Lunch with Dan

I began my Wednesday morning at 4:00 a.m. by non other then doing my stretching exercises for an hour. I then went downstairs to ride the swin air dine for thirty minutes. Once I had finished exercising I then continued to get ready for my day ahead. Once I had eaten my breakfast I then grabbed my lunch and went to WestSide. Upon my arrivel for a 9:00 a.m. speech appointment with Diana, we first worked on facial exercises to help with my right side facial droop. In the precess she had me working on the snare, by non other then lifting that upper right side of my lip. At 9:15 she then had me doing some tongue twisters. For examplexxxxx; cheesey chips are cheap, choice ships sailed, and eep eep bleeped the tiny sheep. Diana my speech theropist made those up randomly this morning. She then wanted me to exaggerate lip movement, starting each word with my mouth in a neutral position. This is so I can get the maximum amount of muscle movement. Another exercise she had given me to do is to mouth the words without saying them out loud and see if someone can figure out the word I am mouthing. After doing a few tongue twisters during our session we then talked about running, something I am uncapable of doing just yet. At 10:00 during my p.t. session with Amanda in the gym she first had me riding the bike for fifteen minutes. She then had me down on the matt on my hands and knees lifting opposite leg and opposite arm at the same time. This allows me to lift the effected leg with the good arm and the effected arm with the good leg. It is harder then you think. Amanda then strapped the gate belt around my waist so that I could practice stepping forward and back shifting my weight, without losing my balance. It is a good thing I had the gate belt on. At 11:00 I had meet Dan Doyon the Chaplan at D'youville in the westside lobby. Together he and I went out to lunch At the pop shop diner, just down the street from WestSide. After an hours lunch Dan then brought me back to WestSide. Upon my return to WestSide I then had my o.t . session with Nancy. Together we first called up Vicky Thibeault from the division of the blind to set up a time to meet. My voc meeeting is set up for next Wednesday 10/12/11 at 9:00 a.m. with Ashanti, Nancy, and the woman from the division of the blind. The meetin is not necessarily about work, but what things can they help me with like computer use ect. We then discussed writing story's for testimony. I then rode the arm bike for fifteen minutes. I then left for home. I arrived home at 2:10 just in time for me to jump on the swin air dine for fifteen minutes. At 2:30 I then stretched for an hour. I then checked my email for the instruction from Nancy my o.t. on what I had to do for wring those story's. It was soon time to call it a day. Few!!!!