Working on balance during P.T.

I began my Monday morning at 5:30 a.m. by stretching my muscles and doing my weight exercises whie drinking my hot cocoa. At 6:30 I then made my way to the kitchen to eat breakfast. My mother had made pancakes and sausage for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then went to my bathroom to shower and get ready for my day ahead. Once I had done so, I then took a reading with my peak flo meter: 420, 420, 440. I then waited for United Wheelchair to arrive. Once I had arrived at WestSide for my 10:00 a.m. P.T. appointment with Dan. I had asked the receptionist to let me in so that I could make my way down to the gym. Once in the gym. I went over to one of the matts to sit and wait patiantly. Dan began the session by taking my blood pressure. 110 over 76. Dan then had me walking on the tredmill. I had made it 2.6 miles before I had to stop. I walked in 16 minutes and 25 seconds. Dan then took my blood pressure reading again,108 over 72. Dan then had me doing some side stepping, as though I was stepping over something so as to lift my foot a little higher then normal. Dan had a gate belt on me the entire time. It had to be used too at certain times. Dan then had me in the parallel bars doing a balance exercise where I stood with my feet together my arms crossed with a gate belt on. Dan then had me look to the right, look to the left, look up, look down, look straight. Not necessarally in the order. At 11:00 I had a fifteen minute break before meeting with my case manager, Piper for fifteen minutes. I then had a support session with Deb for thirty minutes. Today I spoke to Deb about attending the Community Intergration Group Next Monday night. This is a group I use to be part before I had my stroke last year. At the time I was living indipendently in my own place in Auburn, Maine. The group meets from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. every Monday night. The group first with get together to meal plan, volenteer for cooking, set up, and clean up tasks, prepare the meal, then sit down and eat. Then the group will either stay at the facility and do something of go out in the community and take part in an activity. for example go to the library. attend an art class at creative works or attend a monthly support group held the first Monday of each month. I will be sharing with the group the pictures I have on a disc of my trip to Tennessee. Thanks to my friend Scott who I stayed with he and his wife DEB while I was there. I arrived home at 1:00. Upon doing so, I had some Salmon peawiggle for lunch. I then brushed my teeath before laying down to rest at 1:25. I had slept until 4:15 before getting up to stretch and shower before eating dinner. I then went to my bedroom to blog.