Happy Halloween

 My Saturday morning began at 8:50 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 9:00 I then took two tylenol before brushing my teeth. At 9:24 I then put an ice pack on my back for ten minutes before brushing my teeth. At 9:37, I then put in my eye and nose drop before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:39 I had taken out all of my pills so as to fill my empty pill containers. At 10:10 I then sat down to watch a movie on the Hal-Mark channel. At 10:20 I then shaved before continuing to Hal-Mark movies. whiel talking to a friend who had called. At 11:45 I then went into the kitchen so as to have half of a fish sandwich with pretzels. At 12:10 I had gone to my bedroom to brush my teeth and take in two puffs of air with my rescue inhaler before laying down to rest at 12:15. I had slept until 3:05 before waking I then took two tylenol before playing a game of cribbage with my mother. After doing so, I had taken a shower at 3:42 before pulling up my blgo at 4:00, so as to type of my day before eating dinner.  

cleaning day

 My Friday morning began at 8:45 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cider while eating some fruit. Once I had finished eating an egg sandwich, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:12 so as to brush my teeth and shave. aT 9:40 I then took the sheets off of my bed and brought them to the laundry room. At 9:45 I then cycled for twenty minutes. At 10:05 I then returned to my bedroom so as to begin to do my stretches that I have been doing since I had my last stroke. At 10:30 I then made my bed with clean sheets. At 10:40 I then stretched my leg using the thera band. At 10:46 I began to clean my bathroom. At 11:30 I then had a bite to eat. At 11:42 I had returned to my bedroom to put my bathroom back together before brushing my teeth. I then lied down to rest and slept fomr 11:55-3:30. Once I had taken a shower, I then pulled up my blog so as to type of my day before eating dinner. 

going into the secret room

 My Thursday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat my fruit while drinking some hot cocoa. At 7:55 I then had a bowl of cereal with a half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned my bedroom at 8:10 to make my bed. At 8:13 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before starting in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At. 8:48 I then began to do my back stretches, with led into me doing the stretches that I currently have learned how to do during my P.T. sessions now. At 9:10 I then took a shower so as to get ready for the rest of my day. At 9:30 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking int two puffs of my inhaler. At 9:40 I then lied down to rest before going to physical therapy. I had slept until 12:45. I then had bowl of fish chowder. Once I had brushed my teeth and washed my face, I sat down to read some information Goodwill WestSide Neurorehab had sent to me. At 1:30 my father had taken me to my P.T. appointment. We had arrived at my physical therapy at 1:45. Once I had called in and answered all of the main heath questions, Ian came out to get me. Once inside the gym Ian first had me ride the bike for ten minutes. He then took me into a part of the gym I have never been into. it was a secrete room off the gym that I have been working since I began P.T. Once I was in the bars, Ian had me stepping up on to a block of wood an down onto a squishy pad He then had me standing on the squishy pad with my feet together, to see how long I could stand there without losing my balance. I then stood on the squishy pad on the block of wood. We had worked on a lot of balance today. Ian then wrapped my ankle with the kinezeo tape today. At 7:42 I had left my P.T. session. I saw Tamara today, but when she said, Hello Troy. I could not remember her name at that moment. Upon our arrival home at 2:51 I had taken a shower and got comfy for the evening. I then played a game of cribbage with my mother before eating dinner with my parents. At 4:30 I then returned to my bedroom  to type in todays blog enty. 

Eating dinner with a friend

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by goint into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cider. At. 8:15 I then had a piece of toasted brown bread with some beans for breakfast before returning to my bedroom at 8:30 to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved before washing my hair and face. At 8:56 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in tow puffs of air. At 9: 10, I then did my sit to stand exercises to strengthen my legs. I then used the green thera band and put it in the door so as to stretch it with my leg to also strengthen it. At 9:20 I then received a call from Franklin Memorial hospital in regards to going over my advanced directives, so that I can begin more physical therapy. At 10:00 Frank had called the therapist from BaySide. this week we spoke about how hard covid-19 has been on people and has caused allot to become shut ins. This. week he would like me to have a meal or a snack with a friend while talking to a friend whether it be on the phone or computer. We also discussed some other things before ending our discussion. At 11:00 I did some reading before cycling from 11:30-11:50. At 12:00 I then returned to my bedroom to begin my stretches that I have been doing since my last stroke. At 12:20 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:30 I then continued  stretching with my new P.T. stretches. At 12:35 I had finished my workout, I then lied down to rest and slept from 12:48-4:00. Once I had taken my shower and got comfortable for the night, I had gone into the kitchen to eat dinner with my parents. I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before sitting down to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

kinezio tape off

 My Tuesday morning began at 9:10 a.m. by going the kitchen. After eating some fruit, I then enjoyed dunking some baked toast into my hot cocoa. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom to make my bed. At 9:40 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before cycling for twenty minutes. I had finished doing so, at 10:28. I then returned to my bedroom at 10:33 so as to start in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:53 I continued to stretch by doing my back stretches. At 11:05 I then began to do the stretches that I am now learning to do in my P.T. sessions currently. At 11:25 I had finished my daily workout. I then went into the kitchen at 11:30 to get a snack. Once I had finished eating it, I then brushed my teeth before filling my empty pill containers. At 12:20 I then lied down to rest and I had slept until 3:20. Once I was fully awake, I had taken a shower at 3:30 and got comfortable for the night. I then took off my kinesio tape for good. Ian did not put a new one on and told me to take it off tonight. YEH!!!

I have been approved for more p.t. by my insurance, "YAH!!!"

 My Monday morning began at 8:50 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with an english muffin for breakfast. At 9:20 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. At 9:37 I then made my bed before starting in with my stretches that I have been doing since have my last stroke. At 10:00 I then began to do my back stretches. I then ended my workout by doing my new p.t. stretches, that I am currently doing now in P.T. At 10:15 I then took a shower before putting in my eye and nose drops.. After doing so, I then took in two puffs of air. At 11:00 I had my weekly nursing session with Sally over tela health. We talk things concerning my P.T. At 11:30 we had ended our call. I then cleaned my bathroom. At 12:00 I then rested while waiting to go therapy. Once I had woke at 1:45, I had a yogurt to eat. I then brushed my teeth teeth before leaving for physical Therapy with my mother. I can not drive, so I always have to rely on someone. That is like when you are visually impaired. We had arrived at p.t. at 2:25. Once we had called to let them know that we were there, I had answered all the questions, then Ian came out to get me. Once inside, Ian first had me cycling for ten minutes. He then had me in the parallel bars stepping up on block and a squishy pad with just my finger tips on the rails. Ian then looked at my taped on my ankle and said "I am not going to change it today, but take it off tomorrow night to give it time to breath before our next session . Ian then let me know that I have been approved by my insurance for more sessions. "YAH!" At 3:20 I then left to go home. At 3:38 I had arrived home with my mother. Once inside, I had taken a shower before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

A relaxing Sunday

 My Sunday morning began at 10:10 by going into the kitchen so as drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. after doing so, I then had some crepes for breakfast. At 10:30 I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. At 10:48 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After doing so, I then made my bed. At 11:06 I then cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom to do my stretches that I have been doing since have my last stroke. At 12:00, I began to do my back stretches. At 12:06 I then started in with my new P.T. stretches that I am doing now in P.T. Once I had completed my workout, I had gone into the kitchen at 12:30 to have a bite to eat for lunch. At 1:10 I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then took two puffs of my rescue inhaler before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:15-4:40 before waking. Once I had taken a shower, I then went into the kitchen at 4:40 to eat dinner with my parent. A 5:22 I had returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Another great morning workout

 My Saturday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat my fruit while drinking hot cider. After doing so, my mother then made crepes for breakfast. At 9:55 I then returned to my bedroom to changed the sheets on my bed. After doing so, at 10:20 I had brushed my teeth and shaved. At 10:45 I then cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom at 11:24 so as to do my stretches that I have been doing since my last stroke. At 11:36 I had continued to stretch by doing my back stretches. At 11:43 I had began to do my new p.t. stretches That I am continuing to learn and use each week. At 12:10 I then went out into the kitchen so as to have a bowl of coup. At 12:30 I then returned to my bedroom so as to put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. aT 12:35 I had lied down to rest. I had slept until 3:35 before waking. I then took a shower before playing a game cribbage with my mother. At 5:00 I then ate dinner with my parents before returning to my bedroom at 5:23 so as to pull up my blog and type of my day.  

Practicing walking heel to toe

 My Friday morning began at 7:50 a.m. I had gone into the kitchen to eat my fruit and drink my hot cocoa. After doing so, at 8:15, I had eat two slices of toasted cheese bread my aunt had made with an egg cup. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 8:23 to brush my teeth and shave. At 8:45 I then cycled for twenty minutes. At 9:07 I then returned to my bedroom to make my bed. After doing so, I had filled my empty pill containers before ordering two scripts that I needed filled. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nose drops and took in two puffs of air. At 9:40 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 10:00 Nurse Sally had called to let me know that Jeremy from Hanger will be at my physical therapy at Franklin Memorial Hospital to fit me for my A.F.O. YHA!!! I was dreading this day. I was hoping that I would have been able to heel after this session of Physical Therapy. At 10:05 I had continued my stretches and walking up and down the hallway heel to toe. At 10:20 I then put some clean laundry away. At 10:24 I then began to do my back stretches. Once I had finished at 10:40, a friend had called, we spoke until 11:15. I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 11:25-2:15. Once I was awake, I had practiced walking heel to toe up and down the hallway in our home. I then returned to my call to Trevor My case Manager for the devision of the blind. He was just checking in on my case from month to month. I had let him know that my neurologist has me going to physical therapy. He then let me know he would check in next month. At 2:30  I then took a shower so as to get comfortable for the night before playing a game of cribbage with my mother. At 4:00 I then watched Hal-Mark while eating dinner. At 4:30 I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Taking a ride to camp

 My Thursday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. At 10:27 I then had a bowl of cereal with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then put my dishes into the dish washer. At 10:45 I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. At 10:50 I then cycled for twenty minutes before before returning to my bedroom to make my bed. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:26 I then took a ride to camp with my father. We had arrived at 11:50. I had sat in the truck while he mowed the lawn. He then went into the camp to get a few things before leaving at 12:30. We arrived home at 1:00. Once I had eating a salad I then had my mother hold one end of a green thera band so that I could pull my leg back and fourth. At 1:40 I then walked up and down the hallway in our house. My therapist wants me to some walking in. Thank goodness we have a long hallway. While doing so I have to practice heel toe and soft foot. At 1:45 I then brushed my teeth. before reading some important mail. At 1:56 I then began to do my stroke exercises. At 2:18 I then began to do my back stretches. At 2:390 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:06. Once I was awake I had taken a shower. At 4:30 I then ate dinner with my parents. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:15 so as to blog of my day. 

baige kinezeo tape HA HA

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cider while eating some fruit. I then ate my breakfast. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom at 8:54 so as to make my bed. I then brushed my teeth and shaved before washing my face. At 7:10 I then washed my hair to help myself wake up little more before continuing on with my day. At 8:00 I then sat down to watch Television While waiting for my call from Frank an intern at Bayside Neuro Rehab. At 10:00 Frank had called. We then connected on email so as to talk. Once I had told him a little bit about myself, I then let him know the physical therapy that I am currently receiving and the kinseo tape that has been placed on my ankle. Frank then let me know that he works at WestSide Thursday and Wednesday and Bayside Monday and Tuesday. Once I had finished letting him know of my head injuries, we then spoke about my interests and hobby's. Before ending out chat, we set a time and date to talk next week. Wednesday October 28th at 10:00. At 11:00 I then took a shower to get ready to go to physical therapy. I then watched the news. At 12:30 my father took me to P.T. We had arrived at 12:53. Once we had called Ian came out to get me. Once in the gym, Ian first had me cycling for ten minutes. He then put a ball between my feet and had me squeeze the ball. After doing that about a dozen times, Ian then changed the tape on my foot. Today I chose bage. Ian then had me put my shoes back on and had me in the parallel bars. First he had me stepping up and down on a board. He then had me practice walking within the parallel bars at a faster pace. At 2:00 I then left for home. I had arrived home today at 2:17. I had gone strait to my bedroom and lied and slept fom 2:300-3:35. Once I had taken a shower, I had showed my parents my foot with the kinezio tape on it. it was baige, so it blended in with my leg. They responded, "No Conezeo Tape." I then let know that it was bage and blended in with my leg. At 4:15 we had eaten dinner. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Filling my empty pill containers

My.  Tuesday morning began at 8:00 a.m. I had gone into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I had kind of a weird breakfast, zucchini squares and sweet rolls. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 8:35 so as to make my bed. After doing so, I had cycled from 8:45 until 9:04. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom so as to stretches that I have been doing since my last stroke. At 9:20 I then spoke to my grandmother on the telephone. Once our call was ended, I then continued to stretch. At 9:30 I began to do my back stretches. At 9:43 I then started in with my stretches that I have learned during my lates P.T. sessions that I am currently doing now. Once I had finished my workout, I then went into the kitchen to have a cup of tea. At 10:30 I then returned to my bedroom so as to fill my empty pill container for the week ahead. A1:50 I had lied down to rest and slept until 2:15. At 2:30 I then took a shower before pulling up my blog, so as to type of my day. 

Working on Strengthening and Balance During P.T.

 My Monday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so I then received a call at 9:15 from Hanger orthotics in Augusta and they said it should have been their office in Waterville. At 9:30 I then had a bowl of cereal with a toasted muffin. At 9:40 I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 10:00 I then washed my face and hair before putting in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air, before starting in with stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:30 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:45 I then put some clean laundry away before receiving a call from nurse Sally on doxy dot. While talking, we had called Hanger Orthotics. They let us know the referral probably went to Augusta instead of Waterville. Sally then let me know to call her if I have any problems today in P.T. Sally then let me know Doctor Hatfield has sent a referral and and Hanger has it. At 11:30 we had ended our call. At 11:36 I then took a shower before eating lunch at 12:00 noon. After doing so, I then had brushed my teeth. before laying down. I had slept until 1:45. I then brushed my teeth before leaving for Physical Therapy. At 2:10 I had arrived. Once I had called to let them know that I was here, Tamara was there to let me in. She then gave me the number for Nurse Sally to call her. She then let me know that she was there until 4:30 today. Tamara then began my therapy session with Laser Therapy on my ankle. She then retapped the ankle with Kinezeo tape. Tamara then had me working on balance and strengthening exercises in the bars. She first had me step over a bar and back, practicing holding on and not hanging on. At 3:08 I then met my my father in the parking lot. Once we had arrived home, I then called Nurse Sally right off to let her know Tamara would like to talk to her. I then sat with my parents before eating dinner at 4:30. Once I had finished eating, I then took a shower. At 5:07 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day. 

Another great morning workout

 My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. After doing so, I had eaten a couple of blueberry muffins with scrambled eggs. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:43 so as to brush my teeth and shave. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. Once I had my eye and nose drops in, I then made my bed. At 10:10 I had cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom so as to start ing with my stretching. At 10:38 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:54 I continued to stretch by doing my back stretches. At 11:02 I started in with my new stretches from my P.T. session that I am currently going to. At 11:16 I had finished my workout. Once I had put some clean laundry away, I had lied down to rest at 11:55 and slept until 3:00. Once I had taken a shower and got comfortable for the night, I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. At 5:00 I then had eaten dinner dinner with my parents before returning to my bedroom so as to blog of my day. 

Focusing most of my day on my work out and looking forward to that bowl of hamburger soup

 My Saturday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I had gone into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a piece of toasted brown bread. Once I had finished eating, I had gone to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then took in two puffs of air before putting in my eye and nose drops. At 9:50 I then cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom at 10:10 to put some clean laundry away. At 10:17 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:40 I then continued to stretch by doing my back stretches. I then did my P.T. stretches that I am learning now in P.T. At 11:30 I had finished working out. Once I had shaved, I then vacuumed my bedroom. At 12:00 I then made my move in words with friends before laying down to rest. I had slept from 12:13--3:00 before waking. After playing a game of cribbage with my mother, I then at 4:00 had. a bowl of home made bowl of hamburger soup my mother had made today. I then went to my bedroom with my father so that he could push on my foot, so as to help stretch my ankle. After doing so, I then pulled up my blog at 5:00 and began to type of my day. 

Trying to make an appointment with Hanger Clinic

 My Friday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by calling my primary care doctor Doctor Hatfield to ask question on getting a referral to get an A.F.O. I then went into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot cider. At 9:20 I then half of a banana sandwich. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:30 so as to brush my teeth and shave. Once I had made. my bed, I then began to do my stretches that I have been doin since having my last stroke. At 10:15 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:25 I then began to do my new exercises that I had learned at P.T. At 10:52 I then began to write down my information on paper recorded in google docs about the dreams that I have been having. At 11:12 I then cleaned my bathroom before sitting down to fill my empty pill containers. At 12:00 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:38. I then called Hanger Clinic and left a message. At 3:45 Once I had taken a shower, Hanger Clinic had called me back. about setting up an appointment. they said the office in Waterville was closer. Sally then called meaning to talk to another client which worked out quite well, so I could prepare her for our call on Monday. At 4:30 I then ate dinner. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom at 5:11 so as to blog of my day. 

Working with nurse Sally on getting a referral from my doctor

 My Thursday morning began at 10:00. a.m. by going 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 a half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then picked up the kitchen before stating the dishwasher. At 1o:55 I then cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom to brush my teeth. At 4:25 I then shaved before making my bed. I then put some clean laundry away before starting my taking a shower and gettin g ready to go to the chiropractor. At 12:00 I had left the house with my father who had taken me to the chiropractor. At 12:30. We had called to let them know we were hear. Lisa came out into the parking log to get me. Once Dr. Roberts had made some adjustments, I then made my next appointment for one month before leaving. At 1:00 I had arrived home. I then called Hanger the place where I will begetting my orthotic. They let me know, I needed to call my doctor for a referral. I then was told give it a couple of days before calling hanger. I then called Nurse Sally to see if she was busy. She let me know that she would call me between 2:30-3:00. I the mean time I made out a list of questions I wanted to ask Sally before she called. I then just sat to wait. At 1:30 I then did my ankle stretches from P.T. At 1:40 I then did my back stretches. At 1:50 I then did my stroke stretches. At 2:00 I then got ready for Sally to call. At 2:30 Nurse Sally had called. At 3:40 we then ended our call. I then spoke to my mother until 4:00.I then wetn to my bedroom to take a shower. At  4:10 I  put more laundry away. At 4:15 I then watched television before eating dinner at 5:00. At 5:34 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day.

Talking about getting an A.F.O. with Tamara my Physical Therapist

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:30 a.m. to yet another to another dream. At 8:45 I then made my way to the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot cider. After eating an egg cup with a half of an english muffin, I then returned to my bedroom to take a shower and shave. After doing so, I then brush my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with inhaler, I then brushed my teeth before waiting to leave. At My father had taken me to P.T. We had arrived at Physical Therapy at 10:45. Upon arrival we called to be let in. Tamera met me at the door. Once inside I had given Tamera my list of pain level over the past week. She then. had me laying on the mat so that she could change the tape on my ankle. She then let me know tho start rubbing the tape on my foot daily, so as to activate it daily. Tamera then showed me a knew exercise to for my ankle. We then talked about getting an A.F.O. That is the last thing I wanted to talk about. She then wrote down instruction on how to get a hold of Hanger the company that makes A.F.O.'s and what I have to do to schedule an appointment for them to come to P.T. on a Wednesday for them to fit my foot. Wednesday is the only day they come to my physical therapy. Tamara then had me on the mat again  stretching my ankle doing some foot resistance dorsy flection stretches. Tamara then gave me some handouts. I then went out into the parking lot to me my father at 12:00 noon. We had arrived home at 12:15. At 12:15 I had a bite to eat. I then went to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then lied down to rest and slept from 1:00=-3:37. Once I was up, I had taken a shower before eating dinner. I then returned to my bedroom so as to pull up my blog at 5:00 so as to type of my day. 

Learning how to messagener through e-mail

 My Tuesday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by gooing into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal. Once I hd finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom at 9:05 so as to make my bed. I then shaved and brushed my teeth. At 9:18 I then took a shower and got ready for my call from Nurse Sally. After. our conversation, Sally then let me know she would let me know that she would give me a call this afternoon at 3:00 to see what she found out about me getting a A.F.P. with my P.T. Ian. At 10:10 I then left for the dentist with my mother. We had arrived at 11:50. Once we had our teeth cleaned, we then left for home. Along the way we had made a  stop at Big Lots at 12:05. We continued our way home. We had arrived home at 12:35 Once I had a bite to eat, I then lied down to rest and slept from 1:00-2:40. I then filled my empty pill containers. As I was doing so, Sally had called to let me know what she had found out bay talking to Ian. She then let me know that we were not aloud to communicate on face book but could do so by e-mail. She then gave me the instructions so we could figure it out together. Sally then let me know that she would call Ian and let him know that she would call my primary care doctor, doctor Hatfield to get a referral. Then Sally said I would begin talking to a guy named Frank from Bay side for counseling. Starting 10/28 10:00-11:00. At 3:54 Sally had called back and told me things are set and that we won't talk tomorrow. At 4:00 I then took a shower before eating dinning. I then brought up my blog at 5:15 and began to type of my day. 

My P.T. want me to use an A.F.O.

 My Monday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. I then had an egg cup with a piece of homemade toasted bread. At 9:40 I then returned to my bedroom at 9:40 so as to brush my teeth. I then shaved before making my bed. At 10:08 I then put a heat pack on my ankle. At 10:20 I began to do my stroke stretches. After doing so, I preceded to do by back stretches. At 10:40 I had finished stretching so as to prepare myself with questions to ask nurse Sally during our weekly session. At 11:00 Sally had called me on messenger. We had spoke about my upcoming doctors appointments and my therapy session this afternoon. We had ended our conversation by having me messaging her after my P.T. session today. At. 11:27 I had rewrote my notes to asked Ian at physical therapy. At 11:50 I then took a shower before sitting down to watch the news. I then had a little popcorn as a snack before leaving for P.T. AT 2:00. At 2:20 I had arrived at P.T. Today Ian had me first, Once in the gym cycling for 10:00 minutes. He then retapped my ankle. He then gave some news that I did not want to hear. He want me to get an ankle foot orthotic. He said it would help with my balance and hyper extension of my leg. He then had me go into the parallel bars. He had me standing with my feet together then at a staggered stance. He would like me to go on line to look up A.F.O.'s so a choose one. At 3:30 I then left P.T. I had arrived home at 3:50. I had called Nurse Sally immediately to tell her the some what good and bad news. She said she would help me research them on google and get back to me tomorrow. At 5:00 I then ate dinner with my parents before pulling up my blog at 5:40 so as to type of my day. 

Going to camp to gather things for the winter

 My Sunday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by watching Sunday Mass on television.. I then went back to sleep. At 8:35 I had gone into the kitchen, so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then fixed myself a bowl of cereal with a toasted english muffin. At 9:07 I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. At 9:25 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. I then continued to stretch by doing my back stretches. At 9:48, I then washed my hair and face. After doing so, I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. I then got ready to go to camp with mother to pick some things up. We had left the house at 10:36. We had arrived at camp at 11:00. Upon arrival, I had gone into my camp to fold up some t-shirts to take home. At 11:38 we then left camp. We had arrived home at 12:00 noon and I went right to bed. I had slept until 3:21 before waking. Once I had eaten dinner, I then took a shower before pulling up my blog, so as to type of my day. 

I just love this time of year

 I began my Saturday morning at 8:50 a.m. by waking to another dream. I would rather not get into the dreams and what they are about, but just the same it woke me from a dead sleep after I had taken my seizure medication at 6:00 a.m. At 9:00 I finally made my way to the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. Then after a toasted bagel with strawberry cream cheese, I had returned to my bedroom at 7:45 to brush my teeth. I then spoke to my sister on the phone. At 10:00 I then cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom to begin my stretching routine. After doing my stretches since having my last stroke, I was feeling pain in my ankle, so I rated it an three. This is what my physical therapist wants me to do each day, so that she can get some idea on how to help me. At 10:44 I then began to do my back stretches. At 11:00 once I had finished stretching, I had shaved before washing my hair. I thought I would wake myself somewhat, because I thought I was going to camp with my father. At 11:15 I then put in my eye and nose drops before laying down to rest. I had slept from 11:54-3:15 before waking. Once I was awake, I went into the kitchen to get a glass of eggnog to drink while taking a shower and getting comfortable for the night. I then pulled up my blog at 3:54 and began to type of my day, while drinking my glass of eggnog. I just love this time of year, especially when they come out with the flavored egg nogs. 

I will never go to sleep again ha ha

 My Friday morning began at 12:15 a.m. by waking to yet another dream or night mare. I do not know what to call them. This time I was being chased into a wooded area close to where I lived in town as a child along with a friend. It was a Sunday morning and we walking home from Sunday School  Boney woods was like a sanctuary for the Boney family. They also had a there own cemetery within this wooded area. This is what made it all more scary. The seizure medication they put you on these days and side effects they have. Well she and I made it out safely, I hope. I do remember the classmate, but not her name. I then finally went back to sleep and slept until 6:00 when I usually take my medication. I then went back to sleep after a ruff night. At 8:45 I then woke to another dream about a therapist I use to work with at Westside Neuro Rehab, I can not remember to much about the dream, but it woke me up just the same, recalling the person it was about. At 9:00 I then went into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit and drink my hot cocoa. I then had and eggcup with a popover. At 9:30 I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. I then took a shower, thinking I was going to go visit my grandmother with my mother, of course it has to be outside do to covid-19. We then received a call from the Pierce House, my grandmother did not want to go outside, because it was to cold. At 10:00 I then changed the sheets on my bed. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking two puffs of air. At 10:50 I then cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. I then preceded to do my back stretches. At 11:45 I had put some laundry away, before laying down to rest. I had first watch the news at noon before going to sleep at 12:30. I fallen to sleep. You would not believe it I had another dream. At 3:50 I woke. I then went into the kitchen to play a game of cribbage with my mother. After two games I had taken a shower before eating dinner. At 5:44 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Talking to my cousin

 My Thursday morning began at 8:45 a.m. by going into the kitchen, so as to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. At 9:15 I then had a bowl of cereal with a popover. At 9:35 I then had washed the dishes and picked up the kitchen. I then returned to my bedroom to make my bed. At 9:46 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before cycling for twenty minutes. At 10:25 I then returned to my bedroom to continue my workout by doing my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:50 I then preceded to stretch by doing my back stretches. At 10:57 I began to do my ankle exercises. After doing so, I had rubbed it with a warm cloth, so as to desensitize the top of my foot. At 11:15 I then face timed my cousin. We spoke for twenty-five minutes before ending out call. At 1:00 I then brushed my teeth and lied down to rest. I had slept from 1:15-4:10 before waking. I then took a shower before pulling up my blog so as to type of my day before eating dinner. 

Pop Over

 My Wednesday morning began began at 8:45 by going out into the kitchen. to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then two pop overs that my mother had made for breakfast. At 9:20 I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. Once I had made my bed, at 9:40 I had put my eye and nose drops in before taking in two puffs of air. At 9:48 I had put some clean laundry away. At 10:00 I had cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom so as to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:40 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:05 a friend had called. At 12:00 I had watched the news at noon while eating a cucumber sandwich for lunch. Once I had finished eating, I returned to my bedroom at 12:25 so as to brush my teeth. I then lied down to rest at 12:30 and slept until 3:30. Once I was fully awake, I had taken a shower. At 4:00 I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom, so as to brush up my blog so as to type of my day. 

Tamara changed my Kinesiotape wrapped around my foot, so as to support my ankle

 My Tuesday morning morning began at 7:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I eaten a toasted english muffin before returning to my bedroom. I had skipped my morning exercise routing, because I had to get ready to go to physical therapy this morning for 10:00 a.m. At 7:43 I then made my bed before brushing my teeth. At 7:53 I then shaved before taking my shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. At 8;20 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:25 My had taken me to me to physical therapy. We had arrived at Franklin Memorial Hospital rehab at 9:50. Once I had called to be let in, Tamara was there waiting for me. Once in the gym, Tamara began our session by having me sit on the mat so that she could change the Kinesiotape wrapped around my foot and ankle. Once that was complete, I then put my shoe back on. She then me first go on the nu step for fifteen minutes. on level three. after doing so, she had me in the parallel bars so that I could do some steps ups on a block so as to work on my balance. At 10:56 I then left therapy with my father who was outside waiting. Once our way home we made a few stops before arriving home at 12:00. I was absolutely exhausted. Once I had a bite to eat for lunch, I then had brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 12:30-3:30 before waking. I then wrote some more in book adding to my chapter about my therapy that I doing now. At 4:30 I then played a game of cribbage with my mother before eating dinner with my parents. At 5:10 I had taken a shower before pulling up my blog, so as to type of my day. 

You have to laugh, HA HA !!!

 My Monday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had eaten a homemade egg cup my sister had made with ham and egg with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, at 9:11 I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. After doing so, I then shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken two puffs of air with my inhaler, At 9:40 I then made my bed. At 9:40 I began to do my ankle stretches. At 9:46 I began to do my back stretches while listening to my audio book. I then continued to stretch by doing the stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. I then laced up my running shoes and went out for a run. HA HA!!! Just kidding, I wish. I then put a hot pack on my ankle for ten minutes. At 11:00 I then had my weekly nursing session with Nurse Sally on messenger. Sally let me know that Frank Tripy will be on my schedule next week. He is a student intern at Bayside studying to be a Nuerosychologist. Sally then said she would help me with my primary care doctor if needed. We had ended our call at 11:30. At 11:40 I then had filled my empty pill containers before watching the news at noon. At 12:30 I then had a bite to eat before returning to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then slept from 1:00-4:30 before getting up to take a shower. At 5:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat dinner with my parents. At 5:45 I had returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog, so as to type of my day. 

A brief visit with my sister

 My Sunday morning began at 10:00 a,n, by going into the kitchen, so as to drink my hot coco a while eating some fruit. At 10:20, I then had eaten an egg cup with half of a toasted bagel with cream cheese. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:30 so as to make my bed. I then changed out of my night ware into my day clothing before brushing my teeth. aT 10:47 I had shaved before starting in with my ankle exercises. At 11:00 I continued to exercise by doing my back stretches. At 11:15 I then before to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. I Then put a hot cloth on my an ankle for ten minutes. At 11:38 my sister had stopped by to say hello on her way home. I had stayed up on my deck that is off of my bedroom and spoke to her in the driveway. She afraid I might get sick, because she is in the community continuously due to her job, going from school to school in the district that she works in, helping the teacher with technology. Once she had left, I had gone back in my bedroom to clean my bathroom. I had finished cleaning at 12:30. I then sat down down to do some reading. At 1:00 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:30 before waking. Once I was awake, I had taken a shower before eating dinner. I then returned to my bedroom at 4:45 so as to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

I can not see

My Saturday morning began on this third day of October at 9:00 a.m. Once I was dressed for the day, I then made my bed. It kind of feels good to be home, after a long summer at camp. Once I had gone to the kitchen to eat my fruit and drink my hot cider, I then had a bowl of cereal and half bagel for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then put my dishes in the dish washer, something I can not do at camp, then went back to my bedroom at 9:46 so as to brush my teeth. I then shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. One mistake I had made this morning was put a drop of eye glass cleaner in my eye. ouch that stung a little. The small containers look a like. to a visually impaired person can easily be mistaken. Once I had taken in two puffs of air. At 10:10 I then put my clean laundry away. At 10:20 I then began to do my ankle exercises. At 10:30 I then began to do my back stretches. At 10:40 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stoke. At 11:00 I then put a hot cloth on my ankle for twenty minutes. At 11:25 I then began to fill my pill containers for the week. At 12:00 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 3:00 before getting to have a snack. I then took a shower before pulling up my blog at 3:30 to type of my day before sitting down to a spaghetti feast. 

The end of the camp season

 My second day of October began on this Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. by going into the main camp to have a cup of hot cider with a fruit cup. I then had a half of a toasted bagel with cream cheese with an egg cup. At. 10:15 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air, I then packed up to leave camp, pretty much for the season. At 11:00 I then went into the main camp to watch television while waiting to leave. At 11:40 I then packed my and left camp with my father. My sister was coming later to spend the weekend with a friend so she stayed to see her before leaving. At 12:13 I had arrived home with my father. Once inside, I had put some clean laundry away, before sitting down to watch a daily blast live. At 1:00 I then slept until 3:00 before waking. Once I woke, I then unpacked my things from camp. At 3:35 I then put all of my pill containers in the cupboard that they belong in before taking a shower. At 4:47 I then pulled up my blog, so as to type of my day before eating dinner. 

A Quiet day at camp

 My Thursday morning began at 8:40 a.m. by receiving a call from an appliance store on a delivery. I then called my father. I then fixed myself some hot cocoa to go along with my fruit. A 8:37 I then ate my breakfast. At 9:45 I then washed my dishes and picked up. At 10:00 I then went back into my camp so as to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:20 I then back into the main camp to wipe the dishes and put them away. At 10:25 I had returned to my camp to make my bed. At 10:30 I then listened to my audio book while doing my ankle stretches. At 10:38 I then began to do my stoke recovery stretches. At 10:56 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 11:00 I then sent out some friend requests on face book. At 11:35 I then made my move in words with friends. At 11:55 My sister had called. We briefly spoke, I then watched the news at noon. I then went to sleep and slept from 12:30-4:00 before waking. I then took a shower before pulling up my blog so as to type of my day before eating dinner.