Resting up, after my first day on the mountain this season

My Saturday morning began this day at 9:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. Being the first day after my first day skiing for the season, I was a little more tired then usual, so I had taken my time getting up. Once I had sat down at the kitchen table, I then enjoied my fruit and hot cocao, While my mother had made pancakes with a blueberry sause to poor over them. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom at 9:37 to brush my teeth. I then sat down to refill my pill containers for the week. At 10:05 I then preceded to make my bed, before starting in with my stretching. Still feeling a little tired from yesturday, I had layed off the weight workout. At 10:35 I then took my shower. After doing so, I was planning on going to the gym to do some walking, but soon lost energy and had to go oback to bed. Still feeling tired from skiing yesturday. I had slept from 11:00-2:00 before getting up to eat lunch. After a half of a sandwich, I then wiped some clean dish's and put them away. At 2:45 I then chopped some pills so as to take a half twice per day. At 3:00 I then called my grandmother, we spoke briefly, I then played word trick until 5:00. I then sat down to blog before dinner.

First day skiing for the season at Lost Valley, Yeh!!!

My Friday morning began this day at 8:00 am. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocao and eat my plate of fruit. After doing so I had a bowl of cereal with a bananna along witih a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating my breakfast, I then returned to my bedroom At 8:15 to shave and brush my teeth. At 8:33 I then made my bed before putting my clean laundry away. At 8:40 I then stretch. Holding back on my weight exercises today so as to save my energy for skiing later on today. At 9:00 my mother had called from work. I then started a load of laundry. At 10:00 I then put it in the dryer. After doing so, I then called my grandmother. At 10:30 I then took a shower. After doing so, I had gone out into the kitchen at 11:00 to eat the sandwhich my mother had made for me before going to work. At 12:20 I then folded the laundry in the dryer, thus putting it away. I then got ready to go skiing. Putting on my ski pants, turtle neck, and sweater. At 11:30 Larry had arriving a little early catching me off gurad. I did not have to be at Lost Valley until 2:00. It is a good thing Larry arrived a little earlier, because Matt was at Loast Valley waiting for me when I arrived at 1:00. This gave us an extra hour of skiing until 4:00. Being able to ski a little beter this year do to being stronger in a years time, I had run into some problems. Every time I turned to my right side I would fall do to the weekness still in my right leg. Mat had mentioned next week trying and outrigger while skiing. Well will just have to see how it goes. We had gone back into the lodge at 3:20 to get ready to go and rest. Matt had bought some fries for us to eat. United soon arrived to take me home. I was so tired, I had slept all the way home. I arrived home at 5:20, took my shower, ate dinner, then called my grandmother at 6:15 before sitting down to blog. 

Off to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned

I began my Thursday morning at 7:50 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa ad eat some fruit. After doing so, I had fixed myself a bowl of cereal with bananna and toasted an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I had picked up the kitchen before starting the dishwasher. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom at 8:30 to take the sheeets off my bed. I then brought my laundry to the laundry room. While in the laundry room, I then started a load of laundry. I then returned to my bedroom to put clean sheets on my bed. At 9:00 I then began to stretch. After doing so, I then continued my workout with my upper weight exercises. At 9:25 I then hung the laundry to dry. I then began another load of laundry before returning to my bedroom at 9:50. I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to work my legs. At 10:00 I then shaved before sitting down to make my move in word trick, against my opponents. At 10:25 I then hung the laundry to dry. After taking a shower, I then started yet another load of laundry at 11:00. After doing, I had returned to the kitchen to empty the dishwasher, thus putting the dish's away. At 11:30 I then sat down to eat an avacado and a blueberry yogurt for lunch. After doing, I then brushed my teeth before returning to the laundry room at noon to hang yet another load of laundry. At 12:30 I then called my neurologist, so as to refill my prescription. After doing so, I then packed my ski bag to go skiing tomorrow at Lost Valley. At 1:00 my mothe arrived home from work to take me to a dentist appointment to get my teeth cleaned. After doing so, we had to make a couple of stops on the way home. We had arrived home at 4:20. I then put something comfortable on before sitting down to eat breakfast. Oops, dinner. Although I had Bacon, eggs, toast and tomato for dinner. I then reurned to my bedroom to blog, before calling it a day. 

Discussing how the presentation went

My Wednesday morning began this day at 6:00 a.m. I had gone out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit before having a bowl of hot cereal and toast. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave before taking my shower. After doing so, I had packed my knapsack, then grabbed my lunch and out the door I went. I had arrived at WestSide at 9:15, giving myself just enought to bring my things to my locker. I then had met with Maria for my counseling session. I had showed the speech I had read yesturday in front of the kids at the Cascade Brook School. We then talked about the presentation itself. At 10:00 I had then made my way to the gym for my P.T. session with Matt. Matt first had me walking on the tredmill for twenty minutes raising and lowereing the incline as I did so. We then went to the conference room where the t.v. was so as to do wii bowling. As I we were bowling we stood on the erix pad to challange our ballance as we did so. After two games, I then stayed in the conference for Brain Injury Education Group. Today we first reviewed with Deb and Michelle how the presentation had gone yesturday at the Cascade Brook Middle School. We then discussed doing a presentation to new staff and clients at WestSide. We also talked about going to the Goodwill Store. At 12:00 I had gone to the dining area to eat my lunch. After doing so, I had made my way to the conference room for support group. We first talked about how the presentation had gone yesturday, before opening up to share thoughts about our week. At 2:00 United Wheelchair had taken me home. I had arrived home at 3:30, thus sleeping all the way. I then went strait to bed at 3:30 upon my arrival home. I had slept until 5:30 before getting up to eat dinner. I then returned to my bedroom to blog. 

Presentation at the cascade Brook School

I began my Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then started in with my stretching. After doing so, I had gone out into the kitchen to eat breakfast. Once I had finished eating some french toast, I had gone back to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:00 I then continued with my stretching. After doing so I then preceded with my lower then upper weight exercises. At 10:30 I then sat down to fill my pill containers for the week. At 10:45 I then called the pharmacy to refill my prescriptions. At 10:50 I then layed down to rest. I had slept ntil 1:00 before getting up. After taking a shower, I called my grandmother to see how her day was going and to let her what I would be doing later today. At 2:40 My father had brought me to the Cascade Brook Middle School. I had arrived there as kids were being let out of school. I had sat and watched as there bus numbers were being called. The teacher then brought me to the room the kids were in, so that I could get the presentation going while waiting for the rest of the group. I had told my story, thus getting the kids interest. The rest of the group had arrived with Deb and Michelle as I was reading my story. The other two clients then told the group their story's following mine. Once we had finished our story's the kids were prepared with questions ask us. Well thought out questions indeed. We then had the kids do some activities to wrap up the presentation. We then handed out our packet of hand outs before sitting down to a snack of cookies and grancrackers with a fruit drink. After our snack the teacher ask us if we would not mind being in a group picture with the kids. After the group picture, the teachers had thanked me personally for getting this initiating this presentation. At 4:45 my father had picked me up at the school. We had arrived home at 5:18. I then got myself comfortable before sitting down to eat dinner. At 6:10 I then went to my bedroom to call my granndmother to let her know how the presentation went. I then pulled up my blog and began to type. 

Playing paper telephone during social group.

I began my Monday morning at 5:00 a.m. by getting out of bed to stretch. After doing so, I then preceded to do my upper weight exercsies. After doing I then preceded to get ready for the day. Once I had taken my shower, I had made my way out into the kitchen at 6:00 to eat my breakfast. Once I had drinken my hot cocoa and had some fruit, I then preceded to have a bowl of hot cereal and a toasted muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then preceded to to brush my teeth. I then grabbed my knapsack and my lunch. United Wheelchair then took me to WestSide. Upon my arrival fro 9:00 a.m. I had put my lunch in my locker. I then went to the conference room for academic skills group with Tobie. We had trouble getting sound on the videa we were watching, so we sat and had a discussion. At 10:00 I had stayed in the conference room tai chi group with Joe. Joe had us moving and working on balance. As we were doing so, Joe noticed my fit bit, so he showed me his that he just recently bought. At 11:00 I then went to the kitchen/dining area for baking basics group. Today the group had made cup cakes. Once I had mixed the batter, I then helped Casey empty the dishwasher and put the dish's away. After doing so, I then wiped down the cupboards. We then sat down to eat lunch. At 1:00 I had met Piper in the room I usually meet Deb in. Piper was covering. We had first worked on my email, I then showed her my story. At 2:00 during my break, I had taken a shower then sat down to relax. At 3:00 I had gone to the dining area for social group. During social group today we played paper telephone with Casey and Alex. This is where you write a sentence, the next person has to draw a picture to descibe the sentence and so on. At then end you see what the last sentence end up being. At 4:00 United then took me home. Upon my arrival home, I had put on something comfortable before eating dinner. I then went to my bedroom to blog. 

Getting my ears lowered

I began my Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. I had made my way to the kitchen once I was out of bed. After some fruit and hot cocoa, I had a couple of muffins. At 10:40 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. After doing so, I had looked for my glasses which I had missplaced in a coat pocket I had worn last week. Once I had brushed my teeth and shaved, I then began to stretch. At 11:30 I then preceded to do my upper weight exercises. At 11:45 I then took my shower thus getting ready for the day. At 12:00 I had gone with my father to the shop so that he could give me a haircut. We had arrived back home at 12:55. I had layed down to rest at 1:00 and slept until 5:00. Once I was up, I had gone out into the kitchen to eat dinner. After doing so I had returned to my bedroom to blog. 

Fighting the infection in my ear is really making me tired

My Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. by getting up to stretch. I am still holding back on my weight exercises most days until I can start feeling a whole lot better and get rid of this ear infection completely At 9:30 I had made my way into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. After doing so, I had a couple of muffins for breakfast my mother had made. At 10:20 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth, shave and put my clean laundry away. After doing so, I had found enough energy to dust the furniture in my bedroom. At 11:00 My friend Greg had called. We spoke briefly, I then turned to do some writing, Thus using my I pad. At 12:00 I started to feel tired, so I had lied down to rest. I had gone out into the kitchen at 1:00 to eat some lunch. I had returned to my bedroom at 1:30 to brush my teeth, I then lied down again. This time I had fallen to sleep. I must have been really tired. After sleeping for three and one-half hours, I then got up to take a shower. After doing so, I went out into the kitchen to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating, I sprayed my nose with some Flonase which is suppose to help unplug my ears. Keep your fingers crossed. 

Appointment with Dr. Emery to continue checking those ears of mine

My Friday morning began at 7:40 a.m. by getting up to make my bed. After doing so, I had made my way out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. After doing so I had toasted myself a muffin and fixed a bowl of cereal. Once I had finished eating, I had picked up the kitchen. After doing so, I had started the dishwasher. I then made my way to the laundry room to start a load of laundry. At 8:34 I then fentured back to my bedroom to brush my teeth. After putting some clean laundry away I had sat down to write out a poem in my notebook. At 9:20 I then took out my pills so as to fill my pill containers for the week. At 9:30 I then called the pharmacy to have prescriptions filled. After doing so I had hung a load of laundry to dry before calling my grandmother. At 10:00 I then began to stretch. After doing so, I then did my upper weight exercises. At 10:20 I then called my mother at work to see what time she would be picking my up to go to my doctors appointment. Still having problems with my ears. Oncce off the phoe I had emptied the dish washer, thus putting the dish's away. At 11:00 I then had a bowl of soup for lunch. Once I had finished eating I had watched the news. My mother had arrived home at 12:30 to take me to the doctor's. Upon my arrival  the nurse took me in at 1:30 to take my temperature and blood pressure. I then met with Doctor Emery. She had checked my ears. The right had fluid in it which had to drained and the left one is still innfected, but is getting better. It will be some what of a procedure to drain the fluid out of my ear. Doctor Emery might even send me to an ear, nose, and throat doctor. I had left the doctors office at 2:00. We had stopped off at the pharmacy on the way home to pick up some Flonase, a type of nose drop, that will help with my ear. At 2:35 we then stopped at the Pierce House to visit my grandmother. We had arrived home at 3:24 Once I had put on something more comfortable, I had put the Flonase in my nose. Lets hope it works. At 3:44 I then pulled up my blog. 

Resting up one more day before seeing my doctor

My Thursdday morning began this day at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. After doing so, I had a bowl of cereal and toasted english muffing. Still feeling under the weather, after shaving and brushing my teeth I had crawled back into bed at 8:40, back to the doctors tomorrow to see what is going on. My ears are still plugged and I had a headache today on top of that. I had slept until 9:15 before a call from grandma woke me up. We spoke breafly, I then went back to sleep until 9:45  before getting an ear ache on top of the head ache I already had. I then took two pain relievers. I had slept until 12:00 before turning on the news. I then got up at 12:30 to make myself a sandwhich. At 1:22 my sister had called. We spoke briefly. At 1:30 I then layed down to rest. I had slept until 4:00 before going out into the kitchen to have a bowl of soup. Once I had finish eating I had taken a shower. Once I was nice and comfortable I had gone back out into the kitchen to have a piece of chicken pie. Once I had finished eating, I then change my bed, thus putting on clean sheets before sitting down to blog. 

Bowling during p.t.

My Wednesday morning began this day at 5:15 a.m. by getting up  to stretch. After doing so, I had gone out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. After a bowl of cereal and a toasted muffin, I had returned to my bedroom at 6:15 to shower and get ready for the day ahead. Once I was ready, I had grabbed my lunch and my knapsack and out the door I went. United Wheelchair had me at WestSides doorstep at 9:25 a.m. Just enought time to put my lunch in my locker. After doing so, I had met with Maria for my weekly counseling session. We first spoke about acceptence. Accepting where I am at in my recovery at this time. I then showed her some of the writing I had done over this past week. At 10:00 I had then met Mat in the gym for my P.T. session. I had worked on my balance while using the wii. I had stood on an erix pad with left foot foroward and bowled a game against Matt. The next game I had stood on the erix pad with my right foot in front of the left. Once we had finished bowling we then played tennis using the wii thus working on my balance. At 11:00 I had then gone to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group. Today we first reviewed the presentation we are doing at the Cascade Brook Middle School. We then discussed some other possible presentation that could be done. Like one at WestSide in front of new staff and clients. We also discussed, March being Brain Injury Awareness Month and how we will be going to a Goodwill Store With Terry to promote it. At 12:00 I then went to lunch. After lunch I had taken a shower. I then made my way back to the conference room for support group. Today we spoke about how feeeling tired makes us feel with Maria. At 2:00 I had left for home. I had arrived home at 3:11 thus goint strait to bed. I had slept unitl 5:21 before getting up to eat dinner. I had then returned to my bedroom to blog at 5:21 before calling it a day. 

A P.T. session with Amanda

I began my Tuesday morning at 5:30 by getting up to stretch. Still not having built up enought energy from the flew/cold I had, and still lingering of I decided to save my energy and not do my weight exercises. At 5:47 I then shaved and toook my shower before going out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. At 6:30 I then returned to my bathroom to brush my teeth. Once I had cleaned my bathroom  I then grabbed my knapsack and lunch and out the door I went. Upon my arrival I had put my lunch in my locker before making my way to the conference room room Yoga Group. Today Michelle and Matt had us following an intence workout on line as we worked on our breathing and balance. At 10:00 I had gone to stretching group for thirty miutes. Amada my P.T. at WestSide pulled me out of the group to have a P.T. session in the gym for thirty minutes. I had first walked on the tredmill for fifteen minutes I then did some balance while standing on the erix pad. As I looked up, down, and side to side. At 11:00 I then went to the arts and crafts room for expressive arts group. We had finished up our projects we had started last week. At 12:00 I had gone to the dining area to eat lunch. Once I had finished eating I had met with Piper for a case management session before going home. I had arrived home at 2:15 and slept until 4:50. I then went out into the kitchen to eat dinner with my family. I then back to my room to blog before calling it a day. 

A visit from my sister

My Monday morning began tha day at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit, while my mother had mad some french toast. Once I had finished eating my friut, I then had breakfast. At 9:00 I thern returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before starting to stretch. At 9:33 I then shaved before laying down to rest. I had slept from 9:30-12:00 before getting up. Once I had finished watching the news, I had gone out into the kitchen to have a bowl of soup for lunch. At 1:15 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before sitting down to fill my pill containers for the week. After doing so, I then had packed my knapsack to bring to theropy tomorrow. After doing so I had called tech support to get my internet back up and running once again. At 2:05 my sister had arrived home to spend part of the week. she is a teachers and it is on February break. my sister then helped me clean up my computer area thus organising the wires. At 3:05 I then played word trick on face book. At 3:15 I then rested for fifteen minutes before talking to a friend. At 3:30 my grandmother had called, I then continued speaking to my friend. til 4:30. I then took a shower before going out into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 5:15 I had returned to my bedroom to blog. 

Fighting an ear infection

I began my Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing, I had made my way out into the kitchen to eat breakfast. My mother had scrambled eggs with homefries. Once I had finished eating  I had brushed my teeth before doing my stretching. At 10:00 I tried to do some of my upper weight exercises. Bad idea. I have to build up enough energy to do that type of workout, and still having the ear infection, I guess I should have waited. Well now I know. I had made it through two of the different upper wieight exercises that I do and it wiped me out for the day. At 10:15 I then found myself back in bed sleeping until 1:20 before waking up. I then went into the kitchen to make myself a pepperoni sandwich. Once I had finished eating, I then sat down to read the paper. At 2:00 I then gave my grandmother a call. Once we had finisehed talking, I then spoke to a friend briefly before getting tired once again. This ear infection is really getting the best of me. I then fell back to sleep from 4:00-5:20. I then got up and took a shower before going into the kitchen to eat dinner. After a bowl of soup, I had gone to my bedroom to blog, before calling it a day.  

Happy Valentines Day

I began my Saturday morning at 9:20 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat some fruit and to drink my hot cocoa. After doing so I had returned to my bedroom to make my bed. At 9:40 I was then back in the kitchen to eat my breakfast. At 9:55 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so I had gone to the freezer to make some ice. At 10:10 I then had put some clean laundry of mine away. At 10:20 I then stretched. As I was doing my friend Sarah had called to talk. We did so for thirty minutes. I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 11:50-2:30 before getting up. My left ear started to ache which woke me from a dead sleep. It is the ear that was infected from the flue/cold I had and am still getting over. I had taken two tylonol to ease the paine. I then grabbed my I pad to play some word trick and just relax. Still feeling tired, I thought it would be the best thing to do At 3:45 I then took my shower. After doing so, I had gone out into the kitchen at 4:00 to have english muffin pizza's for dinner. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to blog, before calling it a day.   

Finding out that I have infected ears at the doctors from the flew I had

My Friday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to have some fruit and drink my hot cocao. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal and a piece of toast. Once I had finished eating I had brushed my teeth before washing the dish's. At 8:35 I had gone to the laundry room so to hang a load of laundry to dry. I then started yet another load. At 8:50 I then went back to my bedroom to take the sheets off my bed. I then put clean ones on. Once I had another load of laundry going, I had gone out on the deck to shovel some snow. At 9:45 I had gone back to the laundry room to hang yet another laod of laundry to dry. At 9:52 I then went back to the laundry room to start another load of laundry. At 10:00 I then called  Farmington Family Practice to see if I could get in for an appointment today to have my ears check. I am finished with my antibotics and nothing had changed. My ears are still plugged and in pain. There was a opening for a 1:15 appointment so I took it. I then called my mother to let her know, so that she coould take me once she got out of work. At 10:20 I then went outside to shovel the maine deck off the house. At 10;30 I then hung another laod of laundry to dry. I then spoke to my grandmother before stretching. After taking a shower thus getting ready to go to the doctors I started yet another load of laundry at 11:20. I then conutinued to get ready to go see the doctor's. At 12:00 I then hung the laundry to dry. I then watched to 12:00 p.m. news on the upcoming snow storm this weekend. At 12:30 My mother was home from work to take me to the doctors to have my ears checked. They just not have been the same since I have been sick. Once Doctor Emery checked my ears, the diognoses was an  ear infection from the flue I had, and still trying to get over as it lingers. My mother then took me to the pharmacy to pick up some more antibiotics to take. WeWe had arrived home at 3:02. Upon doing so, I had layed down to rest and slept until 5:30. I then went out into the kitchen to eat dinner before calling my grandmother, to say good night. I then sat down to blog.

Doing some writing on my I pad

I began my Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a cup of hot cereal with a toasted muffin. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave before sitting down to fill my pill containers for the week. At 9:30 I then called my grandmother, who I have not seen in three weeks do to being sick. Once off the phone, I then made my bed. At 9:30 I then sat down to do some writing on my I pad. At 10:00 I then folded some laundry that was dry. After doing so, I had hung a load that was in the washer. At 10:20 I then put the laundry away. After doing so, I had washed some dish's in the sink. At 10:30 I then sat down to do some more writing. I did so unitl 11:00. I then began to stretch. Although I can stretch now, I do not have enough energy to do my weight exercises. just yet. At 12:05 I then put some clean laundry away While watching the news. I then had a yogurt. Once I had made some ice, I had brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 12:40-3:30 before getting up. Once I had taken my shower, I then went out into the kitchen to eat dinner. I then returned to my room to blog. 

Planing a presentation in B.I.E. group

I began my day bright and early this morning, I don't know how bright it was, but at 12:00 a.m. I think it is pretty dark. I had woken with tremendouse ear pain in both ears, at 12:00 a.m. imagine that. I had two pain meds in my bathroom ready to take, so I did. I had layed there in bed for an hour before falling back to sleep. giving the medication time to kick in. I then slept until 5:00 a.m. before waking to turn on the morning news. I then lied there for a bit before putting my feet on the floor at 5:30. Once I had made my bed, I then began to stretch. After doing so, I had taken my shower, and continued to get ready for the day, as I drank my hot cocoa. After doing so, I had gone out into the kitchen to have a bananna sandwhich for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I had brushed my teeth before gathering my lunch and duffle bag to bring to the door. I then sat to wait for my ride. Upon my arrival to WestSide, I had put my things into my locker before meeting with Maria for my counseling session. Today I spoke briefly on my past two weeks being sick, I then shared with her some more of my book I am writing. At 10:00 I had p.t. with Matt. while working on my balance we did wii bowling as I stood on an erix cuission, so as to work on my balance. I won the first game 125 to 119 and Mat won the second 191 to 149. At 10:38 we played wii Tennis as I worked on my balance on the erix pad. To end the session we tried Wii baseball. All working on my balance in some form as I stood on the erix pad. At 11:00 I then met in the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group. We first started the group by talking of the up coming presentation we have at the Cascade Brook School in Farmington. While doing so, we decided on who was to go. We then organized activities we were to bring that simulate what it is like to live with a brain injury. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area for lunch. After doing so, I had taken a shower before continuing my day. I then made my way to the conference room for support group. We first looked at some pictures and coligrafy work done by a client in the group. At 2:00 I then left for home. I had arrived home at 3:30. I had lied down to rest after taking a couple of phone calls. My ears have been aching all day, but my hearing seems to be improving. I had slept until 5:00 before getting up to eat dinner. I then returned to my bedroom at 5:30 to blog, before calling it a day. 

coming up with answers for a Jeoprody game on line.

My Tuesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to have a cup of hot cereal and a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to drink my hot cocoa and stretch. At 6:00 I then took my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. I then gathered my things. United Wheelchair arrived at 7:30 to bring me to WestSide. We had trouble in another clients driveway, along with the weather not being all that great, had made arrival time thirty minutes later then expected. We had finally arrived at 9:25. I had gone strait to the conference room. Mat and Michelle already had the group following a yoga workout, so I joined in. At 10:00 I had then meet Alex in the gym. I had not been feeling all that well fro the past two weeks, so Alex and I worked on making up questions for a Jeoprody game he is creating in a cognitive skills group he runs. This activity really make me think. At 11:00 I then went to the craft room for expressive arts. Today Michelle and Casey had us decorating a tin can. Whether it be for an upcoming holiday or other idea we might have had. At 12:00 I then took a shower before eating my lunch. I then meet with Piper for case management. At 1:00 I then left for home. I had arrived home. I had arrived home at 2:20. Upon doing so, I had gone strait to bed. I had slept until 5:00 before going out into the kitchen to eat dinner. I then returned to my bedroom to blog. 

Preparing for my day tomorrow both physically and mentally

My Monday morning began at 5:40 a.m. by waking with non other then the ear ache I have been having since I became sick severeal weeks ago. Once I had taken two tolonol, I had sat down in my room in my recliner to drink my hot cocoa. After doing so, I had brushed my teeth and was back in bed at 6:30. While laying there, I had turned on the morning news. Not that I could hear it, unless I had put the volume up full blast. At 7:00 I had called WestSide to cancelle my therapy schedule for one more day, and a long day it would have been from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. before leaving for home. I then fell back to sleep. I had slept until 9:25 before getting up to have a bowl of cereal and a toasted english muffin, along with some fruit of coursd. Once I had finished eating, I had picked up the kitchen. At 10:00 my father had called to let me know he would be picking my mother up at work in one hour. I do not understand it, my mother and I got sick at the same time and we both lost some of our hearing, wierd. I can hear a little, but if I am in my bedroom and my father walks in and I do not see him, forget, I won't even know he is there, becouse my vision did not alow me to see him. After making my bed, I had witpe down my bathroom. At 10:25 I then shaved before laying down to rest. I then played word trick while laying there on my I pad before getting up to go to the kitchen to wash my water bottle. At 11:00 I had called a friend, who too has been sick since last week. At 11:40 I then had a yogurt. I then put some clean laundry away while watching the news, with the volume up higher then I normally have it. I then sat in my recliner. At 12:40 a friend had called to see how I was doing. At 1:00 I had called my grandmother to see how she was doing. I then layed down and slept from 1:20-2:30. I then got to help my mother put my lunch together to go to Therapy tomorrow, first time in over two weeks. At 2:45 I then went to my bedroom to pack my duffle bag for tomorrow. I then stretched. something I have not done for a while since I became sick. After doing so I had taken my shower before sitting down to blog. 

Happy Birthday Aunt Joan

I would like to start my blog entree today by wishing my Aunt a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" After being in pain for most of the night withe my earaches, somehthing over a couple of weeks time have grown accustomed to. I had managed to catch a couple of hours of sleep before getting up this morning at 7:00. Once my feet had hit the floor, I had gone to the kitchen to take medication to relieve the pain in my ears. After doing so, I had fixed myself a bowl of cereal and toasted an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom. At this point the ear aches were relieved of the pain, but I still had a ringing in both ears. Once I had shaved and brushed my teeth, back to bed I went. I had slept from 7:50-10:20 before being awoken by a phone call. It was grandma. I then went out into the kitchen for a cup of hot cocoa and a glass of ginger ale with my mother, who too is still feeling under the weather. I had returned to my bedroom at 11:00 to brush my teeth before sitting down to fill my pill containers for the week. At 11:20 I had sat down in my recliner to rest. My father had called from work at 12:00 to let me know when he'd be home. I then went to the kitchen to make myself a sandwhich. While eating a friend had called to see how I was doing. At 1:30 I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:30-4:15 before getting up. I then went out into the kitchen to eat dinner with my parents. Once I had finished eating, I had taken a shwoer before sitting down to blog. Then it was back to bed. I don't know how else to kill what ever it is that I have, but to rest. 

Looking forward to the day when I can once hear again.

My Friday morning began this day at 8:50 a.m. I had made my way into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa. As I was doing so, I had started a load of laundry. I then returned to the kitchen to fix myself a bowl of of cereal and a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. Once I had done so, I had sat down to relax, still being sick, It does not take much to make me tired. Can not wait for the ears to stop ringing and be able to hear once again. At 9:30 I then sat down in my recliner to play a couple of boards of word trick on my I Pad. At 10:00 I then put the laundry in the dryer. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom to shave. After making my bed, I was just about all tired out at this point, so I had sat down in my recliner at 10:15. While sitting there, I had called my grandmother. We spoke briefly. My mother had arrived home from work at 10:43. At this pint my ear aches and head pain were in need of some pain relief. I had taken the recommended dose from before sitting down to rest. At 11:30 I had folded some laundry before sitting down to eat a yogurt while watching the news at noon. At 1:00 I then brushed my teeth and then layed down to rest. I had slept from 1:00-4:15 before gettig up to take my shower. After doing so I had gone out into the kitchen to some sinner. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom to blog. 

waiting for the day for the ringing to go away

My Thursday morning began this day at 9:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to fix myself a bowl of cereal and toasted english muffin. While I was eating I had taken my pro biotic pill to help in the healing of this sickness I have and hopfully restoring my hearig loss. It has come back in my left ear a little but there is still a ringing sound in my right ear. At 9:25 this morning my left ear had given way to sound. I must be making some progress. At 9:40 I then went into the kitchen to make some ice. I then brushed my teeth before going back to bed at 9:45. At 9:53 my grandmother had called to see how we were doing. While I was up, I had filled my empty pill containers. At 10:30 I had sat down to read the paper. At 10:50 I then vaccuumed my bedroom. Stepping it up a notch. This form of activity got me tired very quickly. I had sat down to rest before going out into the kitchen to make myself some lunch. Once I had finished eating, I had taken my shower before laying down to rest at 1:00. I had slept until 3:30 before getting up. I then went out into the kitchen to have a cup of tea. I then returned to my bedroom to blog. 

Getting better ever so slowly

I began another day living with hearing loss in both ears, do to the infection from the virious I had at 8:30 a..m. I had gone out into the kitchen to get myself a bowl of cereal and toasted myself an english muffin for breakfast. While eating I had taken some medication perscribed for me to take to help myself get better. At 9:30 I was then back in bed. I had slept until 12:00 before watching some news. And that is exactly what I did, because I can not hear a thing. At 12:30 I then got up to make myself some lunch. Once I had finished eating, I had brushed my teeth before laying back down in bed at 1:00. At 1:20 My father had brought me in a yogurt to eat. This helps with my pro biotics the doctor had said. Once I had finished eating the yogurt I was back in bed at 2:00 resting. After sleeping for another hour or so, I then got up to go ot into the kitchen to dinner with my mother who was sick too with the same virouse I had. My father had made us raviolli with a sauce. It sure did taste better then that bowl of soup my body had grown accustomed to over the past week of so. Once I had finished dinner I had returned to my bedroom to take my shower before sitting down to blog. Now I am ready for bed again. 

Making through yet another day of coughing and ears that wont make way for sound

I began my Tuesday morning this day at 2:50 a..m. being awoken by nothing other then an earache. Once I had taken the antibiotics for the pain, I was able to fall back to sleep. I did until 9:00 a.m. before waking to eat my breakfast and take my next dose of medication. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then put my clean laundry away before going to the frezer to make ice. At 10:00 I then sahved before  finding myself back in bed. While laying there, I had called my grandmother. At 10:30 I then had a yogurt to help witih the healing process. It has pro biotic in it which will help with any bacteria, I was told by the doctor. At 11:00 I was then back in bed to rest. I did so until 12:30. At 12:45 I then filled my water bottle with ice. A friend then had called to see how I was doing. We spoke for a while, I then had some crackers, milk and some pain medication to ease the pain from the ear aches. The pain is so severe, it will wake me in the middle of the night if I go past the allotted hours before I take another dose of medication. Once I had brushed my teeth, I fournd myself in bed at 2:30. I had slept until 4:00 before watching some t.v. I then got up to eat dinner. Soup and grill cheese is all I have been able to get down these days since I have been sick. At 5:00 I then took my shower before sitting down to blog. Now back to bed I go, at times I am to week to even blog, but I do. 

Taking a pro biotic pill to help replace good bacteria

My Monday morning began at 5:17 a.m. by getting up to take medication to help with my ear aches. I then lied back down to rest. At 6:00 my father had fixed me a cup of tea and a pieced of toast, then brought it to me to be eaten in my bedroom. Once  I had finished eating, I had then brushed my teeth, before going back to bed at 7:30. I had slept until 9:00 before getting back up to take my shower. Once I was completed ready, my father then brought me to the doctors. After being checked over, I was disagnosed as having an ear infections. Oh, how I could tell. I was then geven antibiotics and some prescriptions to pick up before leaving. At 10:30 my father and I had left the doctors and went strait to the pharmacy to pick up the medication and some yogurt to use as a probiotic to help replace bacteria being lost from other things I am taking . We had arrived home at 11:30. Upon doing so. I had taken som pills to help with my ear pain. At 11:40 I then sat down to eat some yogurt. At 11:55 I then brushed my teeth before laying down at 12:00. I had watched the news for thiry minutes. I then took a pain pill for the ear aches. It seems to be curing the achiness, but the ears themselves are still plugged. At 12:30 I then fell to sleep. At 2:00 I was then awoken by a sharp ear pain. After taking some medication for the pain, I then called my grandmother. She was playing bingo, so we hung up. I then spoke to a friend briefly who had called. My mother had then arrived home from the doctors with my father. At 4:15 I had been awoken by ear pain, of course. I then took some medication, before sitting down to a bowl of soup. At 4:40 I then took pro biotic pill to help replace good bacteria being lost from other medications I am on. At 5:00 I then sat down to blog, before going back to bed.  

Going through the stages of having the flue

This flue I have been experiencing over the past week, has certainly come its stages, first experencing the sore throat. This has been carried through the duration so far. Then there is the nightly coughing. Which somehow seems to go on from the time you go to bed at night, until you get up the next day. Then there is the fever, swetts, chills all catagorised under the same. Then there is the temperature. This is what has to be watched out for, especially if going over 100!!! Which is were my has been quite a bit during this flue. Then there is the ear ache. Since 4:00 a.m. this morning I was awoken by this sharp pane in my left ear. Since then there it stay. Oh please go away. 

As I had made my way to the kitchen this morning at 9:00 a.m. to drink my hot cocoa and have a piece of toast with cinnamon on it, I sat there thinking one more week of bed rest and this virus should be gone. At 9:38 I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 10:00 I then sat down to fill my pill containers for the week. I had not the energy, but it had to be done. At 10:15 I then spoke to a friend on the phone briefly. At 11:45 I had fell a sleep and did so for one hour and fourty-five minutes. I then got up to stretch and get some water before going back to bed. My ear had still been asching. I then opened a card I had received in the mail. It was a valentines day card from my parents. Once I had put some laundry away, I had made my way out into the kichen at 2:30 to drink some hot water with honey. At 2:48 my father had made my mother and I  each a grilled tun and cheese sandwhich for lunch. At 3:00 I then took  three tylanol for some pain. I then brushed my teeth before taking my shower at 3:12. Now I will go back to a nice clean bed of which my parents had changed for me and wait for the Super Bowl to start. Go Team!!!!