Having a focus with Mindy and a friend

 My Thursday Morning began at 8:15 by going into the main camp to drink a hot cup of cider while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had an egg on toast with a piece of sliced ham with a tomato. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 8:45 to brush my before doing my back stretches. At 9:05 I then took a shower and shaved and got ready for the day ahead. Once I was ready, at 9:25 I then put an ice pack on my back before going back to sleep until 10:45. I then went into the main camp for a molasses cookie with milk. I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth before leaving with Calvin my United driver for the last time. He is retiring today. I arrived at WestSide at 1:40. A friend of mine who I have know since before my last stroke had a focus group this morning with Mindy. We let her know what and what is working well fell us at WestSide and if we had anymore ideas for groups. At 1:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. Today Dan had me in the parallel bars stepping up and down on the mat. Switching it up with each step. leading with my left and right foot. At 1:30 he then had me laying on a mat doing my stretches. At 1:45 he strapped a gate belt around my waist and had me waking in the hallway. At 2:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the driver who would be taking me back to camp. At 3:12 I arrived at camp. Once I was comfortable, I lied down to rest and slept until 5:00. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents before returning to my camp to take a shower, I then puled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Mandate on mask wearing at WestSide is back due to increase in covid-19 cases

 My Wednesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of cider. After doing so, At 5:45 I then had a toasted english muffin with nutella spread on it and a bowl of cereal. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 6:07 to take my shower and shave. I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 6:24 I began to do my back stretches. At 7:30 United Wheelchair had arrived to take me to WestSide. I had arrived at 8:45. At 8:50 we were told it was a mandate to wear masks while at WestSide since the increase in covid-19. At 9:00 I then went to the kitchen. Today Keely and Skyler had us making a spaghetti chicken casserole. My job was to cut up the veggies and sauté them. I then added the tomato sauce. Then came the spaghetti which another client had cooked. The chicken was already cooked and chopped and put in there before topping it with cheese. While it was cooking, we then looked for next weeks recipe, Chicken stir fry with carrots, cabbage, rice, and sauce. At 12:30 we then sat down to eat todays meal. At 1:00 United picked me up to take me back to camp. Today was Calvins last day. He let me know he might come back after some time off. At2:20 I had arrived back at camp. I had taken my shower to get comfortable for the night before pulling up my blof and typing of my day. I then ate dinner. 

Two Seizures in one day?

I began at Tuesday morning at 6:30 a,n, by doing my back stretches. I then did my stroke stretches. At 7:03 I then took my shower and shaved before going into the main camp to drink some tea while eating some fruit. I then had a bowl of brown sugar hot cereal with a half toasted english muffin with jam. Once I had finished eating at 9:10 I then sat in the car with my mother at the top of our driveway to wait for United. At 9:30 I was on my way. At 10:45 I had arrived at WestSide. While Kala was taking my temperature she said you are all set to be picked up at home. At 11:00 during creative writing group Laura first had us do a prompt for ten minutes the new tech Skyla was in the group observing. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat lunch. At 1:00 I then went into the gym for P.T. Dan first put the gate belt around my waste. He then had my walk around the hallway downstairs. We then went back in the gym. I then went into the parallel bars to walk heel to toe with my arms crossed. He then had we walking with one arm holding on. He then had me do my back stretches. We ended the session by walking the halls looking for letters on the wall so as to turn my head. At 2:00 I then went home with Calvin. As I was riding home I had another small seizure. I finally arrived at camp at 3:15 took my shower, and got comfortable. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day before eating dinner. 

Filling my empty pill containers

 My Monday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by a call from my sister. I then went into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot chocolate. After doing so, at 9:18 I then had an open faced egg on an english muffin with ham and cheese. I had some cucumbers, radishes, and tomato's. Once I had finished eating, I then retuned to my camp at 9:30 to make my bed. At 9:37 I had brushed my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 9:50 I then preceder to do my back stretches. At 10:00 I then took out my medications to fill my empty pill containers. aT 10:25 I then went into the main camp to get an ice pack to bring back into my camp to lay on my bed with the ice pack under my back. I did so for thirty minutes before doing some reading at 11:00. At 11:25 for some reason I was feeling tired and went to sleep and slept until 2:45. I then went into the main camp to watch a movie until 3:10 before returning to my camp with a cup of egg nog. I then made some calls to some friends bute no one was home. So I decided to take a shower and get comfortable for the evening before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Taking a ride to see smalls falls and the fall scenery

 My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then changed into my day clothing before starting in with my back stretches. I still do some of my stroke stretches, like stretching my hands, fingers, feet, but not my arms or any other stretch that I would some how use my back. At 9:30 I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit and drink a hot cup of cider. After doing so, I then had an egg sandwich on an english muffin. At 10:00 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of my inhaler, at 10:13 I had watched Sunday mass on line. After doing so, I had left camp with my father at 10:40 to go for a ride to look at the fall scenery. Leaf peeping if you may want to call it. At 11:00 we went through the small town of Madrid. We then kept traveling and soon arrived at Smalls Falls. We had pulled into the picnic area that was and looked at the falls along with some other people who were there. We soon arrived back at camp at 12:30. I soon put something more comfortable on before sitting down to watch some football with my father in my camp while eating some popcorn. At 1:54 my mother had arrived home from church and visiting my grandmother, my mother had given me communion. After the first half, My father went into the main camp so that I could rest. I slept from 2:26-4:30. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the night, I then went into the main camp to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 5:38 to blog of my day.  

Looking at some pictures with my sister

 My Saturday morning began at 10:20 a.m. by waking to a call from my sister. I then got dressed for the day before going into the main camp to eat some fruit. I then dunked a piece of toast and a half in my cocoa for breakfast. At 11:00 I then returned to my camp to make my bed while listening to my audio book. At 11:05 I lied down on my bed with an ice pack on my back. At 1:20 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:45 I had brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. I then took i two puffs of air with my inhaler before filling my empty pill containers. At 12:25 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:05. I then went into the main camp to visit with my sister and parents. My sister showed me some pictures taken a few years ago while eating odderves and drinking egg nog. We then went out on the deck to sit and talk my parents, sister and I. At 4:12 I then went back out into my camp to take a shower and get comfortable for the night. At 4:37 I then pulled up my blog so as to type of my day, before eating dinner with my family.

"Happy Birthday Dad!!!"

 My Friday morning began at 8:50 a.m. by getting dressed and going into the main camp to drink a cup of hot cider while eating my fruit. At 9:00 I then had an egg salad sandwich with kayl stems. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 9:30 to brush my teeth. I then put my eye and nose drops in before using my inhaler. At 9:45 I then took the sheets off my bed, I then put clean ones, thus making it. At 10:30 I had put some clean laundry away. At 11:00 I then went into the main camp to play three games of cribbage with my mother. At 12:15 I then returned to my camp to watch the rest of the news at noon with an ice pack on my back. At 12:30 I then went to sleep and slept until 3:45. I then took a shower getting comfortable for the night. I then pulled up my blog at 4:15 so as to type of my day before going into the main camp to celebrate my fathers birthday with my parents. 

No more stroke stretches?

My Thursday morning began at 10:15 by putting my day clothing on and going into the main camp to eat some fruit and drink a cup of tea. At 11:04 I then fixed myself some peanut butter and honey on english muffin along with a banana on the side. At 11:18 I then washed the dishes and picked up the kitchen. At 11:25 I then returned to my camp to make my bed. After doing so I had brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops in. Once I had used my inhaler, I began back stretches. Dan my P.T. at WestSide had told me to hold off on my stroke stretches for a while. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At noon. At 12:25 I then filled my empty pill containers. At 1:10 I had put an ice pack on my back. At 1:15 My mother had arrived home from work just as my sister had called. I let her know and she called her back. At 1:30 I then had a strawberry cottage cheese and some lemon aid before returning to my camp at 1:40 to brush my teeth. I then lied down to rest and slept from 1:45-4:30. Once I had taken a shower, I went into the main camp at 5:00 to eat my dinner. At 5:22 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day. 

Making Calzones

 My Wednesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking a hot cup of cider. After doing so, I the had a bowl of hot cereal with an english muffin with nutella on it. Once I had finished eating, I then returned my camp at 5:35 to shave and take a shower. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nose drops in before brushing my teeth. I then took in some air with my inhaler. Once I was ready for the day ahead, I then made my bed. At 6:05 I began to do my back stretches. then my stretcehes that I have been doing since my last stroke. At 6:20 I had finished doing so. aT 7:00 I then went up on top of the driveway to wait for my ride the truck with my father. At 7:30 United Wheelchair had arrived to take me to WestSide. I arrived at WestSide at 8:50. After spending ten minutes in the lobby, I then went down to the kitchen with Keely and some other clients for baking basics. Today we made calzones. My job was to shape the dough. We then spread spaghetti sauce, green pepper, pepperoni, and onion on it. we then wrapped it up and cooked them. Once we picked up, we looked for a recipe for next week. At 10:30 we Skyler a new rehab tech. We then looked for next weeks meal. At 10:10 we then ate. Kallee then asked us if we would you rather do this or that questions. At 1:00 I then went to the clients lounge to sit and for my session with Dan. I then went to the gym at 1:00 for my P.T. session with Dan. We had gone through my exercises. He then strapped a gate belt around my waist and we did some walking in the hall. While doing so, he had me looking left and right. At 2:00 I then went to the lobby to wait for my ride. We then picked up a client at another facility then another at a neurologist office. then first drop of in Hartford next in Jay, i was then on my way to camp arriving at 4:15. Once I had taken a shower I then went into the main camp to eat dinner. I then pulled up my blog at 5:22 and typed of my day. 

The nicest thing a stranger has done for you

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:40 a.m. by making my bed. I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. After doing so, I then did my back stretches. Once I was all loosened up, at 7:04 I shaved and took my shower, thus getting ready for my day ahead. At 7:30 I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 7:45 I then had a scrambled egg with half an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I returned to my camp at 8:00 a.m. to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 8:15 I saw that my pill cases were empty and that I had some time to spare, so I sat down to fill them. At 8:40 once they were filled, I had drove up the hill, "our driveway" with my mother to wait in her car. At 9:30 Frank from United Wheelchair had arrived. We had arrived at WestSide at 11:30. I was thirty minutes late for the time that I was to be there. "ONCE HOUR!" Once inside, I had made my way to the conference room. today Danelle was covering creative writing group for Laura. Our assignment today was to write about the nicest thing a stranger has done for you. I had wrote it in poem form, as usual. Next Danielle asked how many of us keep a journey. I said that. I keep a blog. We then talked about how writing helps with anger. Danielle then let us know that Mindy will having a focus group next week. this is where we get to change the therapy's that we were in during the summer months to more of the fall and winter events. Which won't start right off, it is just to get an idea who is interested in doing what. Then before leaving, I wanted to tell the receptionist something, but they were in C.P.R. training. I had left a note on Kala's phone. At 12:00 United took me to camp. I arrived there at 1:30. After a cup of cottage cheese and a cup of egg nog, I lied down to rest. I had slept from 1:46-4:50. Once I had taken a shower, I had gone into the main camp to eat dinner. At 5:40 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Watching the movie The Princes Bride

 My Monday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by waking to a call by my father. Once we ended our call, I then got dressed for the day before going into the main camp. to drink my hot cider while eating some fruit. At 10:20 I had some leftover stew for brunch. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my cmap at 10:43 to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 11:00 I made my bed before starting in with stretches that I have been doing since have my stroke. At 11:15 I then put an ice pack on my back for fifteen minutes before doing my back stretches. Once I had put the ice pack back in the freezer in the main camp, I then went back to my camp to do some reading. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. I then took two tylenol for my back. I then watched the movie the princes bride. while eating some popcorn. At 1:20 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth. I then lied down to rest and slept from 1:25-4:45. I then took a shower and shaved, getting comfortable for the night before going into the main camp to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then pulled up my blog at 5:37 and typed of my day. 

Friends Helping Friends

My Sunday morning began at 10:00 a.m. Once I awake, I got dressed for the day before going into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so I then had a bowl of cereal with an english muffin with peanut butter and honey on each half. At 10:30 I then returned to my camp before saying good-bye to my father and Jim. All the other company had gone home. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 10:43 I had called my farther to let him know had forgot something before getting to far from camp. At 10:45 I then made my bed before putting an ice pack on my back. At 11:05 I then watch Sunday Mass. At 11:38 I began to do my stroke stretches. After doing so I began to watch a movie while waiting for my mother to arrive back to camp from church. My mother arrived shortly after noon. Once she gave me my communion I then went to sleep and slept from 12:52-4:52. Once I had taken a shower, I had gone into the main camp to eat my diner with my. mother for my father was gone with some of his friends to help one friend do some work at his new home. Once we had eaten a salad, we then had some shepherds pie that she had made. Once I had finished eating, I pulled up my blog at 6:05 so as to type of my day. 

mm mm pinwheels

 My Saturday morning began aat 9:30 a.m. by getting dressed for the day. I then took the sheets off my bed before going into the main camp at 10:45 to drink a cup of hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so I then had a bowl of cereal with banana. At 10:00 I had washed the dishes before sitting in a chair with an ice pack on my back. I then returned to my camp at 10:25 to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler I then clean my bathroom. At 11:00 Jim and Sandra had arrived. I then did my stroke and back stretches. At 11:10 I had gone into the main camp to visit with the first of our company. while sitting on the deck with my father and Jim. At 11:30 My father and Jims other friend had arrived Bruce. We all sat on the deck for a while, while eating pinwheels. I had my first glass of egg nog of the season, yummy!!! After doing so, I then returned to my camp at 1:25 to brush my teeth. I then lied down to rest and slept from 1:30-4:00. I then took a shower so as to get comfortable for the night before pulling up my blog at 4:25 and typing of my day. I then went inside at 5:00 so as to eat spaghetti with Sandra, Jim, My parents, and my aunt Joan. 

Taking it easy with my back stretches

 My Friday morning began at 9:45 a.m. by getting dressed for for the day before going into the main camp. Once inside at 9:55 I then had a cup of lemon tea while eating my fruit. Once I had finished eating at 10:00, I then took two Tylenol. At 10:20 I had eaten a bowl of cereal with banana along with half of a toasted english muffin. At 10:28 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nosed drops before using my inhaler. At 10:38 I then made my bed before starting in with stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 10:50 I began to do my back stretches very lightly do to putting it out last week. At 1:03 I then put an ice pack on my back. At 11:20 I then filled my empty pill containers before watching the news at noon. At 12:30 I then went to sleep and slept until 4:00. I then took a shower and shaved getting comfortable for the evening before going into the main camp to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then pulled up my blog at 5:00 p.m. and typed of my day.  

Having to cancel my therapy due to back pain

 I began my Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. by doing my stretches that I have been doing since have my last stroke. At 8:45 I began to do my back stretches. Once I had finished my morning workout, I then went into the main camp at 9:00 a.m. to eat my fruit white drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so I then had an egg sandwich. with cheese and tomato. After taking two tylenol for the pain that I was having in my back, I had taken an ice pack to my camp to put on my camp. At 8:50 I had called WestSide to let them know that my back went out and that I would not be able to make it in for my P.T. session with Dan. At 10;00 I then brushed my teeth before putting int my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:20 I then rested my back while watching a movie on net flix. At 11:00 I had stopped the movie and took a shower so as to get ready for the rest of my day. not that I was going any where, but just the same. At 12:00 I then called Maine care to cancel my transportation I then continued to watch the news. At 12:30 I then continued to watch the news on another channel. At 1:00 I then folded napkins while watching a movie. At 1:18 I had kayl chips with some cucumbers, radishes, with a tomato and cheese sandwich. At 1:40 I had returned to my camp to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I sept from 1:45-5:10. I then went into the main camp to have a bowl of soup with an ear of corn. I then pulled up my blog at at 5:56 and began to type of my day. 

Another mix up

My Wednesday morning began at 5:00 a.. by goint into the main camp, as to eat my fruit while drinking my cup of hot cider. I then had a bowl of cereal with bananas with a piece of toast. I then returned to my camp at 5:30 once I had finished eating to make my bed. I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. I then did my back stretches. At 5:55 I then took my shower and shaved so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I had brushed my teeth and put my eye and nose drops in, I then took two puffs of my inhaler. At 6:20 I then finished getting dressed remembering the days when pulling a shirt over my head was so difficult. At 6:30 I then put an ice pack on my back for fifteen minutes. I then went into the truck with my father to go onto the top of our driveway to wait for my ride. At 8:00 we had gone back inside to use my mothers cel phone to call United Wheelchair. I was not scheduled again to go into WestSide. This is beginning to be a bad huge ongoing problem. I then left camp with my mother at 9:42. We had gone to Hannaford arriving at 10:20. While there I had picked up some medication and got my flue shot while my mother grocery shopped. At 12:04 we then left hannaford. We had arrived back at camp. Once I had helped my mother in with the groceries as best as I could, I then had a but to eat while watching television. At 1:20 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth before laying down to rest at 1:25. I had slept until 4:00 before going into the main camp before a thunder storm hit. I had brought in my I pad so that I could start blogging before we ate dinner at 4:15. The storm at this point was in the distance, so it was not to bad, but you could hear it. Once I had finished eating, I then went back into my camp at 5:00 to take a shower and get conformable for the night. I then pulled my blog back up at 5:10 and began to continue to type of my day.  

Good and Bad Events

 My Tuesday morning began at 7:00 by taking a shower and Once I was dressed and ready for the day ahead, I had made my bed before going into the main camp at 7:30 to eat my fruit and drink my hot cocoa. At 7:55 I then had a bowl of hot cereal with half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 8:04 to brush my teeth. Once I had put my eye and nose drops in I then took in two puffs of my inhaler. At 8:22 I then put some clean laundry away. At 8:25 I began to do my back stretches. Once I had done so, I did my stretches that I have been doing since my stroke. At 9:00 I had left for WestSide. I had arrived at 10:20, giving me forty minutes to sit in the lobby to wait for my first therapy. At 11:00 I had gone to the conference room with some other clients and Laura the rehab tech running the group creative writing. Today she started us off by writing what was on our mind. I wrote about my two days riding with the transportation company Uts. Once we had shared out writing, we then wrote good and bad events of the past year. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat. At 12:30 I then went to the gym for to wait my 1:00 p.m. session with Dan. During my P.T. session with Dan We went over my stretches and walked around the hall with a gate belt around my waste. Dan had me looking up and down side to side while naming off letters that were on the all. He then had me in the parallel bars. At 2:00 I then went to the lobby to catch my ride. We then had to go to the social learning center to pick up a client. We finally dropped her off in Hartford at 2:50. On our way through Hartford we went by lake Ashgunticook. Getting lost while trying to get back on our rout out or Hartford, the driver finally turned off the G.P.S. and went by instinct. I finally arrived at camp at 4:00. Once I had eaten my salad, I then went out of my camp at 4:22 to take a shower and get comfortable for the evening. At 4:37 I then went into the main camp to start my blog. I then ate my dinner at 5:00. At 5:23 i then continued to blog of my day. 

What a screwed up day with transportation. United Wheelchair back tomorrow

 My Monday morning began at 9:45 a.m. by going into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking my tea. At 10:00 I then had an egg cup and half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 10:24 to brush my teeth and make my bed. I then began to do my back stretches and then the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 10:55 I took my shower and shaved thus getting ready for the day ahead. After doing so, I had put my eye and nose drops in before using my inhaler. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I sat to wait for my ride. At 11;00 I heard this toot in the driveway. There and then I new it could not be United Wheelchair. It was the company Uts. Before going to WestSide I had to go to Augusta, Winthrop, and one more town before arriving to WestSide. Some of the stories I heard on ride my ride. Luckily tomorrow I will be back on United. I arrived at WestSide at 12:40. At 2:00 during my P.T. session with Elizabeth, she first had me do my stretches. She then made some changes to them. She then had me walking in the hallway without my cain. At 3:00 I then left for home. I had to make a couple of stops along the way getting me back to camp at 4:40. Once I had taken a shower I then got nice and comfortable. I then went into the main at 5:17 to blog of my day.

Keeping busy in a quiet way

 My Sunday morning began at 9:40 a.m. by getting dressed for the day before making my bed. I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot cider. After doing so at 10:20 I then had a tuna melt left over from last nights dinner. At 10:40 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. After taking a shower. I then put an ice pack on my back while watching Sunday Mass. At 11:25 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke while listening to my audio book. At 11:35 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:45 I made my move in words with friends. At 12:00 I then left camp with my father to go home. We arrived home at 12:24. Once had done what we had to do, we met my mother as we were heading out the driveway. I then jump in the car with her to let my father go to the lot to check my sister camper out. My mother and I arrived at camp at 1:45. Once she had given me communion, I then lied down to rest at 1:55. I had slept until 4:46 before taking my shower and getting comfortable for the evening. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Remembering September 11th

 My Saturday morning began on this remembrance of the 9/11 attacks of the twin towers at 10:00 a.m. by going into the main camp to drink a hot cup of cider while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had a piece of french toast with a glass of orange juice. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my camp at 10:30 a.m. to brush my teeth. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 10:42 I then made my bed before putting an ice pack on my back for ten minutes. at 11:30 I then did my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke before filling my empty pill containers. At 12:00 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:25 I had called the pharmacy to fill some scrips. At 12:40 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 4:00 before waking. Once I was in the main camp, I had gone on the deck to sit with my parents briefly before eating dinner. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my camp at 5:00 to take my shower and get comfortable for the night before pulling up my blog at 5:15. Once I had finished typing of my day, I soon called it a night. 

Doctors appointment

 My Friday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so I then took a shower and shaved so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed and ready to go, I then went into the main cmap at 6:40 to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. I then had a bowl of cereal with english muffin with jam before returning to my camp at 7:05 to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 7:15 I then did my back stretches before doing my stroke stretches. At 7:32 I had put some clean laundry away before putting an ice pack on my back. At 8:30 my father and I left camp for the doctors. I had an appointment at 9:00 with my primary care doctor. Upon our arrival, I checked in then waited. The nurse soon came to get me. She had taken my blood pressure 120 over 78, I then stepped on the scale to get my weight. We then talked about my breathing. I let her know it was fair, so she gave me the options of an inhaler with pretizone. I said I will give it a try. Because it is a steroid inhaler. At 10:00 I then checked out. I have to go back in six weeks. At 10:03 my father an I made a stop to look at tractors at M.S.P. for about ten minutes then we were on our way. At 10:20 we then stopped at Hannaford to see if my medication was ready to be picked, thankfully it was not. At 10:50 we then left Hannaford. At 10:55 we stopped to fill the car up with gas. At 11:05 we then stopped off at my father's piece land that he has where my sister keeps here camper to get some food that she had inside. Once we got closer to camp we took a ride to South Strong. At 10:45 we the arrived back at camp. I then read my after summary of my doctors appointment. At 12:00 I then had  a piece of corn, some cumbers, and tomato's for lunch. At 12:50 I then went to my camp to brush my teeth. I then slept from 1:00-4:10. Once I had taken a shower, I went into the main camp to bog before eating dinner. I then called it a day. 

My physical therapist was out sick

 My Thursday mooring began by making my bed. After doing so, I then I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 7:45 I began to do my back stretches. Once I was all loosened up I then took my shower and shaved and got ready for the day At 8:04 my mother called from work to let me know to call United Wheelchair. They let me know that I was not on the schedule. I then called WestSide to see what was going on, and they let me know that Dan my physical therapist was out sick. At 8:27 I then filled my empty pill containers. At 8:50 I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. At 9:26 I then toasted myself two slices of home made bread our neighbor brought over. I then put peanut butter and honey on each piece before eating. At 9:44 I then washed my dishes and picked up the kitchen. At 10:00 I then took and ice pack to my camp to put on my back. I did until 10:20 before brushing my teeth and putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had used my inhaler I then made my move in words with friends At 11:00 I was feeling so tiered that I had to lay down and rest. I had slept until 3:00. I then took my tablet and water bottle in the main camp to blog of my day. 

LET CELEBRATE

 My Wednesday morning began at 5:20 a.m. by going into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. I then had a bowl of cereal with banana ad a toasted biscuit with jam. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 5:52 to make my bed. I then shaved and took my shower so as to get ready fro the day ahead. At 6:20 I had put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 6:22 I began to do my back stretches. before leaving for WestSide at 7:30 a.m. I had arrived at WestSide at 8:45 a.m. I had sat in the lobby for fifteen minutes before going down to the kitchen for baking basics group. Today Keely had us three egg bacon quiche. We all had our part in the project. I had mixed some of the ingredients while other clients might have cooked the bacon for example. Once the prep was done we then put the quiche in the oven to bake. At 10:30 we then sat down to pick out a recipe for next week. Stuffed peppers was our choice. At 11:00 I then went out to the garden with another client to pick cherry tomato's tp go with our meal. At 11:25 we then sat down to eat. Once I had finished eating, I went to the lobby to catch my ride home at 12:00. I arrived back at camp after dropping off another client in Sabbattus  After each us told the driver our birthdays a day apart the driver said, "LETS CELEBRATE!" Once we dropped him off at 12:30 I arrived at camp 1:50. I then brushed my teeth and went to sleep from 1:55-4:23. I then took a shower getting comfortable for the evening, I then blog of my day before eating. 

A visit with my grandmother

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going into the main camp to drink a hot cup of apple cider while eating some fruit. I then had a bowl of cereal with half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 6:50 to make my bed. After doing so I then took my shower and shaved so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed, I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had used my inhaler, at 7:22 I began to do my stretches. At 7:45 I had finished doing so and then waited to leave for the chiropractor with my father. We did so at 815. On our way there we first stopped to fill the truck up with gas at 8:35 at Day Mart Gulf Station. We had arrived at the chirtopractor at 8:40. Once we had our adjustments my father we then went home so that my father could pick up some steaks for he and his friends Jim and Bruce to have a cook out at the lot my father owns. At 9:55 we then stopped to get potato salad for then to have at Food City in town. At my father dropped me off at the Pierce House so that I could visit with my grandmother. At 11:30 My mother had arrived. We then left shortly afterward so that my grandmother could eat. At 12:30 we had arrived at camp. I then had a bite to eat for lunch before going to my camp to rest. I had slept from once I had brushed my teeth from 12:45-4:15. I then took a shower so as to get comfortable for the night. After doing so, I then went into the main camp to blog before eating dinner. 

Taking a ride to King field

 My Monday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by getting dressed and going into the main camp to eat my fruit and drink a cup of hot cider. After doing so, I then had a banana sandwich with nutella and peanut butter. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my camp at 10:48 to make my bed and then put an ice pack on my back. At 11:00 I had brushed my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 1127 I had filled my empty pill containers before doing some reading. At 12:15 I began to do my stroke stretches. I then continued to stretch by doing my back stretches while listening to my audio book. At 12:55 I then left camp with my father to take a ride to King field to buy ice cream and rolls at a store called mainly provisions. At 2:15 we arrived back at camp. I had gone strait into my camp to lay down to rest. i had slept until 4:00. i then went into the main camp to have a bowl of soup and salad. At 4:40 I then returned to my camp to take a shower and get comfortable for the night. At 5:00 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.   

Not being able to sleep, Why?

 My Sunday morning began at 1:00 a.m. by taking two tylonol for a headache that I had since I went to bed last night at 9:00 p.m. I was still awake since then. Tossing and turning hoping my headache would go away on its own. At 1:00 a.m. I finally took two tylonol and finally went to sleep until 6:00 a.m. Once I was awake, I had taken my seizure medication and went right back to sleep and slept until 11:30 to make up for the sleep lost from last night. Once I was up, I then took a shower and shaved before making my bed. Once I was ready for the day, at 11:45 began to do my back stretches. At 11:50 I then went into the main camp. At 12:00 i then ate my fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. While doing so, I had a little seizure. Symptoms: sour taste in mouth, felt like vomiting, headache in the center of the back of my head. vision bury, lasting about thirty seconds but the side effects a little longer. At 12:10 I then had my bowl of cereal with banana and half of a toasted cinnamon english muffin. At 12:30 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops. After doing so, I had used my inhaler before starting in with my back stretches. At 1:00 I then continued to stretch by doing my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 1:20 I then went out on the camp deck with my parents and our friends Jim and Sandra. At 2:10 I had returned to my camp because a friend had called, so that we could talk. While talking, I had typed notes about my the seizure I had last night in my google docs, so as to tell my neurologist when my appointment comes up. At 3:15 I then went back into the main camp to go on the deck with my parents and Jim and Sandra again. At 3:53 we then all went inside to eat and talk. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 4:40 to put an ice pack on my back for twenty minutes. I then took a shower and got comfortable for the night before pulling up my blog at 5:20 so as to type of my day. 

A family reunion?

 My Saturday morning began at 10:20 a.m.  by going into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot chocolate. At 10:30 I then had a piece of cinnamon toast with an egg cup. Once I had finished eating, I then washed the dishes and picked up the kitchen. At 11:08 I then returned to my camp to put an ice pack on my back. After twenty minutes, I then brushed my teeth. At 11:50 I had put my eye and nose drops in before using my inhaler. At 12:00 I began to do my back stretches. I then continued to stretch by doing the stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 12:30 I then went on the main camp deck to visit and talk with my sister, Dan, Christen, Burt, and my parents. After thirty minutes I went in the main camp because a friend had called me. We talk for a while and then I said goo-bye to my sister and her friends at 1:56. At 2:00 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth and lay down to rest. I had slept until 4:18 before waking. I then went into the main camp to eat a salad then a spaghetti dish my sister had made for she and her friends. She always cooks like shes hosting a family reunion. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 5:00 to take a shower and get comfy for the night. After doing so, I then pulled up my blog at 5:30, and typed of my day. 

Calling Trevor

 My Friday morning at 6:00 a.m. by taking my seizure medication, since I had the day off I did not fight the drowsy feeling that the seizure medication gives and I slept until 11:00 a.m. Once I was up and dressed for the day, I had gone into the main camp to eat some fruit with a hot cup of apple cider. After doing so, I then had a french toast with maple syrup. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp to make my bed. At 11:42 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in a puff of air with my inhaler, I then sat down to fill my empty pill containers at 11:50. After doing so at 12:20 I then called the pharmacy to order a script. At 12:30 I then called Trevor my case manager for the devision of the blind returning his call. I had to leave a message. At 12:32 I then began to do my stoke stretches. At 12:45 I then began to do my back stretches. At 1:05 I then finished my stretches, I then decided to watch a movie. As I was doing so, I began to doze off, so I turned the movie off and went to sleep at 1:30 and slept until 4:40. I then went into the main camp to have soup for dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 5:15 to take a shower and shave and get comfortable for the night before puling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Holding a staggered stance in the parallel bars during P.T.

 My Thursday morning began on this second day of September at 6:30 a.m. by doinoog my stroke and back stretches. After doing so, I then went into the main camp at 9:30 to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. Once I had finished doing so, my father made me a dropped egg on an english muffin. with a half of a banana on the side. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 9:53 to take my shower and shave. Once was ready for the day ahead, I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. I then use my inhaler. At 10:20 I made my bed before putting laying down with an ice pack on my back. At 11:00 I then called Chelsey at the Devision of the Blind and left a message for her to call me back. I then listened to my audio book while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrive. Upon my arrival to WestSide for 11:00 a.m. right on the nose, with no time to spare, Dan was there waiting for me at the door. We had gone down to the gym together on the elevator. Once inside the gym, Dan had me first on the nu step for ten minutes. He then had me on the mat doing my back stretches. Dan the strapped a gate belt around me and had me walking around the hallway, so as to see my balance was walking heel to tow at a staggered stance, strait heal toe, and regular walking. We then went back to the mat to stretch once again before going into the parallel bars. He me standing one foot in front of the other to see how long I could do it. After several times  changing feet and stances, I then returned to the lobby at 2:00 to Calvin, the United Wheelchair Driver who would be taking my back to camp. I had arrived at camp at 3:20. Once inside my camp, I had taken a shower. Once I was comfortable, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Chicken and Broccoli

 On this first day of September that I began at 5:40 a.m. I had gone into the main camp to eat my fruit and drink my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to m camp at 6:00 a.m. to first make my bed. At 6:10 I then shaved and took my shower. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in a puff of air. At 6:50 I then put an ice pack on my back. At 7:30 Calvin from United Wheelchair had arrived to take me to WestSide. Upon my arrival at 8:40 a.m. I had given the mote my mother gave of the time and date of my next chiropractic appointment which I will have to be taking the day off. I sat in the lobby for twenty minutes before going downstairs to the kitchens and dining room. During cooking group with Keileigh I cooked the broccoli and the cake. while the other two clients bake the chicken recipe. Once the chicken was cooked, I then cut it up to put into the recipe. At 10:20 we then all sat down to look for a recipe for next week. We decided on a quiche. Once we had finished eating and things were picked up, I had gone to the lobby to meet my United Driver. We were soon on the road at noon. I had arrived at camp at 1:30. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then lied down to rest. I had slept uuntil 4:00 before waking. Once I had taken a shower, I then pulled up my blog at 4:25 and typed of my day before eating dinner.