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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Learning how to use my new key board

I began my Wednesday morning at 6:00 a.m. by gettomg out of bed to stretch. I then did my my swallowing exercises Hard Swallow, Swallow with tongue between teeth, the pucker and smile. At 7:00 I then began to get ready. After doing so I then called my grandmother to speak to her breafly before leaving. United had arrived shortly afterward to take me to the Trolly Building at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston to meet with Nichole for my vital stem appointment. Upon my arrival the United driver had brought me up to my appointment. I then meat with Nichole. Today she had me chewing and swallowing an apple and then a gran cracker once she had hooked up to the vital stem. Once my appointment was done the office called United Wheelchair to come pick me up and take me to WestSide. It is much easier now that they have me wait for my ride inside and the driver comes to get me. Once I was at WestSide I had gone to the kitchen to eat my lunch with other clients. At 1:00 I then went up to the conference room to for todays support group. Denise first spoke about her new horse she now rides at horseback riding named Butter Cup. I then spoke about my vital stem appointment and the progress I am making with my swallowing. Les then shared with the group how he walked yesturday during p.t. usually spending most of his time in a wheelchair. Linda then mentioed how she fell twive over the weekend. She also mentioned how she had gone on a date. Meeting people is very important to someone like Linda who is recovering from a stroke. Camie mentioned how she is still busy with her school work. At 2:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. Dan first had me ride the Nu Step for twenty minutes on level three. He then had me do grape vine walking out in the hall way. Dan then had me standing in the parallel bars reaching for cones and stacking them in a pile on the other side of me. scanning played a big part in this exercises. While having my one foot on a platform. At 3:00 I then had I Pad with Deb. I had left my new key board at WestSide to be charged overnight. Today we asked Nancy to come in to help us get it connected. I began my I Pad experience with Nancty during an O.T. sessions when I first arrived at WestSide two yeas ago. At 4:00 Roger from United took me home. I had arrived home at 5:15 Upon doing so I had taken my shower before going out to eat dinner with my parents. I then went to my I pad to blog.

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