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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Put one foot in front of the other
I began my Thursday morning at 5:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat bowl of cream of wheat with a piece of toast. First I had drank hot cocoa and ate some fruit with some fruit dip. At 5:35 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and make my bed. Once I had done so, I then began to do my weight exercises. At 6:10 I then stretched which also has helped a great deal during my recovery. I soon took my shower and continued to get ready for the day ahead. Once I had put my laundry away, I then went into the kitchen to start the dishwasher. I then went back into my bedroom to organize my pill containers for the week. Which surprisingly has come easy for me to do after my stroke. At 8:20 I then went back to the laundry room so as to hang laundry to dry. I then gathered my things to go to WestSide. United soon arrived and I was on my way. Upon my arrivel Dr. Ablitz was busy so I had met with Nancy. She is an O.T. She was showing me her Ipad and things that can be done on the Ipad far beyond what I have been using my for. I am learning. She was showing how you can record notes instead of typing. She was also showing me how it has a map feature in 3D. She was also letting me know that I should power down my Ipad at least once a week. At 11:00 I then made my way down to the gym for P.T. with Dan. Once he had taken my blood pressure 104 over 78 He then had me walking on the tredmill. Today I had walked for 23 minutes at 2.8 mph. I had walked 1.07 miles and burned 106 calories. At 11:20 Dan had me in the parallel bars with the gatebelt on standing with left foot in front of right. I had managed to keep my balance for 1:40. He then had me put my right foot in front of my left. I had only lasted .35 this time. Dan then had me walking on my heels. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat my lunch with others. At 1:00 United took me home. I had arrived home at 2:15 and I had gone straight to bed. I had slept until 4:30 before getting up to do my speech and breathing exercises. I then took my shower getting ready for the night. I then went out into the kitchen to eat soup for dinner. What a day indeed.
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