Playing chess

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then two homemade blueberry muffins that my mother just made with a bowl of cereal. At 6:58 I then brushed my teeth before taking a shower and getting ready for the day ahead. oNCE i had shaved, I then put in my eye and nose drops. I then took two puffs of my inhaler before purring an ice pack on my back. At 8:15 I spoke to a friend on the phone while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrive. i had arrived at WestSide at 10:30. During chess group I had played two games of chess and got beat. I love the game, but I am not a pro. At 12:30 I then went into the lobby to take my medication before going home. I arrived home at 1:45. Once I had put on some comfortable clothing, I then had something to drink. Once I had brushed my teeth I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 4:07 before taking a shower. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

A day filled with medical appointments

 My Monday morning began at 6:15 a.m. by making my bed before taking my shower. I then shaved and got dressed and out the door I went. I could not take any medication what so ever. I was on my way to Franklin Memorial Hospital for fasting lab work for my neurologist with my father. We arrived at the hospital at 7:00 a.m. Once I had checked in, I then just sat down to wait. I was soon my turn to have my arm stabbed. Once I had two vials drawn, I then was on my way. At 7:30 my father and I stopped to pick up something to eat for breakfast. At 7:45 we then left the parking lot of the restaurant that we had eaten the breakfast in. At 7:50 we then made a stop at Height Chevrolet. about my farther's plow. We then finally arrived home at 8:12. Once I had put on some comfortable clothing, I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air. At 8:25 I did my back stretches. At 9:10 I began to do the stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 9:10 I then decorated my bedroom with some Christmas decorations. At 9:20 I then wrote out my yearly Christmas letter before calling my pharmacy on some medication that I had ordered. At 10:26 I then left the house with my father to go to the chiropractor for an emergency visit. Upon arrival at 10:40, I went right in. Dr. Roberts saw me right off. I was way off and had several adjustments made. It was so bad, I have to go back Wednesday. We had left the chiropractor at 11:18. We arrived at pharmacy at 11:21 to pick up my medication. At 11:48 we arrived home. After a bite to eat, I then returned to my bedroom to put on something comfortable. I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept from, 12:20-3:30 I then took a shower before eating dinner. I the returned to my bedroom to blog of my day.  

Writing out some Christmas Cards

 My Sunday morning began at 9:40 a.m. by making my bed. I then went into the kitchen, so as to eat some fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. After doing so, at 10:03 I had a bowl of hot cereal with a half of a tasted english muffin with jam. At 10:11 I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:30 I then began to do my back stretches. At 10:50 i then did my stretches that I have been doing since I had my last stroke. At 110:55 I then put some clean laundry away before siting down to fill my empty pill containers. At 11:15 I then ordered some scripts that I was running low on. At 11:50 I then watched Sunday Mass online. At 12:18 I then began to write out my Christmas cards. At 1:38 I was feeling hungry, so I went into the kitchen to make myself half of a turkey sandwich. Once I had finished eating, I then brushed my teeth and lied down to rest. I had slept from 2:00-4:30 before waking. I then took a shower and shaved before eating dinner. At 5:24 I had returned a call to a friend who had called earlier. We talked until 5:25. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

writing out Christmas cards

 My Saturday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot cider. I then had a scrambled egg with a pice of toast. at 9:42 I then went to my bedroom to brush my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then made my bed.  At 10:05 I then wrote out some Christmas cards until 11:10. I then did my back stretch's. After doing so at 11:43 I began to write out my Christmas cards. At 1:20 I then had a snack. After a half turkey sandwich, I then brushed my teeth. At 1:37 I lied down to rest and slept until 4:30. I then took a shower to get comfortable before eating. At 5:00 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

A neurological appointment

 My Friday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then began to do my back and stroke stretches. At 6:30 I then went into the kitchen so as to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After a bowl of cereal with banana and a slice of toast, I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. At 6:50 I then shaved  before taking my shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed and ready to go, I then had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. I then sat down to watch a Hal-Mark movie while waiting to leave for Scarborough with my father to go to a neurology appointment. Before doing so, I had called the pharmacy to order my inhaler. At 8:15. I had left the house with my father. At 9:45 we had stopped at the rest stop in Gray for a while. We then arrived at the doctors office at 11:00. Once I was inside and screened for covid-19, I then saw Lisa my neurologist. Sh is like a physicians assistant is to a doctor. I first meet with the nurse then Lisa. We talked about how my three seizure meds are doing fo me and if I had any seizures since our last appointment. I then let her know that I have had a few, but they were not that bad. She let me know that she would like me to have lab done before taking my seizure medication first thing in the morning Monday. Depakote, Vimpat, and Clobazam. At 11:30 I then left the doctors office with my father. On our way home we stopped off at my aunts house to pick up my mother. She had rode to her house with her from the thanksgiving weekend this morning. My father and I had picked her up. At 1:00 we stopped to pick up a bite to eat on the way home. At 1:43 we arrived home. Once I was in comfortable clothing, I then brushed my teeth and lied down to rest, sleeping from 2:00-4:30. I then had eaten dinner before returning to my bedroom to brush my teeth. aT 5:25 I then did some reading before puling up my blog and typing of my day.

Happy Thanksgiving

My Thanksgiving morning began at on this Thursday morning at 9:00 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 scrambled egg with a toasted blueberry muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to as to brush my teeth. After doing so, I then put in my nose and eye drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:48 I then made my bed before doing my back stretches. At 10:13 I then began to do my stroke stretches. At 10:24 I then took out all of my medication to fill my empty pill containers. I then called the pharmacy to fill some scripts that I was running low on. At 11:40 I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 12:00-2:30. Once I was awake, I then went into the kitchen tp drink a milk shake while eating some roll ups. At 2:55 I then took out all of my medications to write them down for my doctors appointment tomorrow. I then wrote down the dates that I had seizures. At 4:18 I finished doing so. Once all of my medication was put back, I then took a shower an shaved, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 5:00 I then went into the kitchen to eat a Thanksgiving dinner with my family. Once we had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

A Thanksgiving Celebration at WestSide

 My Wednesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking a hot cup of cider. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a half of a toasted english muffin. At 6:38 I then returned to my bedroom to make my bed. At 6:40 I then began to do my back stretches. before taking a shower and getting ready for the day ahead. At 6:55 I had taken my showered and shaved. Once I was dressed and ready to go, I had put in my eye. and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 8:40 I then left the house to go to WestSide. Upon my arrival at 9:40 I had sat in the lobby for twenty minutes to wait for the Thanksgiving special event to begin at 10:00. At 10:00 all the clients went into the conference room with Laura, Keely, Skylar, and Mindy to first do some Thanksgiving Trivia. At 10:20 I then they then had us doing a thanksgiving craft. We had to paint a piece of wood, color of our choice. We were then given a Thanksgiving stencil to put on the wood to paint the stencil, so as to have a design on the wood. At 12:15 we then had eaten our turkey feast. Turkey, stuffing yams, and potato with gravy. Once we had finished eating, we then either had a piece of chocolate cream pie, pumpkin pie, or apple pie. At 1:10 we then played bingo for prizes. At 3:00 we then went to the lobby and went home. I had arrived home at 4:00. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable, I had eaten dinner with my parents before pulling up my blog and type of my day. 

An appointment at the eye doctor

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then began  doing my back stretches. At 6:30 I started in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 7:00 I then went into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a toasted blueberry muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 7:15 to brush my teeth. At 7:25 I then took my shower and shaved so as to get ready for the rest of my day. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I had taken two puffs of air. Once I was dressed and ready to go, at 8:00 I then sat down to wait for my parents. At 9:00 we had left the house headed for Lewiston. We all had eye appointments at optometric associates to get our eyes checked. We arrived at the eye doctors at 10:15. Once we had called to let them know that we were in the parking lot, they said come on in. Once our temperatures were taken we then sat down. My mother and I were seen first. since I see a different doctor them my parents, my mother and I could go at the same time. I see an eye doctor that specializes in brain injury. The nurse first took me in to ask me questions and read the eye chart. She then then put pffs in my eyes. I then saw Doctor Henry. He first had me read the chart one eye at a time and both eyes. then with different lenses. He then checked other things before leaving and let me know that we will check your fields of vision next year. I then went to pick out new frames for my reading glasses and button glasses. At 12:40 we then left the eye doctors. At 12:50 we then made a stop before continuing on our way home. 2:08 we arrived home. Once I was comfortable, at 2:20 I then went to bed. I had slept until 4:42. Once I had taken a shower, and was comfortable, I had gone into the kitchen tp have a bowl of soup for diner. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Doing my back stretches

 My Monday morning began at 9:54 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so, I then had a toasted chocolate chip muffin with a shambled egg. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:38 to take the sheets off of my bed. I then made my bed the mattress pad and pillow cases and and made the bed bed with all fresh bedding. I then put on my electric blanket on for the winter months. At 11:00 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of. my inhaler, I then lied down to rest at 1:00 and slept until 3:00. After doing my back stretches, I then had a snack before taking a shower and getting comfortable for the night. At 4:00 I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating at 4:30 I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day.  

Having a great conversation with my grandmother

 My Sunday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of hot cocoa while eating some fruit. I then had two toasted blueberry muffins with jam. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 8:30 to brush my teeth. After doing so, I then made my bed. At 8:40 I then took a shower and shaved so as to get ready for the day ahead. At 8:45 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. I then did my back stretches before filling my empty pill containers for the week. I then order some medication that I was running low on. At 9:56 I had left the house with my mother, she had dropped me off at the Pierce House before going to church, so that I could visit my grandmother. I had arrived at the Pierce House at 10:05. My Grandmother and I first talked a little, then watched a Christmas movie on the Hal Mark channel. At 11:30 my mother arrived after church to give my grandmother and I communion. We then stayed while my grandmother ate lunch. At 12:30 my mother and I left the Pierce House. I had picked up something to eat on our way to Hannaford. Upon our arrival at 12:40, my mother went into shop while I stayed in the car to eat. Once my mother had finished shopping we had left Hannaford at 1:30. We had arrived home at 1:43. Once the groceries were in the house, I then went into my bedroom to put on something more comfortable. I then took two tylenol. I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:50 and slept until 4:50. After taking a shower, I had put some clean loungers on. I then went into the kitchen to eat a bowl of soup. aT 5:50 I. then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

A visit from my sister

 My Saturday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so, at 10:06 I then I had two chocolate chip muffins for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:20 so as to brush my teeth, I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken two puffs of air, I then made my bed.  At 10:43 I began to do my back stretches. Once I had finished doing so, I then went into the kitchen to start making cookies. Once I had the cookies rolled out, I then stuck them into the oven to bake. At 11:45 my sister had arrived so as to fix my computer. She came up to visit my grandmother. She stayed briefly, fixed my computer, made herself a sandwich, and was soon on her way. At 12:30 my sister was on her way. At 12:35 I then a leftover slice of pizza for lunch. At 1:00 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept until 4:00 before waking. Once I had taken a shower, I then sat down to do some reading, I then watched the Sunday Mass before eating dinner. After doing so, I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Happy Anniversary to my parents

My Friday morning began at 5:00 a.m. by doing my back stretches. After doing so, I then went into the kitchen to drink a cup of hot cider while eating some fruit. I then had a bowl of granola with half of a banana in ti along with a half toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 6:20 to brush my teeth. At 6:30 I then took my shower and shaved so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed and ready to go, United Wheelchair arrived shortly afterward at 7:00. I arrived at WestSide at 8:20. I had sat in the lobby until 9:00 while waiting to go downstairs to the kitchen for cooking group. Four other clients and I had made a pizza today. We all had our part in preparing it too. from spreading the dough, to chopping the veggies, to chopping and cooking the sausage, to spreading the sauce. Once it was finished and put together we then had to cook it. While it was being cooked we played card games. we Then all sat down to eat.Once we had finished eating,  we had some clean up to do. We then were given a couple of leftover pieces to take home.  At 11:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the driver who would be taking my home. At 12:15 I had arrived home. As I was walking through the door my parents thanked me for the flowers that I given  to them for their anniversary that had arrived this morning while I was at WestSide. I then went  strait to my bedroom to get comfortable and lay down to rest. I had slept from 12:30-4:03. Once I had taken a shower, I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 5:10 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Playing three handed cribbage

 My Thursday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 7:00 I then went into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking my. hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a toasted english muffin. At 7:20 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. At 7:25 I then took my shower and shaved, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed and ready to go, I then put in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. United Wheelchair soon arrived at 9:40 to take me to WestSide. Upon my arrival at 11:00 a.m. I had gone to the conference room with Skyler for cribbage group. There were three clients in the group, so we played tree handed cribbage. After the game, I then returned to the lobby. Kala had given me my schedule for next week before leaving. I will be going only one day. It will be the Thanksgiving feast on Wednesday November 4th. I then hopped into the United Wheelchair Van and was on my way home. Upon my arrival home at 1:10 I had put on something comfortable before drinking a protein drink. I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:40-4:45. I then took a shower before eating dinner at 5:10. After doing so, I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Calling the florist

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:15 a.m. by waking to a phone call from Kala the receptionist at WestSide Neuro Rehab to let me know that Dan would not be there tomorrow. That means that I do not have any physical therapy. Once I was woke by the call, I had stayed up to eat some fruit while drinking a hot cup of cider. At 8:30 I then had half of a banana sandwich with peanut butter. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to take the sheets off of my bed, so as to put clean ones on and make it. At 8:45 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 had put some clean laundry away. At 9:05 I then cleaned my bathroom. At 9:40 I had filled my empty pill containers before starting in with my back stretches. At 10:30 I then made a batch of Christmas cookies. At 12:00 I then brushed my teeth and lied down to rest. I had slept until 3:00  p..m. Once I was awake, I then called River side florist to order flowers for my parents anniversary. After doing so, I then spoke to a friend until 4:00. I then took a shower, thus getting comfortable for the night. At 4:25 I then had eaten dinner. After doing so, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:00 to blog of my day. 

My first day of chess group

My Tuesday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then went into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot chocolate. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot hot cereal with half of a toasted english. At 7:30 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then preceded to do my back stretches before taking a shower and shaving. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I then put some clean laundry away. I  then put in my eye an nose drops before using my inhaler. At 8:35 I had lied down with an ice pack under my back while listening to my audio book. At 9:24 I then left the house on United Wheelchair arriving at WestSide at 10:50. At 11:00 I had gone to the client lounge for chess group. I had a long drawn out match with another client that did not come to an end. you talk about stress. I think next week I be the one to sit out and watch while the other two play. At 12:30 I then left WestSide. At 1:45 I then arrived home. After drinking a shake, I then returned to my bedroom to get comfortable and brush my teeth. At 2:00 I lied down to rest. I had slept until 4:30. After taking a shower, I then ate dinner before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Sending a Thanksgiving Day card out to my Grandmother

 My Monday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to drink some tea while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had a slice of french toast. At 10:00 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 10:55 I then made my bed before doing my back stretches. I then sent out a Thanksgiving Day card to my grandmother. At 11:30 I had baked off some Christmas Cookies before watching the news at noon. At 12:30 I had brushed my teeth before laying down to to rest at 12:40. I did so until 3:55. After taking a shower, I then went into the kitchen to eat a salad. I then had a plate of spaghetti. At 5:10 I had returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and typed of my day. 

Rush Rush, No time to exercise

 My Sunday morning began at 8:00  a.m. I had gone into the kitchen to eat some fruit while while drinking a cup of hot cider. After doing so, I then At 8:26 I then had some scrambled eggs with half of a toasted english muffin. At 8:47 I then returned to make  my bed. Once I had brushed my teeth, I had put in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler before sitting down to fill an empty pill container. After taking a shower and getting ready for the day At 9:52 I then left the house with my mother as she was to drop me off at the Pierce House on her way to church, so that I could visit my grandmother. I had arrived at 10:20 In my grandmothers room. We spent the hour talking about our week. Mom soon arrived giving us each communion. At 12:18 my mother and I left the Pierce House. At 12:20 we had stopped at Wal Greens before arriving home at 12:40. Once inside, I put on something comfortable before having a bowl of soup. aT 1:10 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:15-4:15. Once I had taken a shower, I had eaten dinner. At 5:35 I then watched Sunday Mass online. At 6:11 I pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Making Christmas Cookies

 My Saturday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 9:56 I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:23 I then made my bed before starting in with my back stretches. At 10:44 I then began to do my stroke stretches. At 10:56 I then cleaned my bathroom before sending out a thanksgiving card to a friend. At 11:30 I then made a batch of Christmas cookies. Chocolate Chip cookies with red and green M&M's in them. I will bake them off tomorrow when the batter is a little more firm. At 12:20 I then went to my bedroom to lay down to rest. I had slept until 4:09 before waking and taking a shower and shaving,  thus getting comfortable for the night. After doing so, I then went into the kitchen to eaet dinner. I then returned to my bedroom at 5:05 to. pull up my blog and type of my day. 

An easy day

 My Friday morning began at 10:20 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so, I then had an egg with an half of a toasted english muffin with some home fries. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 11:06 to make my bed. At 11:10 I then brushed my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 11:25 I began to do my back stretches. Then at 11:48 I had filled an empty pill container. At 12:00 I had watched the news at noon before putting some laundry away at 12:30. I then did some reading before putting an ice pack on my back. I then had a snack of apple juice and roasted pumpkin seeds while watching a Hal Mark Christmas movie until 2:27. After doing so, i lied down to rest and slept until 4:25. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the night, I had gone into the kitchen at 4:45 to eat dinner. At 5:00 I had pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

changing the sheets on my bed

My Thursday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by calling United Wheelchair to see if my ride was cancelled for today. It was. After doing so, I then went into the kitchen to drink my cocoa while some fruit. At 7:40 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and go back to bed. I had slept from 7:45-11:30 before waking. I then went into the kitchen to to eat the snack that I had packed for today if I had know that I was cancelled. Peanut butter and gran crankers. After doing so, I then had an apple. At 12:10, I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and take the sheets off of my bed. At 12:20 I had taken out all of my pills to fill my empty pill containers. At 12:45 I then made my bed with clean sheets. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 1:15 I began to do my back and stroke stretches. At 1:40 a friend had called, so we talked while I had snacked on some popcorn. At 2:10 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 4:30. I then took a shower and got comfortable for the evening. At 4:54 I then went into the kitchen to eat a salad before dinner. At 5:12 I had a bowl of soup I then returned to my bedroom at 5:30 to blog of my day. 

Catching up on some needed rest

 My Wednesday morning did not start off all that well. It began at 1:00 a.m. by taking two tylenol. I still not had fallen to sleep from being sick. After the two tylenol, I went right to sleep and slept until 10:30. I then had a cup of cocoa while eating my fruit. At 10:40 my father had made me and omelet with english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 11:10 to make my bed and brush my teeth. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:30 I then put some clean laundry away before starting in with my back stretches. At 11:45 I then did my stroke stretches before cleaning my bathroom. At 12:10 I then took out all of my medications to fill my pill containers. I then ordered some medication. At 12:35 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:33. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable, I then went into the kitchen to eat a bowl of soup with my parents. At 5:37 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Picking up my medication

 My Tuesday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then I then had a bowl of cereal with half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to put some clean laundry away. After doing so, I then made my bed. At 10:48 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 11:07 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:35 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 11:45 I grabbed an ice pack and put it under my back while laying on my bed. At 12:38, I then left the house with my father to take a ride to Hannaford to pick of my medication and some groceries. At 1:15 we then left the grocery store, arriving home at 1:25. Once inside my bedroom, I then put on some comfortable clothing and lied down to rest. I had slept from 1:30-4:21. Once I had taken a shower and shaved, I then went into the kitchen at 4:40 to eat dinner. At 5:30 I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

My P.T. session with Elizabeth so Dan the Physical Therapy Assistant can keep working with me

 My Monday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking a hot cup of cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana with at half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 7:30 to brush my teeth. At 7:45 I then took a shower and shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then finished getting dressed before calling United Wheelchair to see what time that I would be pick up this morning. 12:00 noon. At 8:20 I began to do my back stretches. After doing so, I then put and ice pack on my back from 8:50-9:20. I then left the house with my father for the chiropractor. We arrived at Dr. Roberts office at 9:30. Once I had my back adjusted, we then returned home, arriving at 10:20. I then watched the Hal-Mark channel until 11:30. I then had a little snack before starting the dishwasher. At 12:00 United Wheelchair arrived to take me to WestSide. New schedules are out for the winter months. I will be going Monday, Thursday, Friday now instead of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. I arrived at WestSide at 1:20. Once inside, I had gone strait to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. We had gone through my stretches before I met with Elizabeth the Physical Therapist so Dan can keep working with me. During my session with Elizabeth, we talked about my back stretches. She let me know to do some of my back stretches twice per day. We then worked on balance in the bars. She had me standing on a mat wit my feet close together for one minute. She then leet me know that she would add some stretches and give them to Dan. Elizabeth and I then went out into the hallway to walk heel to toe. At 2:30 we then said good-bye and see you next mont. I then went to the lobby to meet the driver who would be taking me home. I arrived home at 3:40. Once in the house, I took a shower, got comfortable then had a bow of soup for dinner. At 4:30 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Taking a ride to camp with my father

 I began my Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then went into the kitchen  to drink a hot cup of cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I had eaten a bowl of hot cereal with banana with half of a toasted english muffin. At 10:28 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth After doing so I then preceded to do my back and stroke stretches. At 10:58 I then took my shower and shaved. Once I had done so, I had put in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. Once I was dressed and fully ready for the day ahead, I then lied down on my bed with an ice pack under my back. At 12:15 I had left the house with my father to take a ride to camp. We had arrived there at 12:37. Once we did what we had to do, we left camp at 1:30. At 1:35 we stopped at Our Village Market to pick up a couple of waters to drink along the way home. At 2:11 we arrived home. Once I was comfortable, at 2:20 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 4:40 before waking. I then took a quick shower to wake up before eating a spaghetti feast with my father. At 5:30 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

changing the clocks back

 My Saturday morning began at 8:45 a.m. by taking a shower and shaving so as to get ready for the day ahead while drinking my hot cocoa. At 9:15 I then went into the kitchen to eat some fruit. At 9:20 I then had a bowl of hot cereal with half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom 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 9a:45 our friends Jim and Bruce had arrived. while my father gave each of them a haircut, I talked with the other. At 10:50 my father then gave me a haircut. At 10:45 I then returned to my bedroom to do my stretches. first back then stroke. At 11:21 I had put an ice pack on my back. At 12:00 I then made my move in words before falling to sleep at 12:20. I had slept until 3:20 before waking. I then went all around the house to set the back. I then went out to eat with my father. Once we returned home, I had taken a shower and got comfortable for the night. I then watched church on line, before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Talking to internal medicine to have a mication refilled

 My Friday morning began at 7:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to drink a cup of hot cider while eating some fruit. I then fixed myself a bowl of cereal with banana and a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I returned to my bedroom at 10:00 to brush my teeth. After doing so, I then put in my eye and nosed drops. Once I took in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I began to do my back stretches. I continued to workout by doing my stroke stretches. At 10:47 I then put an ice pack on my back for twenty minutes while listening to my audio book. At 12:00 I had watched the news before going to sleep. I had slept from 12:30-3:00. I then called St Mary's Hospital which is connected with internal medicine in the town in which I live about a medication refill. At 3:30 I then took a shower so as to get comfortable for the evening before eating dinner. At 4:15 I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog, so as to type of my day. 

Wishing a friend a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"

 My Thursday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen, so as to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, at 7:30 I then had a bowl of hot cereal with banana and a toasted biscuit. At 9:54 I then 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 I then called my mother at work. Once off the phone, I began to do my back exercises. At 10:35 I then started in with my stroke stretches. After doing so, I then put an ice pack on my back for ten minutes. I then looked out my bedroom window to watch my father saw up some wood for the winter while listening to my audio book. At 11:45 I then wished a face book friend "HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!!!" At 12:30 I then received a call from a friend. We talked until 1:10. I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept until 4:15. At 4:30 I then took a shower and got comfortable for the night. I then had a bowl of onion soup with croutons and cheese. At 5:30 I returned to my bedroom to fill my empty pill containers .  After doing so, I then called the pharmacy to order my script. At 6:00 I then pulled up my blot and typed of my day. 

Going to Scarborough with my father to see a doctor about my back

 My Wednesday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so, I then made myself an egg cup with at toasted muffin. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom at 9:34 to brush my teeth. I then took my shower and shaved so as to get ready for my day ahead. At 10:20 I began to fill my empty pill containers while waiting to leave the house with my father at 10:40 for Scarborough to see a doctor about my back. Along the way we stopped at Hannaford at at 10:57 to pick up some medication that I had ready. At 1:20 we arrived at the doctors office in Scarborough. The nurse first took my blood pressure 123 over 82. I then saw the doctor. He said for now yow seem to be doing quite well, but if you have any problems in the future, do not hesitate to call. At 2:15 we then left the office. On the way home we stopped to get gas at 4:00 before arriving home at 4:15. Once inside, I then took a shower so as to get comfortable for the night. At 4:30 I then order some medication that I was running low on. At 5:00 I then ate dinner. MM MM spaghetti. At 5:50 I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

What means a lot to you?

My Tuesday Morning began at 6:30 a.m. by doing my back and stroke stretches. At 7:15 I then went into the kitchen to some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had and egg cup with a toasted biscuit. At 7:46 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before taking my shower and shaving so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed and ready to go, I then put in my eye and nose drops taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 8:30 I then listened to my audio book with and ice pack on my back. At 9:15 United Wheelchair had arrived to take me to WestSide. I had arrived at 10:50 I had sat in the lobby for ten minutes before going to the dinning area for creative writing. Today Laura first had us do a ten minute free write about what we did last night, how our ride is was, and how we were feeling today. She then had us write about something that means a lot to us. Mine was a red chirp whistle. Laura asked me to bring it in next week. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat lunch. At 12:30 I sat in the kitchen to talk to John who had lunch duty from 12:30-1:00 and I was the only client in there. We talked. about how I use poetry to help with memory. At 1:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. Today he first had me walk the hallway looking for numbers and letters on the walls.We then went back into the gym into the parallel bars to stand on the rbber mat and to step up on to the box with my eyes open and eyes closed. Dan then had me walk within the bars. At 2:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking me home. We had to pick up two more clients at another rehab next door and dropped them off along the way. I finally arrived home at 4:00. Once I had taken a shower, I then ate dinner. At 5:00 I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Trying to get back on line

 My Monday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to have a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. At 9:45 I then had toasted biscuits with molasses. Once I had finished eating, at 10:04 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:12 I then made my bed before baking off my coconut kiss cookie batter. Once my cookies were finished, I the mixed another batch called things. These cookie are no bake cookies. At 12:50 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and lay down to rest. I had slept from 12:55-3:30. Once I was up, I then began to do my back and stroke stretches. aT 4:15 I then took a shower, before putting some clean laundry away. At 4:45 I then ate dinner. At 6:00 I then called my sister to help me get back connected on my computer so that I could blog. Once I finished blogging, I called it a day.