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Monday, August 31, 2020

Getting my P.T. schedule straight with Nurse Sally

 My Monday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by making my bed before getting dressed for the day. Once I was out of my jams and t-shirt, I then shaved before washing my face. I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. aT 9:15 I then had a bowl of clam chowder for breakfast. It was leftover, so I finished it up, along with a piece of toast. At 9:42 I then returned to my camp, so as to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 10:00 I then got ready for nurse sally's call for the week. While I listened to my audio book. At 11:00 I then face timed nurse Sally. She tried to do it, but does not quite have the hang of it yet. We spoke about how my medication is going and where I should do my physically therapy when I start. At 11:30 we ended our call. At 11:30 I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since my last stroke. At 11:45 I then began to do my back stretches. Once I had finished stretching, Sally had called about my options for physical therapy. At 12:00 I then filled my empty pill containers. At 12:30 I listened to my audio book, while filling out forms to vote. At 1:53 I then took two tylonol before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:53-4:38 before waking. I then called Nurse Sally returning her about my options about physical therapy. I will be going to Franklin Memorial Hospital for the time being. Sally then let me know that she would fax Franklin Memorial Hospital, the call me tomorrow. At 4:57 I then took a shower, before going into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents. At 6:04 I then returned to my camp to blog. 

Sunday, August 30, 2020

A peaceful Sunday

 My Sunday morning began at 7:00 a.m. y watching Sunday mass on television while laying in bed. I then put my feet on the floor and got myself dressed out of my night clothing. Once I had made my bed, I then shave before going into the main camp. Once in the camp, I had eaten some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 8:00 I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 8:30 I then ate my breakfast. At 8:45 I had returned to my camp to brush my teeth. I then put in my and nose drops. Once I had taken two puffs of air, I then began to do my back stretches. At 9:15 I had finished my stretching. I then began to listen to my audio book. At 9:23 I then returned to the Main camp to fill my water bottle with ice and water. I then returned to my camp at 10:00 to lay down. I had slept from 10:00-2:00. Once I was awake I then went into the main camp to play cribbage with my mother. after two games, I then watched a little television before eating dinner at at 4:00. I then returned to my camp at 5:30 to take a shower to get comfortable for the night. At 6:00 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day. 

Saturday, August 29, 2020

a dreary day at camp

 My Saturday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I washed my face before getting dressed for the day. At 11:00 I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa before having a bowl of oatmeal with a half toasted english muffin with cream cheese. At 11:10 I then went back into my camp to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:27 I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 11:43 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:55 I then listened to my audio book until 12:26, before going to sleep. I had slept until 4:00 before waking. I can not wait until I am totally off the seizure medication clobazam. I then went into the main camp to play one game of cribbage with my mother before eating a bowl or two of clam chowder with my parents on this cold and dreary night at camp. At 6:00 I then went into my camp to take a shower before pulling up my blog. 

Friday, August 28, 2020

Playing cribbage

 My Friday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by getting out of bed and shaving. After doing so, I then made my bed before getting dressed for the day ahead. At 9:40 I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit and a cup and drink a cup of tea. At 9:35 I then had eaten an egg cup with a half toasted english muffin with cream cheese. At 10:25 I then returned to my camp once I had finished eating, so as to brush my teeth. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler before starting in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 11:05 I then began to do my back stretches. At 11:18 I had finished my workout. At 11:20 I then put some clean laundry away before filling my empty pill containers. At 11:50 I then order a script that I was running low on. At 11:55 I then went into the main camp to play two games of cribbage with my mother. At 12:42 I then returned to my camp to rest. I had slept until 3:55 before going into the main camp to watch the news before eating dinner with my parents. At 5:15 I then went back to my camp to take a shower. I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day. 

Thursday, August 27, 2020

My weekly visit with my grandmother

 My Thursday morning began at 12:00 a.m. by waking not being able to go back to sleep for the rest of the morning. As I cut back on my seizure medication Clobazam, eventually not taking it at all, my body.  is going through withdrawal from its affects. It was a seizure medication that would make me very tired twenty-four hours a day. After not being able to sleep for five hours, I finally put my feet on the floor getting myself dressed and shaving. Once I had taken my medication, I then left camp at 6:00 with my father, stopping to pick up breakfast along the way. We arrived home at 6:40. Once I had eaten my breakfast, I had gone to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 7:00-9:00 before getting up to take a shower. At 9:20 I then watched television while waiting to leave for the Pearce House where I would meet my mother to pay our weekly visit to my grandmother. At 10:00 the nurse had brought my grandmother outside to an area that we could meet with by keeping our distance with masks on. After our visit we had left the Pierce House at 10:30. My mother then took me to the Chiropractor.. Once I had finished my weekly visit, We then went to Hanaford to to pick up some things. At 12:25 we had left hanaford. We had arrived at camp at 12:45. Once I had a light lunch, I then went into my camp to brush my teeth, I then lied down to rest at 1:20. I had slept until 4:24. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents. After doing so, I then returned to my camp to take a shower before pulling up my blog at 6:10 to type of my day. 

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Watching three air force helicopters fly over Porter Lake

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:45 a.m. by going into the main camp. Once I had eaten my fruit and drank my hot cocoa, I then had a banana muffin toasted with a bowl of hot cereal. At 9:25 I had returned to my camp to brush my teeth. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:40 I had made my bed before returning to the main camp, to watch some television. At 10:45, I then returned to my camp to do my stoke stretches and back stretches before changes the sheets on my bed. At 11:00 I then swept the floor in my camp before laying down to rest. I had slept from 11:15-3:15 before waking. I then returned to the main camp. While in the main camp at 3:50 I saw three air force helicopters fly over Porter Lake, right in front of our camp. At 4:30 I then ate dinner with my parents. At 4:47 I then returned to my camp to take a shower before pulling up my blog at 5:05 so as to type of my day. 

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

I had a seizure today

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. as I was taking my a.m. medication by having a small seizure. By that I mean having symptoms of sour taste in my mouth feeling like vomiting and my camp felt like it was spinning. It lasted five minutes before all was said and done. At 6:47 I then went into the main camp to have tea and a toasted english muffin with just butter on for breakfast. At 7:15 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth and shave. Once I had my eye and nose drops in, I then took in two puffs of air before going back to bed. I was to tiered to do my stretches. If anyone knows what it is like to have a seizure, they can wipe you right out. I had slept until 9:20 before waking. My eyes were still aching. At 9:36 I then went into the main camp. to fix my water jug with some ice and new water. I then returned to my camp to go back to bed. I had slept until 12:15. I had watched then rest of the news before going into the main  camp at 12:30 to have a bite to eat. I then watched mystery shows on the hal mark channel before returning to my camp at 1:22. I then made my bed while listening to my audio books. At 1:22 I then brushed my teeth before pulling out all my medication to fill my empty pill containers for the week. At 2:00 I then lied down to rest once again and slept until 4:40. Once I had taken a shower I had gone into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents. At 5:00 I then returned to my camp to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Monday, August 24, 2020

Talking to Nurse Sally about my medication schedule

 My Monday morning began at 9:45 a.m. by shaving and making my bed. At 9:55 I then went into the main camp to some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then returned to my camp to make my bed. At 10:30 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air, at 11:00 Nurse Sally had made her weekly call to see how I was doing. I had let her that I would be starting physical therapy since my last neurologist appointment we have not spoke. At 11:30 we had ended our call and she said she would call my neurologist today about my medication and get back to me later on today. At 11:30 I then went into the main camp briefly before returning to my camp. I began to do my stroke stretches at 12:10 thus continuing to stretches with back stretches at 12:25. At 1:00 I then returned to main camp to watch television. At 130I had a bite to eat, before playing a game or two of cribbage with my mother. After doing so we then skip-bo. At 3:00 I then returned to my camp to sit and relax. I then laid down at 3:15 and went to sleep until 4:24. I then took a shower before going into the main camp to eat. at 5:40 I had returned to my camp to call Nurse Sally. She had let me the scheduling of weaning me one of my Clobazam and just relying on the vimpat for my seizures over the course of eight weeks. She let me know to follow this plan unless I have any seizures to call my neurologist. I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day. 

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Watching baby loons learns learn to fly

 My Sunday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by watching Sunday mass on television. I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. Then after a bowl of cereal and a toasted banana muffin, I then returned to my camp at 10:40to brush my teeth. After doing so I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 10:56 I then made my bed before putting some clean laundry away. At 11:15 I then began to do my stroke stretches After doing I then audio chatted with a friend on face book. We chatted until 12:38. I then. lied down to rest unitl 3:37. I then contued with my stroke stretches and back stretches. At 4:00 I then took a shower before going into the main camp. I then went on the deck to parent loons watch them teach their baby loons to fly. At 5:00 we then went to eat dinner. At 5:24 I then returned to my camp to pull up my blog. 

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Enjoying a day at camp

 My Saturday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by making my bed. I then shaved before getting dressed in my day clothing. I then washed my face before going into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. I then had some banana muffins my mother had just made. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops in. After taking in two puffs of air, I then vacuumed my camp. At 10:45 I then sorted through papers throwing them away. At 11:12 I had cleaned my bathroom until 11:50. At 11:30 I then went into the main camp to play two games of cribbage with my mother. At 12:22 I had gone back into my camp to lay down to rest. I had slept until 3:22 before waking. I then began to do my stroke stretches. At 3:36 I then began to do my back stretches. At 3:45 I then went into the main camp to sit on the deck with my parents until 4:41. I then went back to my camp to take a shower before pulling up my blog at 5:00. I then blog of my day before eating hamburgers with my parents. 

Friday, August 21, 2020

A busy morning

 My Friday morning began at 8:40 a.m. by making my bed. I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 9:00 I then had a half toasted english muffin with an egg cup. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my camp at 9:30 to brush my teeth. Once I had my eye and nose drops in, I then took in two puffs of my inhaler. At 9:40 I then shaved before filling my empty pill containers. At 10:25 I then did my stroke and back stretches before changing the sheets on my bed. At 11:12 I then went into the main camp to watch television. I did so until 12:30 before going back to my camp to lay down to rest. I had slept until 3:30 before waking. I then took a shower before going to sit with my parents on the deck of the main camp. At 4:15 I then returned to my camp to blog of my day before eating dinner. 

Thursday, August 20, 2020

A busy day

 My Thursday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by getting dressed and shaving and washing my face. I then went into the main camp to drink my coca and eat my fruit. after doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with a piece of toast. aT 7:05 I then left camp with my mother.  She had dropped me off at home before she went to word. Once she had arrive home after work, she had brought me to a doctors appointment At the chiropractor. Once that appointment was done she then brought me to the hospital to have my blood drawn for my neurologist. At 11:12 we had left the hospital making a stop at hanaford along the way. At 1:00 we finally made it back to camp. Once I had a bite to eat, I then lied down to rest at at 1:50 and slept until 5:40. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner with m parents At 6:30 I then took a shower before pulling up my blog. . 

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

talking to a friend

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by getting dressed. I then shaved and washed my face. At 8:50 I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. At 9:00 I then had some beans and some toast before returning to my camp at 9:24 to brush my teeth. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:36 I then order my meds and inhaler. After doing so, I began to do my stroke stretches. At 10:00 I then watched television At 10:50 I then returned to my camp to lay down to rest. I had slept until 1:45 before going into the main camp to eat a light lunch of triscuits and cheese. After doing so, I then at 2:15 played a game of cribbage with my mother. At 2:48 I then returned to my camp to listen to my audio book. At 3:30 I had a friend call. At 4:20 I then went on the main deck to sit with my parents. At 4:40 I then went inside to eat dinner with my parents. At 6:00 I then returned to my camp to take a shower. I then pulled up my blog at 6:15 to blog of my day. 

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

playing cribbage

My Tuesday morning once I was dressed  at 8:30 a.m. by making my bed and shaving by going into the main camp. At 8:40 I then drank my hot cocoa and ate my fruit. I then had eaten a scrambled egg with a half toasted english muffin. At 9:22 I then returned to my camp to put an ice pack on my back. After ten minutes, I then brushed my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air, I then two tylenol, before laying down to rest. I had slept from 10:20-1:20 before going into the main camp to watch a movie while drinking some tea. At 2:15 I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. At 3:00 I then went on the deck with my parents. At 4:17 we then went inside to eat. Once we had finished eating, I then went into my camp at 4:45 to take a shower and two tylonol before pulling up my blog. 

Monday, August 17, 2020

An appointment at my neurologist at Main Medical Partners Neurology

 My Monday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by shaving and taking a shower. I then went into the main camp so as to some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After a bowl of cereal and a half toasted toasted english muffin, I then returned to my camp so as to brush my teeth, I then put eye and nose drops in before taking in two puffs of air. At 9:00 I then the camp with my parents for scarborough to Main Neurology for an appointment with my neurologist. Along the way stopped off at my aunts in Auburn. At 11:20 we arrive at  my Neurologist. Once we had met, she suggested I have physical therapy for a while so as to fitted for a leg brace. We had left the doctors office at 12:21 and arrived back at camp at 2:40. I then lied down to rest at 3:00 and slept until 4:30. Once I had eaten dinner with my parents, I then returned to my camp at 5:30 to take a shower and get comfortable for the night. I then pulled my blog at 5:54 and began to type of my day. 

Sunday, August 16, 2020

A trip to prepare for my appointment

 My Sunday morning began at 9:35 a.m. by shaving, before making my bed. At 9:50 I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. After a bowl of cereal and a piece of toast, I then brush my teeth before leaving camp with my mother. We had arrived home at 11:09. Whle there I had done my back and stoke stretches. At 12:00 I then took a shower. At 12:30, my mother and made our way back to camp. We arrived at camp at 1:30. Once we arrived, I had put some clean laundry away before laying down to rest at 1:42. I did so until 2:00 before falling to sleep. I slept until 4:45. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner. At 5:50 I returned to my camp to take my medication before taking a shower. At 6:11 I then pulled up my blog so as to type of my day. q

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Making a list of notes to tell my neurologist Monday

 My Saturday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by shaving. I then washed my face before going into the main camp. At 8:40 I then eaten some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had an egg cup with half of a toasted english muffin and tomatoes, and celery. At 9:11 I then returned to my camp to make my bed. I then brushed my teeth before puting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler I then filled my empty pill containers for the week ahead. aT 9:58 I then called my pharmacy to order some medication, but it was to early to do so. At 10:15 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:32 I began to do my back stretches while listening to do my audio book. At 10:45 I then made a list of notes to tell my neurologist Monday at my appointment. At 11:20 I then lied down to rest and slept until and slept until 2:50. I then went into the main camp to have pretzels and bean dip for a snack and a root bear float. At 3:15 I had returned to my camp to brush my teeth before playing words with friends, while listening to my audio book. I then took a shower, before pulling up my blog before eating dinner.  

Friday, August 14, 2020

setting up my sister camp with my father

 My Friday morning began at 8:15 a.m. by going into the main camp to eat some fruit while drink my got cocoa. After doing so, At 9:35 I then had and egg on toast with some cucumber. Once I had finished eating  I then returned to my camp at 9:56 to brush my teeth and shave before putting in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air before starting in with my stretches at 10:30. I first did my stroke then my back. At 11:15 I had left camp with my father to go move chairs at his where my sister has her camper park with lawn furniture. We had set it up for her after the storm we had. At 12:14 we had left the lot. At 12:15 we had arrived home. After giving me a haircut, my father and I We had stop to get some corn along our way back to camp. We then went back to the lot to see if my sister was there yet. She was not, but we had passed her along the way. We arrived back at camp at 2:00, I then went into my camp and went right to bed. I had slept until 5:40 before waking. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents. At 6:20 I then took a shower before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Thursday, August 13, 2020

My weekly visit with my grandmother

 My Thursday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the main camp after taking my seizure medication, so as to eat my breakfast. Once I had eaten my fruit and drank my hot cocoa, I then fixed myself a bowl of cereal with a piece of toast. At 6:30 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops. I then gathered some things to take home. I then copied phone numbers down from old notebook into my new note pad. My mother and I then left camp. She had dropped me off at hat home before going to work. At 8:17 I then called Nurse Sally the leave a message to let her know that I would be at my neurologist next Monday. I had left her a message. At 10:00 I had left the house with my mother so as to pay our weakly visit to my grandmother at the Pierce House. We had arrived at 10:10. We had stayed for an hour before leaving at 11:05. We then did some ear-ins by going to the bank the post office and to hanaford to but some groceries. We had left the grocer store at at 12:30. Once we arrived back at camp I had a bite to eat before returning to my camp to brush my teeth and lay down to rest. This new seizure medication is really making me tired because I had slept from 1:30-5:45. I then went into in the camp to eat dinner with my parents. At 6:10 I then returned to my camp to take a shower before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

writing a list of medications to take to my neurologist appointment

 My Wednesday morning began at 9:19. I woken by a call on my cell phone. I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had some two french toast for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my camp at 10:08, so as to make my bed and brush my teeth. At 10:20, I then shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops At 10:37 I returned to the main camp to play a couple of games of cribbage with my mother. At 11:30 I then returned to my camp to write down a list of medications to take with me to my neurologist appointment Monday. At 12:20 I then put on my bathing suit to go in the lake for a swim. I had used this for my work out today, thus doing so until 1:00. I then went into my camp to change into some dry clothing. I the slept for three hours until 4:00. Once I had taken a shower, I had gone into the main camp to eat dinner with my Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my camp to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Cleaning my camp

 My Tuesday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by getting dressed. after doing so, I then shaved and washed my face. I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. Then after eating a dropped egg on toast, I then returned to my camp at 10:20 to brush my teeth, put in my eye and nose drops, and take in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:27 I then changed the sheets on my bed and made it. At 10:36 I the continued to clean my camp by vacuuming it. At 11:15 I then put on my bathing suit and went for a swim. I had stayed in the water until 12:00, swimming back and fourth making this my daily workout. I then went bak into my camp at noon to change into some dry clothing. I then watched the news at noon before falling to sleep while doing so. I had slept until 3:15 before waking. I then went into the main camp to to eat some pretzels while drinking a milk shake while waiting to eat dinner. At 4:00 I then ate dinner with my parents before going into my camp at 5:18 to take a shower. I then pulled up my blog. 

Monday, August 10, 2020

talking to nurse Sally

 My Monday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by taking my new seizure medication. After going for a short walk with my father, we had returned to camp at 6:00. Once inside, I had eaten some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 6:30, I then went into my camp to shave and make my bed. I then returned to the main camp, so as to eat my breakfast. My mother had made me an omelet with bacon and english muffin. I call it a brunch that lasted me until dinner. At 7:08 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had used my inhaler, I lied down to rest and slept from 7:30-11:45. I was woke by a face time call from Nurse Sally. We talked until 11:16. We spoke about increasing my vimapaat seizure medication. I then went into the main camp to have a salad for lunch at 12:30. At 1:00 I then washed my pill containers. At 1:15 I then watched television in the main camp with my mother until 1:45. I then went to my camp to rest. I had slept until 4:45 before waking. I then filled my dry empty pill containers for the week ahead. At 5:20 I then took a shower before eating dinner. At 6:20 I then returned to my camp and pulled up my blog, so as to type of my day.   

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Having a seizure

 My Sunday morning began at 7:00 by watching Sunday mass on television. After doing I went into the main camp at 8:00 to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. Once I had eaten a B.L.T. that my mother had made for me, I then went back into my camp so as to brush my teeth and shave. I then began to do my stretches. Once I had finished my stroke stretches, I then began to do my back stretches. As I was getting ready to  put in my eye and nose drops I had a seizure. A small one, but just the same. It had made me tired for most of the day. I then took in some air with my inhaler. At 10:00 I had lied down to rest until noon. I then took my medication before going into the main camp, so as to watch a hal-mark movie with my mother. After doing, I had returned to my camp to take a rest until 4:00. I then went out to sit on the camp deck with my parents before eating dinner at 5:00. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Saturday, August 8, 2020

spending time in the lake

 My Saturday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by getting dressed and making my bed. I then shaved before going into the main camp at 9:15. Once I had my cocoa and fruit, I had eaten a banana sandwich. After doing I returned to my camp to listen to my audio book while brushing my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs.  of air. At 10:00 I then began to do my stroke stretches At 10:15 I then continued with my back stretches. At 10:30 I then put on my bathing suit and went into the lake for a swim. I swam for thirty minutes before going back into my camp at 11:00 to change out of my wet bathing  suit. I then went into the main camp, before returning to my camp at 11:30 to rest. I had slept until 2:50 before waking. I then played words with friends. At 3:30 I then went into the main camp to watch television. At 3:45 I then went on the deck to watch the party boats go by. At 4:45 I then went inside to eat dinner with my parents. Once I hd finished eating, I then returned to my camp to take a shower and call it a day. 

Friday, August 7, 2020

Enjoying a nice swim on a warm summers day

 My Friday morning began at 1o:00 a.m. by going into the main camp so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I had some kayl chips, avocado, half english muffin, one scrambled egg, along with a couple of shrimp. A nice brunch, I have to say. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at10:40, so as to make my bed, while listening to my audio book. I then continued to listen to my audio book while I brushed my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, At 10:58 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. After doing so, I began to do my back. stretches. At 11:30 I then put on my bathing suit and went for a swim. I swam until 12:15. I then went back into my camp to change into some dry clothing. At 12:35 I then went into then went into my camp to rest. I had slept from 12:35-3:30 before waking. Once I was awake, I then filled my empty pill containers before pulling up my blog and type of my day. I then took a shower before going into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents.  

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Celebrating my grandmothers birthday

My Thursday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. At 6:20 I then had an egg cup and half of and english muffin for breakfast. Once I had washed my dishes and picked up, I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth, shave, and get out of my night clothing and into my shorts and t-shirt. At 7:15 I then left camp with my mother. She had brought me home on her way to work. I had arrived home at 7:40. Once inside, I had cycled for twenty minutes before taking a shower at 8:00. At 8:40 a friend had called. We spoke briefly, I then continued to get ready. My mother had arrived home from work at 9:30 We then left to go to the Pierce house to celebrate my grandmother's birthday. We arrived there at 10:00. We had me my sister and aunt there. We sat in a tent with my grandmother, but only two at a time with our masks on, due to the covid-19 virus. We brought balloons and gifts which she had opened afterward up in her room. At 11:00 we had left the Pierce House, making stops at the bank and hanaford to pick up some things. At 11:15 we had left Hanaford, arriving home at 12:30. I had picked up lunch along the way, because all our food is at camp. We had arrived home at 12:30. I had gone in the house to eat my lunch while my mother went back to work, until 3:00. Once I had finished eating, I then lied down to rest. I had slept from 12:45-3:00 before leaving the house with my mother at 3:10. We had arrived at camp at 3:38. Once inside my camp I then did my stretches. At 4:36 I then took a shower before eating dinner with my parents. I then went into my camp to blog. 

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Calling my neurologist office

My Wednesday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by getting out of my night clothing and getting dressed. I then went into the main camp to eat my fruit and drink my hot cocoa. At 9:30 I the had some crescent rolls that my mother had just made with molasses. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp, so as to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:00 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:05 I then took the sheets of my bed before washing my face. At 10:10 I then cleaned the bathroom in my camp before making my bed with clean sheets with my mother who had come in to help me. At 10:27 I then vacuumed my camp. My mother and I then left camp at 10:45 to go home to get my old pare of reading glasses. I seem to have misplaced the ones that I have been using between today and yesterday. We had arrive at home at 11:08. We had arrived home at 11:18. My first thing I had to do was get my old pair of reading glasses. I then called my neurologist office. My mother and I then left the house at 11:52. We had arrived back at camp at 12:11. I then finished vacuuming my camp. At 12:00 I then signed my grandmothers birthday card. After doing so I then put my clean laundry away. At 1:00 I then had a salad for lunch before taking a shower at 1:25. I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:50-4:50. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner. After doing so, I then went back to my camp to type in todays blog entry. 

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

A trip one to many

My Tuesday morning began at 7:00 a.m.  by going into the main camp so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit, I then had a bowl of cereal with a piece of toast. After doing so, I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth before leaving for home with my mother. Once I had grabbed my workout sheets and exercises equipment we then went home. Once my mother had dropped me off me off at 9:00 she then went grocery shopping while I stayed home. I first had cycled for twenty minutes. I then went back to my bedroom at 9:30 to stretch. After doing so Ithen took a shower, so as to get ready for the rest of my day. My mother had arrived home shortly afterward. We had arrived back at camp around 12:00. I then took the groceries into the camp from the car for my mother. On my last trip at the point my ankle was as week as it could get and I fell. I skun my leg up pretty bad. I was so sweaty at that point, I had taken a shower while my mother had put groceries away and made me a sandwich for lunch. Once I had finished eating, I had lied down to rest. I had slept until 5:00 before waking. I then went inside to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating, I returned to my camp to get comfortable before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Monday, August 3, 2020

Doing err-ins

My Monday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by taking my seizure medication. I then went back to to sleep for two hours before waking at 8:00. I then make my bed, got dressed, and shaved before going into the main camp at 8:20 to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After a bowl of cereal and a toasted english muffin, I then went back into my camp to brush my teeth. I then left camp at 9:50 with my mother. We had arrived home at 10:24. Once I was inside the house, I had gone to my bedroom to fill my empty pill containers. I had brought my medication home to do so. At 11:08 I then took a shower before leaving the house at 12:30 with y mother. At 12:45 we had stopped at Wal-Greens so as to pick up a birthday card for my grandmother. At 1:00 we then made a stop at hanaford so that I could pick up a new seizure medication that I am on. At 1:45 we finally arrived back at camp. Once I had a bite to eat for lunch, I then returned to my camp so as to brush my teeth and lay down to rest. I had slept from 2:30-4:30 before waking. I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day before eating dinner. 

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Playing cribbage

My Sunday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by watching Sunday mass. I then got out of bed, got dressed and and shaved before going into the main camp. Once inside, I had eaten some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 8:00 I then had an english muffin and a half toasted with nutella o it. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 8:20 to brush my teeth. I then washed my face before putting in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler before putting some clean laundry away. At 8:40 I then made my bed before starting in with my stretching exercises that I have been doing since having my last stroke. I then continued to stretch with my back stretches. At 9:10 I did some reading before laying down to rest. My new liquid seizure medication really makes me tired. I had slept from 9:45-12:45 before waking. I then went into the main camp at 1:00 so as to have a salad for lunch. At 1:30 I then played three games of cribbage with my mother before returning to my camp at 3:10. I then went on line to play words with friends with a friend, before taking a shower. At 4:30 I then brought up my blog and began to blog of my day before eating dinner with my parents.

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Getting some information from a friend

My First day or August began at 6:00 a.m. by taking my new liquid seizure medication and a new pill seizure medication that put me back to sleep for three more hours. At 9:00 I then was woke by a call from my father wanting to talk to my mother. Shortly afterward my sister had called wanting to speak to my mother. I then got up and got dressed so as to go into the main camp to let my mother know. I then had eaten some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had an egg sandwich. At 9:43 I had returned to my camp to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 10:00 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. I then listened to my audio book while filling my empty pill containers. At 10:23 I then started in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. After doing so, I had began to do my back stretches. At 10:50 I then called the pharmacy to see. if my medication was ready for pick up. They then let me know that I had forty days of my liquid seizure medication from its starting date of 7/21. They then let me know to reorder between 8/25-8/28. At 11:15 I then had spoken to a friend of face book, who had called. they had let me know that they are discharging themselves from WestSide because of the unreliability of drivers that they have been having a problem with. They then let me know of the app Ira. They then let me know when they work with their O&M instructor from the devision of the blind it is hard because they have to be six feet apart. We talked until 12:30. I then watched a movie before going to sleep at 1:00. I had slept until 4:00 before waking. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents. Once I had finished eating, I then had returned to my camp at 4:40 to take a shower. I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day.