catching my breath while out on the trail

My Thursday morning began as early as 5:00 a.m. today by getting up to Once again stretch my bones. I thought I would skip the weight exercises and save my energy for skiing at PineLand. Once I had finished stretching, I then started to get ready. I then went out into the kitchen to have my bowl of hot cereal and a piece of toast. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and beging doing my speech and breathing exercises while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrive. Larry from United had arrived at 7:30. I had arrived at WestSide right on time at 8:45 to join the group to travel to PineLand. Tobie always lets me sit in front. It makes things much easier for getting in and out of the vehicle. Upon our arrivel to PineLand Tobie, Wayne, Diana, and I went into the lodge with our things. Once inside my volenteer Mike was eager to get skiing. To eager I think. He treats me as though nothing has happened. For me it takes juat a bit longer to get ready. Once I was outside Mike and Tobie got the outrigger set up so that I could ski. I wished I was bck to the way it was. with all of my strength training it will be some day. During the 2 1/2 hours spent cross country skiing I had to stop Once and sit down to take a break. At the end I had to use my breathing techniques to regain my breath and get breathing normal again. It felta as my lungs were not allowing the air in so I could breath. There again it was the week flap on the right side. At 12:00 Tobie, Wayne, Diana, and I left to go back to westSide. We had arrived back there at 12:30. This gave me just enough time to eat my lunch before going home. I had arrived home at 2:15. I gone straight to my bedroom to sleep, and that I did, unitl 4:20. I thhen took a shower before going out to the kitchen to have soup for dinner. I needed something to warm me up. I then went to my computer to blog.