HAPPY LEAP DAY

My Leap Day morning began on this Monday at 5:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to eat my fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a piece of toast. At 5:48 I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth then take my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. I then gathered my things and out the door I went. I had arrived at therapy at 8:40, thus bringing my things to my locker. once I had my knapsack unpacked and my lunch in its space, I then sat down to read. It is much quieter downstairs in the dining area at this time of day. At 9:45 I then went back upstairs to sit in the lobby, as I was doing so my vision had turned blurry and the world around me began to spin. I was experiencing and aura. A quite intense one at that. Luckily I had until 10:00 a.m. free. Once the aura was gone, I then was clear to make my way to the conference room. during poetry group I was the only client. Today Carina talked about Diamonte poetry. We had written one during poetry group.She then assigned me to write two more over the week. At 11:00 I then met Liz in the gym. Today she and I started to get the t.v. ready to do a workout. As we were doing so, I had experienced an aura. That killed the session. I was then tired and had to rest through lunch. During lunch, Liz had monitored me because she had noticed a droop in my lip during the time of my aura on the right side. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat my lunch. I then took a shower before meeting with Deb. She and I worked on a project I started with Tobie painting blocks. At 2:00 I then met with Piper for case management. We spoke briefly about doctors appointments I then went home. I had slept all the way home. I usually do after a seizure or aura. I then went to bed once inside from 3:35-5:04. I then had dinner before calling my grandmother. I then pulled up my blog.

Another rough one

My Sunday morning began at 7:30 a.m. by getting up to stretch. After doing so, I then preceded to work my upper body using my weights. At 7:55 I then shaved before doing my ankle exercises. I then watched mass on t.v. At 9:00 I then went to the kitchen so as to have an egg sandwich. While I was eating, I had experienced an aura. My vision had blurred so my mother had helped me back to my bedroom. I then sat in my recliner to rest. At 10:20 I then was able to move about so as to brush my teeth. At 10:45 my father had helped me downstairs so as to take a shower. I then went back to my bedroom rest. I had spoke to a friend before eating lunch at noon. My mother had arrived home from mass. At 12:45 I then picked out a card for my grandmother at this point I had felt like vomiting do to the aura I had earlier. At 12:50 I was then back in bed. I had slept until 3:00 before going with my father to get a haircut. I then returned home at 4:00 soon calling it a day.

Restful

My Saturday morning began at 9:44 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had blueberry pancakes for breakfast. At 10:15 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before starting in on my stretching routine. After doing so, I had gone back to bed and slept from 11:40-3:00. I then went out into the kitchen to have a bowl of pea soup before taking my shower. I then spoke to a friend before calling my grandmother. I then pulled up my blog and began to type.

Trying to stay rested so as to not bring on an aura

My Friday morning began at 8:00 by going out into the kitchen so as to eat my fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. I then toasted half of an english muffin to go with my bowl of cereal and blueberry's. Once I had finished eating, I had gone to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. I then made my bed. At 8:47 I then began to stretch. After doing so, I had called my mother at work at 9:00. I then called my grandmother before laying down to rest. At 10:10 I then preceded to work my upper body with weights. After doing so, I then had to rest once again, so as to not bring a seizure on. At 11:30 I then went out into the kitchen so as to eat lunch. At 12:00 I then brushed my teeth before laying down. I then slept until 3:15 before getting up to blog.

Getting reconneted

My Thursday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I had toasted a donut to go along with my bowl of cereal. At 9:10 I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. I then sat down to write a cross stitch poem. My homework for this weeks poetry group. At 10:20 I then had called my grandmother to see how her morning was going. I then preceded to do my stretching. At 10:46 I was feeling tired, so I lied down to rest. I had slept until 1:46 before getting to have some johnny cake for lunch. I then returned to my bedroom at 3:00 to watch a movie. At 4:00 I had taken a shower before calling fair point to try to get myself back on line. Once I was back on line, I had eaten dinner before sitting down to blog.

Day off due to snow

My Wednesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by getting up to stretch. After doing so, I then went out into the kitchen at 6:30 so as to drink my cocoa while eating some fruit. I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then called United Wheelchair to see if they were running today. It had been snowing out over night and raining and icier south of where I live. They had told me they were not running today, so I had brushed my teeth and went back to bed. I had slept from 7:00-12:00. I then got up and went out into the kitchen to have lunch. I then brushed my teeth before calling my grandmother. At 12:50 I had put my laundry away. I then sat down to fill my empty pill containers. At 1:10 I had called to order a script. At 1:10 I spoke to a friend on the phone. At 2:00 I then went back to sleept for two hours before taking a shower. I then ate dinner.

SWEET DREAMS

My Tuesday morning began at 5:00 a.m. by getting up to stretch. After doing so, I had gone out into the kitchen so as to have some fruit and to drink my hot cocoa while my father had made me an omlet. Once I had finished eating, I then went back to my bedroom so as to take a shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. Once I was ready, I had grabbed my things and out the door I went. Upon my arrival to WestSide I had put my things in my locker before meeting with Brad fro counseling. After discussing how I had felt over certain social situation, we then did a mindfulness practice. At 10:00 I then met Liz in the gym for P.T. She first had me walk on the treadmill. I then stood on the erix mat with eye's open and closed working on my balance. She then had me put on five pound weights around my ankles before doing step ups. She then had me balancing on the bosu ball. At 11:00 my vision became blurry from the medication I am taking. Another challenge I am faced with during the course of my day. At 11:00 during expressive arts we did some coloring today. At 12:00 I had taken a shower before meeting with Sally to talk about my medication. At 12:30 I had then eaten my lunch while meeting with Deb. Today she helped me with an email to a friend. At 1:00 during Literature Group Laura had us each reading and discussing the book. At 2:00 during recreational therapy Danielle had worked with me correcting my book. At 3:00 During Creative writing Laura had us first Write anything on our minds. I had written a poem. At the end of my day, when I go home, I sit in my room, All alone, I listen to music even read a book, Out the window I might take a look, The phone might ring, I'll talk to a friend, But that's not to say, My day's come to an end, Go on face book, See who's to chat, Talk to my parent's, What's that? Then eat dinner, get ready for bed, Enter my blog, Before resting my head, Closing my eye's, Soon fast to sleep, Don't say a word, Won't hear a peep. GOOD NIGHT.

Working on my block project

My Monday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. I then had a bowl of oatmeal. Once I had eaten my breakfast, I then did some stretching before taking my shower. Once I was ready, I then sat to wait for my ride. Upon my arrival to WestSide for 9:00 a.m. I had put my lunch and clothing in my locker before going back to the lobby to sit and wait for my first therapy. At 10:00 I then made my way to the conference room for poetry group. Once we had shared our poems we had worked on critiquing others work. We then were assigned to right acros stick poem. This is were we chose a word like BALL and use as many or as few letters as possible Like Bowling is fun, All sports I like, Leaping into the air, Lunging as far as you can. At 11:00 I then met Elizabeth in the gym. We first sis some ankle exercises. I then did some walking. At 12:00 I then went into the kitchen so as to eat my lunch with other before taking a shower. At 1:00 I then had a rehab session with Deb. Today we continued to work on a project I had started with Tobie during recreational therapy. At 2:00 I then met with my case manager before going home. I had arrived home at 3:37 thus getting comfortable and going strait to bed. I had slept until 5:30 before getting up to eat dinner. I then pulled up my blog and began to type.

Laying low after another aura this morning

My Sunday began at 7:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa and to eat some fruit. As I was doing so I had experienced another aura, almost to the point of a seizure. This is becoming unbelievable. Something has to be done. I have never had a bought of seizures this long in my life. Once I had eaten breakfast, I had returned to my bedroom so as to watch the mass on television. At 9:23 I had done a little stretching. I then ordered some medication. At 10:00 I then listened to my coursera cours on happiness. At 11:00 my sister had called to see how I was doing. I then spoke to a friend for a while before checking my email. At 11:50 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 12:40 before getting up for a bowl of fish chowder. I lied back down to rest until 3:00. I then watched a movie while laying in bed. until 4:00. I then ate dinner. After doing so, I had brushed my teeth before sitting down to blog.

a German pancake

My Saturday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I had enjoyed a nice German pancake my mother had just made. I had finished eating at 10:30 thus returning to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:45 I then called the pharmacy so as to fill my script. I then filled my pill containers for the week before calling my grandmother so as to see how her morning was going thus far. At 11:30 I then began to stretch. As I was doing so I had taken it easy so as to not bring on an aura. At 12:00 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:00. I then had a bite to eat before calling my grandmother. At 3:15 I had brushed my teeth before taking a shower. I then went into the kitchen for some pea soup.

listening to my coursera course

My Friday morning began at 8:50 a.m. by going out inot the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocao and to eat some fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of oatmeal with bananan. At 9:35 I had then brushed my teeth and shave before making my bed. I then called my grandmother to chat before starting in with my stretching. I did so until 10:30. I then listened to my coursera course for an hour before having a bowl of soup at 11:30. At 12:00 I had lied down to watch the news before falling to sleep at 12:30. I had slept until 3:00 before getting up to take a shower. I then called my grandmother. At 4:44 I then ate dinner before brushing my teeth then sitting down to blog at 5:00.

Another seizure again today? Or was it an aura? Who know's? They all seem so bad. I just wish they would stop.

My Thursday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to drink my hot coca while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a half of a toasted english muffin. At 10:10 I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth, as I was doing so I had experienced a seizure. This one had cause blurred vision, dizziness, and sick feeling to my stomach. At least it was not a grand mol. I would say it was on the edge of being one though. At 10:30 I then did my back stretches then other stretches. After doing so I then sat in my recliner fro a while before going to bed. I had lied down at 11:00 and slept until 1:30 before getting up to shave. After doing so, I then called my grandmother. At 1:55 I then sat down to watch a movie until 4:15. I then went to my fathers bathroom so as to take a shower. My doors are still broke from my seizure I had, thus landing into the shower. I then returned to my laptop so as to blog my thoughts for the day.

Talking about websites to post during B.I.E. group for clients to look at

My Wednesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by getting up to stretch. Including the back stretch's that I had found on line have been helping from when I injured my back during my fall from when I had my seizure. At 6:15 I then went into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a piece of toast. At 6:30 I then had begun to get ready for the day ahead. Once I had taken my shower, I had then shaved and brushed my teeth before bringing my knapsack and lunch to the door. I then sat in my bedroom to wait for my ride. Upon my arrival to WestSide, I had put my things in my locker. I then went to the lobby to wait for my first appointment. At 10:00 I had meet with Brenda for nursing. She and I first went over information about my last grand mol seizure Saturday February 6. She wanted to know in detail, as much as I could remember as to what had happened that Morning. We then called my mother for a list of medications that I am currently taking. Brenda then took my blood pressure 118 over 84. I then told Brenda how my back has been hurting me since my fall from the seizure, and she said to put ice or heat on the area bothering me. If not better by the end of the month she said that I should contact my Docto. She then gave me a medication list to take home and to fill out. At 11:44 I then had stopped by the front desk so as to let the receptionist know that I was not feeling up to staying for tonights event. She the scheduled transportation to take me home after my regular scheduled therapy at 3:00. At 11:00 I then made my way to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group. Today Deb and Michelle had us going through web sites to put on the poster we are making so as to hang out in the lobby for clientes to look at. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat lunch. At 1:00 I then went to the conference room for support group. After spending time talking and sharing I then met with Susan for speech at 2:00. Susan had me doing different types of activities so as to create conversation. We kipt away from I pad so as not to cause an aura. I was suppose to stay for a special event tonight, one that I was really looking forward to, but had to cancel at the last minute do to how I felt. I then went home. I had arrived home at 4:00. Upon doing so, I had gone to bed for two hours. I then ate dinner before calling my grandmother. I then pulled up my blog and began to type.

Weathering the storm

My Tuesday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to have some oatmeal and a toasted bisquet for breakfast. I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave before making my bed. I then went google to look up back stretch's to do. I had seem to have pulled a muscle or two after the fall I had taken from the seizure I had. At 10:20 I then called my grandmother once I had found some stretch's to do. I then continued to stretch. At 10:50 I then watched a movie until 12:00. I then had a cucumber sandwich for lunch while watching the news. At 1:00 I then lied down to rest and I had slept until 3:30 before getting up. I then took a shower before having a bowl of soup. I then went to my laptop so as to blog my day.

preparing to go back to Westside

My Monday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to to drink my tea and to eat some fruit. I then had some crepes filled strawberry jam. Once I had finished eating, I then brushed my teeth and shaved before giving my grandmother a call. After a brief chat, I then made my bed. At 10:24 I then began to stretch. After doing so, I then had to rest. I did so in my recliner until 12:00. I then went to bed and slept from 12:00-3:00. I then got up to eat a bowl of soup with some buns. Once I had finished eating, I had spoke to a friend on the phone until 4:40. I then got myself ready for tomorrow. thus packing my knapsack to go to therapy for the first time in a couple of weeks. At 5:00 I then watched the news before making a call to United Wheelchair to make sure that I was scheduled to be picked up tomorrow. I then called my grandmother before pulling up my blog.

a visit with my sister

My Sunday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by taking taking my shower. Not feeling all that well do to the seizure activity and most recent illness I had just had, I thought taking it from this mornings workout would be best. At 10:00 I had gone out into the kitchen to eat breakfast with my sister and parents. Once we had finished eating, I then went to my bedroom to brush my teeth. After doing so, I had felt a little light headed, so I sat down to rest and watch a movie with low sound. At 12:00 I had fallen to sleep and did so until 3:00. I then went out into the kitchen so as to have a piece of salmon pie for lunch. Once I had finished eating, I had called my grandmother before getting comfortable for the evening.

Talking to grandma

My Saturday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eat some from fruit. After doing so, I then had myself a bowl of cheerio's with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating my breakfast, I had gone to my bedroom at 10:45 so as to brush teeth. After doing so, I then called my grandmother. After a brief conversation, I then shaved. At 11:00 I then gathered my medication so as to fill my pill containers for the week ahead. After doing so, I then called the pharmacy so check on a script. At 11:40 I had made my bed, before laying down to rest. I had slept from 12:00-2:30. I then went out into the kitchen so as to have some lunch. Once I had finished eating, I had brushed my teeth before starting to stretch. At 3:50 I had taken a shower, I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day.

Nursing another aura

My Friday morning began 7:30 With an aura. Just when I thought the new medication I was on was working, then this. I then sat on my bed so as to let it pass. My vision had then stayed blurry for most of the day before clearing. I still went about my day, by going out into the kitchen so as to eat my fruit while drinking some tea. After doing so, I then fixed myself a bowl of cereal with a toasted english muffin. At 8:07 I then brushed my teeth before laying back down. I had still felt dizzy and my vision was still blurred. At 9:00 I then tried to get up after an hours rest, but no luck. Although my vision had cleared slightly I still felt dizzy and sick. I then lied back down and slept until 10:40. I ha a drink of water before calling my grandmother, I then lied back down. At 11:34 I then tried to get up. My vision still appeared to be blurry and I felt dizzy. I then went to bed to watch or listen to the news. I then got up to have some lunch at 12:15. My mother had just arrived home from work, so she had made me a grilled cheese with tomato. At 12:50 I had then brushed my teeth before laying back down at 1:00. I stayed in bed til 4:00 before getting up to take a shower. I then pulled up my blog and began to type.

Writing a gratitude letter

My Thursday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. I had toasted a muffin to go along with my hot cereal. Once I had finished eating, I had called my grandmother at 10:32 to talk briefly. I then got right to work. I had written my gratitude letter. This was my weakly assignment during coursera course. I first had to chose someone to write it to, then I got right to work. Once I had completed assignment I had lied down to rest at 11:00. I had rested for an hour before getting up to stretch. I then worked my upper body. at 12:30 I then went bak to bed. As I was resting I decided to watch a movie, sleeping off and on as I was doing so. I had got up at 3:00, the time my mother arrived home from work. She had brought me home a shamrock shake, so I drank it while talking to a friend. At 4:30 I had taken a shower before dinner. Once I had finished eating, I had called my grandmother before sitting down to blog.

another day of rest

My Wednesday morning began at 8:15 by calling my grandmother. Seems I was not going to WestSide Neurorehab today do to bad cold and a bad seizure on Saturday. We spoke briefly, I then went out into the kitchen for a cup of tea along with some fruit. I then fixed myself a bowl of cereal with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then wash some dish's and picked up the kitchen. At 9:05 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before making myself some ice water. At 9:25 I then started the dishwasher before laying down to rest. I had slept from 9:30-12:30 before getting up. I then went out into the kitchen so as to eat some lunch. At 12:45 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth then to lay back down. This time I had slept from 12:47-3:30. I then got up to take a shower before calling my grandmother. I then watched a little television before pulling up my blog at 4:30. I can not wait to get better, so that I can get back to exercising!!!

listening to my coursera course

My Tuesday began at 7:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I had then heated up some crepes. At 7:30 I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. Still feeling a little under the weather, I had gone back to bed. While laying there I had listened to the corsera course I am taking. I did so until 10:15, I then called my grandmother. I then went back to sleep. i did so until 12:40 before getting up to have some soup and tea. I then gathered my new medication to help prevent the seizures I have been having and filled up my pill containers. At 1:20 I then went back to bed. I had slept until 4:10 before getting up. I then had taken a shower so as to help me feel a little better before eating dinner. I then sat down at my lap top at 5:14 so as to enter my daily blog entree.

Continuing to rest

My Monday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to drink my tea while eating some fruit. At 8:50 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with a toasted english muffin. At 9:00 I had returned to my bedroom so as o brush my teeth and shave. Still not feeling all that well do to a cold on top of the grand mol seizure I had, I went back to bed at 9:12. At 9:50 I had then called my grandmother to see how her morning was going. I then fell a sleep. I had slept for an hour before waking at 11:00. I then got up to have a cup of tea while watching t.v. At 11:30 I had gone into the kitchen to have a bowl of soup for lunch. I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest at noon. Still having a hard time to breath and catch my breath after the fall I had from the seizure, do to the way I landed must have broozed my shoulder blade. I had slept until 2:00 before getting up. I then changed my bed, thus putting on clean sheets. At 2:20 I then took a shower in my fathers bathroom do to the way I landed in mine bathroom broke my shower doors. If I were only awake during a seizure to see what really goes on. I then returned to my bedroom at 2:45 so as to read some of the paper. At 3:10 I then had a cup of tea and continued to rest. At 4:00 I then went into the kitchen so as to have a bowl of soup. I then brushed my teeth before pulling up my blog.

Taking it easy today

My Sunday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a dropped egg on an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then went into my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:25 I had packed my knapsack to go to therapy tomorrow. At 10:40 I then sat down to read. After twenty minutes, I then began to stretch. After doing so, I had spoke to a friend on the phone until 11:30 I then called my grandmother. We spoke until 12:00 before hanging up. I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 2:45 before getting up so to take a shower. After doing so, I had gone into the kitchen so as to eat a salad while drinking some tea. I then went to my bedroom so as to blog before eating dinner.

My first grand mol seizure since having my stroke.

My Saturday morning began at 4:00 a.m. as I was going into my bathroom. I had felt a aura then all of a sudden I found myself going into a grand mol seizure. It happened so quickly, I had no time to make my way to the floor safely. I had made a big boom. My parents had come in to see what had happened. They always fear the worst when they hear a noise in my room, especially at night. There I was in the midst of haaving a seizure, shaking as my parents came into my bathroom. Once I came out of the seizure, my father helped me to my bed. I had slept until 9:20 before waking. I then went into the kitchen so as to drink my cocoa and to eat some fruit. My mother then had made me some crepes. Once I had finished eating breakfast, I had brushed my teeth and went back to bed. I had slept once again from 9:50-12:50 before waking. I then went into the kitchen for a bowl of clam chowder. At 1:05 I then brushed my teeth and went back to bed. I had watched some t.v. for thirty minutes before falling back to sleep at 1:40. I had then slept until 3:40. I lied there for twenty minutes before getting up to take a shower. feeling a little sick to my stomach do to the seizure my father had helped to the shower. Once I was clean, I then went to my bedroom for a bowl of mac and cheese. I then pulled my blog up at 5:00 before calling it a day. And what a day it was.

Working on my coursera course

My Friday morning began at 8:00 a.m. on this day. I had gone out into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with some toast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so, I had gone back out into the kitchen so as to start the dishwasher. I then called my grandmother so as to talk briefly before starting my workout. At 9:00 I then began to stretch. I did so for twenty-five minutes before putting my clean laundry away. At 9:30 I then began my weight workout. Once I had finished working my arms and legs, I then sat down to read a memoir, so as to be able to better mine as I am working on it. At 10:48 I then had emptied the dishwasher, thus putting the dish's away. At 11:20 I then returned to my bedroom so as to fill my empty pill containers fro the week ahead. I then had gone out into the kitchen so as to make myself a sandwich for lunch. At 11:55, I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 12:00-3:00 before getting up. I then continued to watch some more of my coursera course. At 4:00 I had spoke on the phone with a friend until 4:30 before taking my shower. I then had gone out into the kitchen for a bowl of clam chowder for dinner. At 5:25 I then called my grandmother to see how her day had gone before pulling up my blog.

Starting in on my coursera course

My Thursday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit and fruit dip. I then toasted myself a muffin to go along with my bowl of cereal. I then sat down to eat my breakfast. After doing so, I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. I then had taken the sheets off my bed. At 8:45 I then brought my dirty laundry to laundry room so as to start a wash. After doing so I had returned to my bedroom so as to make my bed, thus putting on clean sheets. At 9:00 I then began to stretch. Once I was loose, I then began my weight workout. At 9:40 I had returned to the laundry room so as to hang the laundry to dry. At 10:00 I then returned to my bedroom so as to read a memoir so as to help in writing mine. At 11:00 I then called my grandmother, so as to see how her morning was going. I then continued with my on line coursera cours. At 12:00 I then began to watch the news while eating my lunch. At 12:15 I had then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept until 3:30 before getting up. I had then taken a shower before calling my grandmother once again. I then blogged of my day.

My Wednesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating my fruit. I then had peanut butter and honey on my english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. At 6:30, I then began to stretch. Once I had completed my routine, I then began my weight exercises. At 7:15 I then had taken my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. Once I had cleaned my bathroom, I had started a load of laundry. I then brought my things to the door. At 8:00 I then hung the laundry to dry before leaving for the day. I had arrived at WestSide at 9;40 a.m. I had gone strait downstairs to put my things in my locker. I then went to the lobby to wait for my first appointment. At 10:30 I then met with Brenda. During the nursing session, she had first had taken my blood pressure, 110 over 84. I then showed Brenda the new medication my neurologist had put me on. I then shared some more of my book with her. At 11:00 I then went to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group. Today Deb and Michelle had us posting up support groups through out the state. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area so as to eat my lunch. I then tok

Testing my memory during literature group when answering questions from last weeks reading

My Tuesday morning began at 5:15 a.m. by getting up so as to stretch. I then gabbed my weights and began to work my upper body. After doing so, I then took my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. At 6:15 I then made my way out into the kitchen to drink my cocoa and to eat some fruit. I then had an egg sandwich. At 6:30 I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then grabbed my knapsack and lunch and out the door I went. I had arrived at WestSide for 9:00 a.m. I had put my things into my locker, then made my way to the lobby so as to wait for my first appointment. At 9:30 I then met with Brad for counseling. We had reviewed the worksheets he has me filling out during the week. I then made my way to the gym for P.T. Today Liz first had me walking in the hall heel to toe. She then had on the Nu Step for fifteen minutes. I then went on the elliptical before going in the parallel bars so as to work on balance. I had stood on the erix pad with fee together, I was able to holed my balance for one minute. I then put them in a tandem position and I was able to balance for ten seconds with each foot in front. At 11:00 I then made my way to the craft room for expressive arts. Today we had dabbed a paint brush with what color paint we wanted to use onto our word that we had chosen on the craft paper. AT 12:00 I then had taken a shower before eating my lunch. At 12:30 I then had a support session with Deb. Today we spoke about new things coming up with the Brain Injury Association. They are planning a yearly camping trip this summer, that Deb had asked me to think about going to. I then went to the conference room at 1:00 so as to join literature group. Today Laura had us take turns reading and discussing the book. She then gave us two questions to answer over the week. Of course I take notes when I am not reading. At 2:00 during my Recreation therapy session with Tobie, Went over the information I have written so rar for the book I am writing. She then gave me book of someone who had written a memoir who surprisingly enough lives in the next over from me. At 3:00 Dan had taken me home. I had arrived home at 4:15. I then organized myself before sitting down to enter my blog.

Deleting and adding pictures to my workout program with Deb

My Monday morning began at 5:00 a.m. by getting out of bed to stretch. Once I had completed the routine, I then began to do weight exercises. At 5:50 I then shaved and took my shower before going out into the kitchen to first drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with english muffin. At 6:40 I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then grabbed my knapsack and lunch and out the door I went. Upon my arrival I had put my things into my locker before sitting down in the kitchen so as work on organizing papers into folders while waiting for my 10:00 a.m. appointment. At 10:00 I then made my way to the conference room for poetry group. Carina first had us share any poems that we had written over the week. I had shared my tanka style poem. We then talked about lined brakes with some of the poetry we had read. For next week we have to revise each others poem if anything comes to mind. We then spoke about ways to revise poetry. At 11:00 during my P.T. session, Nurse Brenda filled in. I first did ten minutes on the eliptical. I then did ten minutes on the nu step. I then did some standing on the dynamic uirex pad. I then did some walking in the hallway after my legs were all tired out. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area so as to eat my lunch. I then had taken a shower before going to the room in which I meet with Deb to wait. Today we worked on deleting and adding workout pictures to my program. At 2:00 I then met with Piper for case management. I then left for home. I had arrived home at 3:30 and went strait to bed. I had slept for an hour before getting up to go out into the kitchen to eat dinner. Last night was the first night I had taken my new medication for my seizures Duloxetine and it made me tired all day. I am just starting to wake up so as to take another pill before I go to bed.