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Monday, November 12, 2012
Swaying to and fro during p.t. like a weeping willow during p.t.
I began my Monday morning at 5:30 a.m. by getting up to do my stretching and weight exercises until 6:30. I then went into my bathroom to grab my pill bottles to fill up my pill organizer for the week. Once I had shaved, I then went out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast and drink my hot cocoa. This morning I had a bowl of cream of wheat with toasted english muffin. At 7:00 I then returned to my bathroom to take my shower and get ready for my day ahead. Once I had cleaned my bathroom I had taken an air flo reading: 460 480 490. While waiting for United WheelChair to arrive I focussed on my speech exercises. I arrived at WestSide on time for my 10:00 a.m. P.T. session with Dan. Upon doing so Dan had mentioned to me how he and Amanda love to work with me because I am the only client they don't have to hunt down. Dan first took my blood pressure, 104 over 72. Dan then had me walking on the tredmill for twenty minutes. After walking .862 miles at 2.6 m.p.h. at an incline at 3% I was exausted. Dan had told how increasing the incline will help retrain my foot to run. Dan then had me in the parallel bars, doing leg raises. First went through the exercises holding on with both hands then one hand then no hands.You talk about a challenge. Dan then had me swaying like a weeping willow tree in the wind, shifting my weight from side to side, forward and back. At 11:00 I had a fifteen minute break. I sat in the lobby doing my speech exercises. At 11:15 I then meet with Piper for case management. She and I talked about how my treatment was going at WestSide and if I had any concerns. At 11:30 I then spoke with Deb in a support session. We talked about my weekend and how things are going in general. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat lunch. At 12:30 I then went to the lobby to wait for Carina to come get for speech. Today Carina first had me do my tension identification and control exercises. She then had me play Uno while focussing on my breathin. Deap breath in through nose while pushing stomach out then exhailing through mouth while making an ssssssss sound through my teeth. We then went down stairs to practice breathing while walking. At 1:00 I then left to go home. Upon my arrivel home at 2:15 I went inside and straight to bed. I was so tired today from my p.t. session with Dan I had slept for two hours straight. I then got up took my shower, ate dinner, sat down to blog and I was back in bed at 6:30.
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