times. At 12:35 I then did my typing exercises. At 12:47 I strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 12:57 I then took a brake while drinking a cold beverage. While doing so, I did a word search puzzle. I then did my swallowing exercises. At 1:15 I then grabbed my five pound dumbbells, so as to begin doing my upper body workout. At 1:35 I then filled my empty pill containers for the week. At 1:50 I then called the pharmacy to have script filled. I then continued to a word search. At 2:25 I had eaten my salad. After taking a shower, I then ate my dinner. At 3:47 I had pulled up my blog and typed of my day.