Lights out

 My Wednesday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by waking to having no power. The storm we had last night had knocked out power in surrounding towns and the town my camp is in. Once I was dressed, I went into the main camp to have peanut butter and crackers for breakfast. That was the best I could do. no hot chocolate or toast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 11:15 to brush my teeth. and shave. At 11:30 I then made my bed before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, At 11:40 I had gone back into the main camp with all of my medication so as to fill my empty pill containers for the week ahead. Once I had put the pill containers back in my camp, at 12:45 I then did my ankle exercises. At 12:54 I then continued to stretches by doing my stroke stretches. As I was doing so, the power had come back on at 1:05. What a relief. At 1:10 I then began to do my back stretches. At 1:20 I had finished stretching. I then went into the main camp briefly before returning to my camp to lay down to rest. I had slept from 1:30-4:00 before waking. I then took a shower before pulling up my blog and typeing of my day before eating dinner. 

Having kinesiotape put on my ankle during P.T.

 My Tuesday morning began at 9:45 a.m. by shaving. I then went into the main camp to eat my fruit and drink my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had half of a banana sandwich before returning to my camp at 10:09 to make my bed. At 10:13 I then brushed my teeth before starting in with my stroke stretches at 10:20. I then continued with my back stretches and my ankle stretches. aT 10:47 I then put some laundry away. At 10:50 Nurse Sally had called. We hd talked about how things are going medically. At 11:00 I then took a shower. At 11:30 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 12:30 I then rested while waiting to go to my P.T. session. At 1:40 I then got up, washed. my face and brushed my teeth before leaving with my father for P.T. I had arrived at 2:20. At 2:30 during my P.T. session with Ian had me cycling for ten minutes. He then did the low level lazier my ankle. He then put kinesiotape on my ankle. As he was doing it I had already felt some relief. He then had me practicing sit to stand. At 3:00 I then left therapy with my father. We arrived at camp at 3:50. Once inside my camp, I had face timed Nurse Sally before pulling up my blog. 

A busy day

 My Monday morning began at 10:00 a.m. That new  seizure medication I am on really makes me tired. Once I was dressed for the day, I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. I then returned to my camp to do my ankle exercises and put a hot wet cloth on it. After doing so, I then returned to the main camp to eat my breakfast. After doing so, I then returned to my camp at 10:45 to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops in before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:00 I had my weekly call with Nurse Sally on face time. We spoke about me talking with a counselor at my neurologist office, then Sally had mention talking. to a counselor from Bayside in Portland over tela health. At 11:45 we had ended our call, by sally letting me know that she would get in contact with me when she gets this all figured out. At 11:27 I then began to do my stroke stretches. After doing so, I then went into the main camp at 11:57 briefly before returning to my camp to right down some notes in my google docs about the dreams that I have been having. At 12:15 Nurse Sally message me back on messenger about Mac the physiologist at Bayside letting me know that he would take me on as a patient. At 12:30 I then went through my notepad to go through all of the dreams that I have been having, so as to write them down. At 1:00 I then went into the main camp to have a snack before returning to my cmap to pur some laundry away. At 1:15 I then brushed my teeth before doing my ankle exercises. At 1:25 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:12. At 4:20 I then took a shower before going into the main camp to play a couple of games of cribbage with my mother. At 5:30 I then ate with my parents before returning to my camp at 6:15 to type todays blog entry. 

Two dreams in one day

 My Sunday morning began at 12:40 a.m. by waking to yet another dream or nightmare. You take your pick. But myself, I am getting sick of having them. I had talk to my neurologist and then she called back a few days later to see if I was still having them and I was not. I had gone two weeks without having them and  Now I am.  I would rather not say what the dream was about, it is kind of personal. As I woke from this dream my heart was beating and I had a headache. After settling down from the dream my mind was racing. I had a hard time to get back to sleep. I lay there until 6:00 a.m. I then took my seizure medication and went back to sleep until 8:30. I got dressed into my day clothing and made my bed. At 8:40 I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. after eating an egg sandwich with roast beef I then returned to my camp at 9:12 to start doing my stroke stretches. I then did my simple back stretches, before shaving and brushing my teeth. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 9:57 I then changed the sheets on my bed, thus making it. At 10:05 I then vacuumed my camp before cleaning my bathroom. At 10:40 I then began to do my ankle stretches. At 10:50 I then began to do more of my back stretches before putting some clean laundry away. At 11:00 I then went into the main camp to watch television while eating a snack. At 11:50 I then returned to my camp to read some of the Sunday paper. At 12:15 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 2:50 waking to yet another dream. Now this is ridiculous. I then lay there until 3:15 before taking a shower. I then pulled up my blog so as to type of my day before eating dinner. 

A relaxing day spent at camp by myself

 My Saturday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by shaving. I then put my day clothing on before making my bed. After doing so, I then went into the main camp so as to eat my fruit and drink my cocoa. I then toasted myself a bagel to go with my bowl of cereal. At 11:00 I then washed the dishes and picked up the kitchen. At 11:15, I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth. I then. put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with inhaler. At 11:30 I then began to do my ankle exercises. At 11:40 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 12:00 I then began to do my back stretches. I then relaxed by doing some coloring with colored pencils, while listening to my audio books. At 12:45 I then lied down to rest and slept until 2:45. I then watched a movie until 3:12 before taking a shower so as to relax for the evening. I then pulled up my blog, so as to type of my day before eating dinner. 

Filling my empty pill containers

My Friday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by getting dressed into my day clothing, so as to go into the main camp so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 10:15 I then had eaten an egg cup with a bagel before returning to my camp at 10:40 a.m. so as to make my bed. After brushing my teeth I then shaved. At 11:02 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:10 I then went into the main camp with my medication so as to fill my empty pill containers. At 11:54 I then called the pharmacy to order a script that I was low on. At 12:05 I then returned to my camp, so as to put my medication away before starting to stretch. I first started with my ankle stretches. I continued by doing my stroke stretches. Then at 12:30 I then began to do my back stretches. At 12:45 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:10. Once I was awake, I had gone into the main cmap to play a game of cribbage with my mother. At 5:15 I then returned to my camp to take a shower. At 5:20 I then lied down on my bed to do my ankle exercises then put a hot cloth on it. At 5:42 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day before eating dinner. 

Happy Birthday Dad

 My Thursday morning at 12:00 a.m. by waking with yet another dream. or nightmare. I had talk to my neurologist a couple of days ago who called to ask if I was still having them, and I said, "no" because I had not had one in a couple of weeks. I then I had a hard time going back to sleep. I was awake until 5:00 a.m. Once I had taken my medication, I then went back to sleep and slept until l9:00 before waking. I then went into the main camp to eat my breakfast. After doing so, I had returned to my camp to shave and take. a shower. At 9:53 I then made my bed before putting in my eye and nose drops. At 10:00 I then put my laundry away before taking a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. I then did my ankle exercises. I then watch television while waiting to leave with my father. At 11:45 I then left the camp with my father who had take home firsts. We then went to my chiropractic appointment. Once my back was adjusted we then left the doctors at 1:00. We arrived back home at 1:15. We then left home to go to camp. We arrived at camp at 1:45. After a bowl of pea soup, I then went into my cmap at 2:10and slept until 5:00. Those nightmares are making me tired. I then went into the main camp to eat a spaghetti feast and celebrate my fathers birthday. I then returned to my camp to take a shower before blogging of my day. 

Talking to my cousin Mark

 My Wednesday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by going into the main camp to eat my breakfast. At 7:30 I then returned to my camp so as to shave and take my shower and get ready for the day ahead. Once I had brushed my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops and taken two puffs of air, I then left camp with my father 8:10. We had arrived home at 8:50. I had gone to my bedroom to watch television while waiting to go to P.T. My father was keeping himself doing other things. We had left the house at 9:45. We had arrived at therapy at 10:15. Today Tamara had had me doing ankle exercises. She even did laser treatment on my ankle before having me ride the nu step for five minutes. At 11:30 my father and I had left therapy and went to the pharmacy to pick up some medication. At 12:10 we arrived home so that I could call my neurologist. I then called my mother to let her know. My neurologist was going to take me off the onfy to see if would get rid of my nightmares. I then lied down to rest while waiting for my father. At 1:45 I then left the house to go to camp. We arrived at camp at 2:00. I had talked to my cousin Mark for two hours on face time. before going into the main camp to play a game of cribbage with my mother. Once I had eaten dinner with my parents, I then went to my camp to blog of my day. 

Fall Begins

 My Tuesday morning began at 9:40 a.m. by going into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. I then half of a B.L.T. for breakfast. At 1:30 I then returned to my camp to put some clean laundry away before making my bed. At 10:40 I had brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then shaved before starting in with stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke.At 11:20 I began to do my back stretches. I had finished stretching at 11:30. I then listened to my audio book while making my move in words with friends. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon before going to sleep at 12:30. I had slept until 3:00 before waking. I then went into the main camp to play three games of cribbage with my mother. At 4:20 I then sat down to eat dinner with my parents. At 5:00 I then went back out into my camp to take a shower and get comfortable for the night. I then pulled up my blog at 5:30 and began to type of my day. 

Filling my home made pill containers

 My Monday morning began at 10:00 a.m. Once I was dressed for the day, I had shaved before going into the main camp to eat my fruit and drink my hot cocoa. At 10:30 I had a breakfast of bacon and a scrambled egg with half of a toasted bagel. I also had tomato avocado , and a radish which lasted me all day until dinner. Once I had finshed eating, I then returned to my camp at 10:50. Once I had made my bed I then brushed my teeth. Once I had my eye and nose drops in, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:00 I then had my weekly call with nurse Sally. I had let her know since our last call, I had two little seizures, where I get a queasy feeling in my stomach and I feel like vomiting. Once we continued talking, we finally ended our call at 12:00 noon. I then preceded to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. I then began to do my back stretches. At 12:20 I then went into the main camp, bringing all my pills in along with my empty pill containers to fill them. I is much easier to do it on a table then on my bed. Something I do not have in my camp that is big enough to spread out all of my medication. I had finished filling my pill containers at 1:00. I then had a snack before laying down to rest. I gone to my camp to brush my teeth. I then slept from 1:30-4:00 before waking. I then took a shower before pulling up my blog and type of my day. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner. 

Cleaning Day

 My Sunday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by watching Sunday Mass on television. At 7:30 I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I had eaten my breakfast. At 8:10 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 with my inhaler. At 8:26 I then returned to my camp and went back to bed. I had slept until 11:30 before going into the main camp briefly. I then went back to my camp at 11:45 so as to take the sheets off of my bed and put new ones on, thus making it. At 11:55 I then went into the main camp to get the vacuum cleaner so ass to vacuum my camp. Once my camp was clean, at 12:10 I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since I had my last stroke. At 12:30 I then began to do my back stretches. I had finished doing so, at 12:35. I then cleaned my bathroom in my camp. At 1:00 I then went into the main camp to play four games of cribbage with my mother. At 3:20 I then went into my camp to take a shower. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day, before eating dinner. 

Trying on clothing for my p.t. sessions

 My Saturday morning began at 9:20 a.m. That new seizure medication really makes me sleep after taking it in the morning, and during the day for that matter. Once I was dressed into my day clothing, I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. I then had a toasted bagel with strawberry cream cheese with home fries before returning to my camp at 9:50. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking two puffs of air with my inhaler. After doing so, I had shaved. At 10:10 I then made my bed before starting in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:52 I then preceded to stretch by doing my back stretches. At 11:00 I then transferred phone numbers from one note pad to another. At 11:30 I then went into the main camp briefly before going back to my camp. I then tried on some clothing for my p.t. sessions. At 11:50 I then went into the main camp to play two games of cribbage with my mother before going back to my camp to brush my teeth. I then slept from 1:40-4:00 before taking a shower. I then went into the main camp to play one more game of cribbage before eating dinner with my parents. I then returned to my camp to pull up my blog and type of my day.  

playing cribbage

 My Friday morning began at 10:00 a.m. Once I was dressed for. the day I then made my bed. I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After having a toasted bagel with strawberry cream cheese, I then returned to my camp at 10:30 to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had done so, I then took two puffs of in with my inhaler. At 10:45 I then talked to Nurse Sally about my medication. I then sent her a copy of my physical therapy schedule. At 11:25 I then began to do my stretches. first my stroke then my back. At 11:43 I then put my clean laundry away. I then went into the main camp to talk to my mother. At 12:00 I then had a bite to eat for lunch. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp to my camp at 12:30 to brush my teeth. At 12:40 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 3:40 before going to the main camp to play a couple of games of cribbage. At 5:15 I then ate dinner with my parents. At 6:00 I then went to my camp to take a shower and get comfortable for the night. I then pulled my blog up and typed of my day. 

Working on filling up my new medication

 My Thursday morning began at 7:30 by g getting dressed into my day clothing before making my bed. I then went into the main camp at 7:45 so as to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. At 8:12 I then made myself peanut butter and honey on english muffin. Once I had finished eating at 8:30 I then washed the dishes and picked up the kitchen. At 8:40 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth. After doing so, I then shaved. At 9:00 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:20 I began to fill my pill containers in my camp until switching to doing my stretches at 9:46. At 10:10 I then went back into the main camp with my medication, so as to put it on a table so as to put them into my pill containers. Once they were filled, I them did a word search. At 11:00 I then went back to my camp to listen to an audio book. While doing so, I then brushed my teeth and went to sleep. I had slept from 1:45-3:50 before waking. I then took a shower. At 4:25 I then pulled up my. blog and began to type of my day. 

Back to Physical Therapy

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then took a shower and got ready for my first day of Physical Therapy. I then went into the main camp to at some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal and half of an english muffin. Once I had finished eating 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. My father then took me to Franklin Memorial Hospital for my first day of Physical Therapy that my neurologist ordered. I wish I could have been going to WestSide Neurorehab but this way is safer with this pandemic going on. Upon arrival I was given a mask and was introduced to my Physical Therapist Tamara. Once I given a mask they want you to wair while in physical therapy we began our evaluation. She had me first telling her my history of stroke and all the rehab that I had done. She then had me do some walking and balancing activity. After doing so, I had let her know that m ankle has been hurting me, so she looked at it, snd she saw that it was a little swollen. She said, "I have some things we can do to help that." She then asked me what are your goals for coming to rehab. I explained to her how I would like my balance to be a little better and be better so as to be able to use my white cane once again. After. the eval was finished, she then let me know her physical therapy assistant Ian would be working with me too. Once that was taking care of, I then went to the front desk and a eleven appointments were set up for me. My father then took me back to camp Upon arrival at 1:00, I had gone right into my camp to rest. I had slept until 3:30. I then got up to take a shower. I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my first day of physical therapy. 

Gathering clothing at home for P.T.

 I began my Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then got dressed before shaving. I then went into then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa and eat my fruit. After having an egg cup and half of a bagel, I then returned to my camp at 10:30 to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 11:05 I then left camp with my mother to gather some clothing for my p.t. sessions starting tomorrow. Once I had gathered some sweats and t-shirts, I then put them in bags. Once they were in the car, I had taken a shower. At 1:30 my mother and I left the house We had arrived at camp at 1:50. Once I had my things inside my camp, I then lied down to rest. I then slept until 4:00. I then went into the main camp to sit on the deck briefly before playing a game of cribbage with my mother. At 5:00 I then ate dinner with my parents. At 5:30 I then went back to my camp to type today's blog entry before getting ready for tomorrows p.t. session. 

Receiving some sad news about a friend

 My Monday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by getting out of bed to shave. After doing so, I then made my bed. At 8:45 I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. At 9:00 I then had a turkey sandwich with tomato lettuce and cheese on. After doing so, I then returned to my camp at 9:30 to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:40 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 9:55, I began to do my back stretches. At 10:12 I then washed my face before listening to my audio book until 11:00. I then had my weekly face time nursing session with Nurse Sally. She first let me know of a client that was very sick, and that it would be nice to receive a card or two. and my name had been mentioned from him. His home is right up the street and in the same town as my camp. but not on the lake. I then let Sally know how the medication that I am taking for my seizures is giving me dreams and nightmares at night. I let her know that I googled it, and those are two of the side effects. Sally then let me know that she would call my neurologist. At 11:17 I then went into the main camp while I let Sally call my doctor. At 11:40 I then went into the main camp to get a card ready to send to my friend who is sick. At 11:54 I then watched television in the main camp until 12:00 noon. I then went back out into my camp to watch the news at noon before going to sleep at 12:30. I had slept until 3:00, before getting up to take a shower. At 3:20 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day before eating dinner. 

Watching the first game of the season

 My Sunday morning began at 7:00 a..m. by watching Sunday mass on television. At 7:30 I then went back to sleep. I had slept until 10:20 before waking up. Once I was dressed and my bed was made, I then began to do my back stretches. I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. At 10:35 I then had a bowl of cereal with maple milk and strawberry bread. At 1:53 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth. At 11:06 I then shaved before starting in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:43 I. began to do my back stretches. At 11:57 I then sat down to write notes on what I want to talk to Sally about tomorrow. At 12:40 I then filled my empty pill containers. At 1:00 I then laid down on my bed to watch football. While doing so, I had fallen to sleep. I had slept until 4:30 before waking. I then took a shower. I then pulled up my blog at 4:55, so as to type of my day before eating dinner. 

Spending time with my family

 My Saturday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the main camp. Upon doing so, I had eaten some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. Once I had finished eating two french toast for breakfast, I then took notes at 9:20 on how my sleeping pattern has been since being on my new seizure medication. At 9:47 I then changed the sheets on my bed. At 10:00 I then began to do back my  stroke stretches. At 10:10 I then vacuumed my camp. At 10:20 I then shaved before sitting down to type out a poem to put in my book. 2020 certainly has been a year to remember. At 10:52 I then began to do my back stretches. At 11:15 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:20 I then order some medication that I needed. At 11:40 I then took my noon seizure medication before laying down to rest. While laying there, I had watched a movie before dozing off to sleep. I had slept until 2:40. Once I had cleaned my bathroom. At 3:00 I then went on the main camp deck to talk with my parents and sister. At 4:30 I then went inside the camp to eat a bowl or two of homemade corn chowder with my sister and our parents. Once we had finished eating, I then said good-bye to my sister. At 5:00 I then went into my camp to take a shower, so as to get comfortable for the night. I then brought up my blog at 5:30 and began to type of my day. 

Picking free tomato's on the side of the road

 My Friday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by doing my stretches. 10:30 a.m. I then  shaved and put on my day clothing.  I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 10:45 I then had a piece of cranberry orange bread with a bowl of cereal. At 11:00 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth, washed my face, then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my in haler. At 11:30 I then went with my father leaving camp. At 11:57 we first stopped to see if his lawn  mower was ready where it was being repaired. At 12:20 we then stopped at the lot my father bought to check my sister camper. At 12:27 we had picked up some tomato's on the side of the road that someone was giving away from their garden. At 12:30 we arrived home. My father then gave me a haircut. At 12:50 I then took a shower. At 1:30 we then left the house. At 2:08 we arrive at camp. Once I was in my camp, I put on more comfortable clothing, before going into the main camp at 2:15 to get my pill cutter. I then returned to my camp at 2:22 to fill my empty pill containers. I did so until 3:20. At 3:18 I then watch a movie until 4:00. I then went into the main camp to play a couple of games of cribbage with my mother before eating dinner with my parents at 5:00. At 5:40 I then returned to my camp at 5:40 to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

An appointment with the chiropractor.

 My Thursday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by washing my hair and getting dressed. I then went into the main camp at 6:30 to have some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. I then had a bowl of cereal with half of toasted bagel with cream cheese. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 7:00 a.m. so as to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops, before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 7:15 I then went back to my camp to go back to bed. I had slept until 10:45 before waking. I then got ready to go with my father. We had left camp at 11:08. We had arrived home at 11:34. Once in my bedroom, I had watched the news. At 12:30 My father had taken me to my chiropractor. Upon our arrival 12:45, I had my temperature taken, todays new normal before going into the office. I then sat to wait to have my back adjusted. After doing so, I then left the office at 1:25 with my father to go home. We had arrived home at 1:30. Once I had taken a shower, we then left the house to go back to camp. Upon arrival to camp at 2:52 I had put on more comfortable clothing before watching a movie. At 4:20 I then went into the main camp to watch the news. At 5:00 I then ate dinner with my parents before returning to my camp to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Filling my empty pill containers with new seizure medication

My Wednesday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by getting dressed into my day clothing and making my bed. I then went into the main camp so as to eat some fruit and drink my hot cocoa. At doing so, I then had some leftover crepes and bacon for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, at 10:30, I had filled my empty pill containers. I then made my bed for the day before hanging some clothing up. At 10:47 I then shaved before stating in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 11:10 I began to do my back stretches. Once I was all loosened up, at 11:20 I had put in my nose and eye drops before taking in some air with my inhaler. At. 11:25, I then went into the main camp to play three games of cribbage with my mother. At 1:00 I then had a bite to eat before going to my camp at 1:21 to brush my teeth. At 1:30 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:00. I then took a shower, before going into the main camp at 4:30. At 5:00 I then sat down to eat dinner with my parents before reutnig to my camp at 5:30 to type today's blog entry. 

Picking up my new medication at Hannaford.

 My Tuesday morning began at 10:00 a.m. Once I had shaved, I then wet into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had an egg cup with half of a bagel and some radishes. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 10:48 to brush my teeth. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops and used my inhaler, I then made my bed. At 11:12 I then went into the main camp to call Hannaford about my medication. They let me know to give them uutil 2:30. At 11:20 I then watched a movie. At 11:45 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 12:00 I began to do my back stretches. I then watched the news while waiting to leave camp with my father, to go home. We had arrived home at 1:10. Once I had taken my shower, We then left home to pick up my medication. at hanaord. At 2:20 I hd to call to my doctor At 3:40 we finally left Hannaford with my medication. At 4:00 we arrived at camp. Once I was comfortable, I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day. 

Living with islands of vision

 My Monday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by getting dressed. I then made my bed before going into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. Once I had finished doing so, I then had a bagel with strawberry cream cheese. Once I had finished eating, I theen returned to my camp at 9:50 so as to brush my teeth, put in my eye and nose drops, and take in two puffs of air. At 10:00 I then put some clean laundry away before sitting taking out my medication to fill my empty pill containers for the week ahead. At 10:30 I then fead a little bit of the Sunday paper before receiving my weekly call from nurse Sally at 11:00. We over my new medication and spoke about my P.T. schedule that I will be starting soon. We ended our call at 11:15. I then ordered the pharmacy to order my medications.  At 11:40 I then put on a movie on net flix. While watching it, I did my stroke and back stretches. At 12:04 I continued to watch the. movie. At 12:40 I took a ride with my father. We returned back to camp at 2:10. That is always something I wanted to be able to do, is just jump in a vehicle and go for a drive on my own. Losing my sight at the age of six from my first stroke, and now live with islands of vision, I was never able to experience that luxury in life. After a snack I returned to my camp at 2:20 to brush my teeth. I then slept from 2:25-4:00 before waking. After taking a shower, I then went into the main camp at 4:20 to watch a movie while waiting to eat. At 5:37 I then returned to my camp to blog of my day. 

Surf and Turf

 My Sunday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by watching mass on television. At 7:30 I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit with fruit fruit dip while watching the news. At 8:10 my mother had made me some crepes for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 8:30, so as to brush my teeth and shave. At 8:45 I then went back to bed and slept until 11:00. Once I was dressed for the day, I then made my bed. I then did my back exercises. At 11:05 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:10 I then went into the main camp for twenty minutes before returning to my camp At 11:30 I then did my back and stroke stretches. At 12:00 I then finished stretching. I then went into the main camp to play two games of cribbage with my mother. At 12:36 I then had a bite to eat, before watching a Hal Mark movie. At 1:47 I then played another game of cribbage with my mother At 2:00 I then went to my camp to watch television. At 3:00 I then chatted on line. At 3:45 I then played words with friends until 4:17. At 4:20 I then went into the main camp to have a surf and turf meal with my parents along with a potato salad, Yum!!! After a meal of lobster, steak, and potato salad, I then went to my camp at 6:00 to take a shower. I then pulled up my blog at 6:15 and began to blog of my day. 

Watching a boat parade on Porter Lake

 My Saturday morning began at a.m. Once I was dressed, I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit with fruit dip while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing I had eaten my breakfast before returning to my camp at 11:10 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, before changing the sheets on my bed. Once it was made, I then put some clean laundry away. At 11:45I then vacuumed my camp. At 12:00 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:00. I then put the dates of my upcoming physical therapy appointments on my calendar in my camp. At 3:20 I then took a shower before going to sit on the deck with my parents to watch a boat parade go  around Porter lake to celebrate Labor Day weekend. At I then went into the camp with my parents, to play three games of cribbage with my m other while my father fix dinner. At 5:13 we sat down to eat. At 6:08 I then went into my camp to blog of my day. 

Cleaning my shower

 My Friday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by getting dressed and making my bed. I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. after eating a bagel with strawberry cream cheese, I then returned to my camp at 10:40 to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. After doing so, I then took in some air. At 11:15 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. I then did some of my back stretches before. At 11:45 I then cleaned my shower . At 12:00 I then lied down to watch the news at noon. At 12:30 I then slept until 3:00 before waking. I then took a shower before going into the main camp at 3:35. Once I had played a game of cribbage with my mother, we then went out the deck to sit with my father to look at the sun reflect off the rippling water. At 4:30 we went back inside to watch the news. At 5:00 we then had eaten dinner. At 5:26 I then returned to my camp to blog of my day. 

Calling Franklin Memorial Hospital to get my P.T. schedule set up.

 My Thursday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by getting out of bed and getting dressed. I then went into the main camp to eat my breakfast. At 9:20 I then washed the dishes and put them away before returning to my camp at 9:20, so as to brush my teeth. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I had taken in two puffs of air, before leaving camp at 9:53 with my father. At 10:12 I then stopped off at the Pierce House with my father to drop my mother cel phone off while she was visiting my grandmother. At 10:20 we then stopped at portland glass to show them pictures of my shower door. We then arrived home, my father and I at 10:40. Upon doing so, I had taken a shower before laying down to rest in my bedroom while waiting for my father to leave. We had left the house at 12:15. We had arrived at my chiropractor's at soon for my 12:30 appointment. Once my appointment was finished, I then took a ride to the lot with my father. After doing so, we finally arrived back at camp at 1:40. At 1:50 I had eaten some pretzels with squirt cheese for a little snack. After doing so, I had brushed my teeth before calling Franklin Memorial Hospital to speak to the p.t. department to set up my P.T. schedule my neurologist wants me to have. Well I have five session thus far set up, more will be set up if needed. I then puts the dates ont the calendar in the main camp. At 3:30 I then went back into my camp to fill my empty pill containers. At 4:30 I then went onto the main camp deck to sit with my parents. At 4:30 we then ate dinner. At 5:00 I then went out into my camp to type my daily blog entry. 

Getting my medication staritened out

 My Wednesday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by making my bed. I then shaved before going into the main camp. At 9:35 I then had eaten some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 10:00 I then had an an egg and meatloaf sandwich with avocado, tomato's, and cukes. At 10;20 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth, put in my eye and nose drops, before taking two puffs of air. At 10:35 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 11:00 I began to do my back stretches. Once I was all loosened up for the day, I then called United Wheelchair to see if their drivers wore masks while transporting. The dispatcher replied, "Yes."At 11:10 I continued with my back stretches. At 11:17 I then filled my empty pill containers. At 11:22 I then called Hanaford and they said my script had never been filled. At 11;30 I then called my neurologist at Maine Medical Partners Neurology and they said they sent scipt in a month ago. They called the pharmacy to see what was going on. At 12:00. I then called my doctor again and they let me know to wait to hear back from the doctor. Come to find out, I should have been taking one vimpat daily instead of two. At 12:45 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:45. I then went into the main camp to take a shower before sitting down to relax. I then had a spaghetti feed with my parents. At 5:40 I then returned to my camp to blog of my day. 

getting my yearly flue shot

 My Tuesday Morning began at 10:00 a.m. by shaving and taking a shower. I then went into the main camp and had some fruit with my hot cocoa before having peanut-butter and honer on a toasted english muffin. I then went back into my camp to brush my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops. After using my inhaler, I then left the camp with my father and mother to go to hanaford to get my flue shot. We had arrived at hanaford at 11:30. Once I had my flue shot, we were on our way. My mother and I dropped my father off at the garage so that he could pick up his truck that was in for repair work. My mother and I had arrived back at camp at 12:30. Once I had a bite to eat, I then went back to my camp to put my clean laundry away. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then lied down to rest. I had slept from 1:15-4:00 before waking. I then went into the main camp to play two games of cribbage with my mother. She won both games. skunking me in one of them. that rarely ever happens. At 5:18 I then had an ear of corn before taking two tylenol for a headache that I was having. We then sat down to eat. At 6:15 I had returned to my camp to take a shower before pulling up my blog.