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Monday, November 5, 2012

Getting use to breathing while doing other things during speech with Carina

I began my Monday morning at 6;00 a.m. by getting up to do my weight and stretching exercises. At 6:45 I then made my way out into the kitchen to eat some hot cereal and a toasted english muffin for breakfast. Once I had finished drinking my hot cocoa, I made my way back to my bedroom to take my shower and get ready for my day ahead. Once I was ready, I then had taken an air flo reading. 430, 450, 460. At 8:30 John from United had arrived to bring me to WestSide. Upon my arrrivel to WestSide for 10:00 a.m. I had Mellissa let me in. I then made my way down to the gym for my P.T. session with Amanda. The tredmill was being used so Amanda had me on the Endurance bike peddling. After a fifteen minute workout I had gone 1.05 miles, burning 70 calories. Amanda then had me walking around the lower level of WestSide. I had done eight laps, which is one-fourth mile, in 4:52. After a brief break and a glass of water, Amanda then had me in the parallel bars doing leg raises, knee bends, squats, ect. At 11:00 I had a fifteen minute break. During this time I chose to go sit in the lobby and do my speech exercises. At 11:15 I then met with Piper my case manager for fifteen minutes. We disussed problems and conerns of my programing at WestSide at this time. Not that I had any. At 11:30 I then met with Deb. During this time I spent talking to deb about the next chapter in my life after the stroke. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat my lunch with Paul and others. AT 12:30 I then met with Carina for speech. During this time Carina had me practice my breathing in through my nose and exhaling through ny mouth making a sssssss sound through my teeth. We then played a game of Uno while practicing my breathing so as to get use to doing something while breathing, so as not to think about it. Carina then had me walking in the hall way practicing my breathing. At 1:00 Frank from United took me home. On the way home there was something going on, on route four. traffic back up for miles and cop cars everywhere, so Frank to the scenic route around auburn Lake. I arrived home at 2:30 calling Mellissa the receptionist about tomorrows event. I then went to bed at 2:00 and I had slept until 4:30. I then got up took my shower before going out to the kitchen to have some fish chowder for dinner. I then went to my bedrooom to blog.

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