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Sunday, July 31, 2022

Going on a road trip with my father

My Sunday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by getting dressed. I then went into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. After doing so, I then pork and gallet for breakfast. At 10:00 my father gave me a haircut. After doing so, at 10:20 I then went back into my camp to make my bed, Afterward I had brushed my teeth and shaved. At 10:40 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:50 I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 10:55 I then took a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed, I then put in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:30 I then left the camp with my father. We had gone through the towns of Strong, Avon, Philips, then finally arriving in Weld. We had gone into Dummer's Beach Campground to visit some friends. While there We saw Mike and Linda who notice me as we drove around the camp ground. We talked to them until 12:40. Michael did not know where his parents were, so we soon were on our way. At 1:00 we stopped at the Main station museum in Phillips. We then continued on our way. At 2:00 we arrived at camp. I then went into my camp to brush my teeth before going to sleep until 4:40.  

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Watching Sunday Mass

 I began my Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. by by getting dressed and going into the main camp, so as to eat my fruit and drink a hot cup of apple cider. After doing so, I then had an eeg sandwich with cheese for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 11:11 to make my bed. At 11:15 I then brushed my teeth. At 11:25 I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. aT 11:30 I began to do my back stretches. I then continued with my stroke stretches before siting down at 11:54 to fill my empty pill containers. At 12:00 I then read an article before watching the Sunday Mass from 12:30-1:00. I then went into the main camp briefly before returning to my camp at 1:15 to  lay down to rest. I had slept until 4:00 before waking. Once I had taken a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening,  I then pulled up my blog, so as to type of my day before eating dinner. 

Friday, July 29, 2022

Saying goog-bye to my grandmother one last time.

 My morning began at 7:30 a.m. by going into the main camp to drink a cup  of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. After doing so, I then had a toasted english muffin with with peanut butter and jam on the other half and a bowl of cereal with banana. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 8:00 to make my bed. After doing so, I shaving and taking a shower. Once I was dressed for the day, aT 8:36 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:00 I did my back stretches and put an icepack on my back. At 10:00 we left camp for Rum-ford. At 11:04 we had arrived at the cemetery meeting my aunt Joan and my sister there. The priest and the coroner were there also. There was nice tent set up with a picture of my grandmother and her urn. Once the priest had finished the ceremony, we then left the cemetery at 11:40. We stopped at a variety store along the way back to camp to fill the car up with gas. We arrived at camp at 12:50 and I went strait to bed. I had slept until 3:50 on the dot. Three hours exactly. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Another hefty workout during P.T.

My Thursday morning began at 7:40 a.m. by going into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After eating some peanut-butter and honey spread on a toasted english muffin, I then returned to my camp to make my bed. At 8:10 I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 8:21 I then took my shower so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I dressed, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 8:40 I began to do my stroke and back stretches. At 8:56 I then put an ice pack on my back. At 9:30 United Wheelchair had arrived to take me to WestSide. I had arrived at 11:20. At 11:30 I then went to the conference room. At 12:30 I then went to the dining area to eat lunch. Once I had finished eating, I then went to the gym to wait for my P.T. session with Dan at 1:00. During my P.T. session, Dan first strapped the gate belt around my waist, so as to start walking laps around the outside of the gym and kitchen. Dan then had me go back into the gym to go into the parallel bars. Dan started me off by raising my knees up and down as high as I could. Dan then had me side stepping on strips on the floor from pole to pole. We then back into the hallway to way forward and backward. Back into the parallel bars I went to step up onto the block of wood holding on with one hand. At 2:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the driver who would be taking me back to camp. I had arrived back at camp at 3:26. I went strait to my camp to lay down to rest. I had slept until 5:36 before taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening. At 5:55 I then went into the main camp to eat a plait of spaghetti. At 6:27 I then pulled. up my blog and typed of my day. . 

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Playing cribbage

My Wednesday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by getting out of bed to shave. Once I was dressed for the day, I then went into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. After doing so, I had eaten the other half of my hamburger from last night, along with some tomato's and cuke's. At 10:36 I then returned to my camp to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth. At 10:45 I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 10:57 I then put white strips on my teeth while filling my empty pill containers. At 11:17 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:40 I then took the white strips off my teeth before starting my stroke stretches. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon before going into the main camp at 12:20 to play two games of cribbage with my mother. At 1:00 I then returned to my camp to rest. I had slept until 3:40 before waking. I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:53 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day before eating dinner. 

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

A busy physical therapy workout

 My Tuesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of peach flavored tea. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana, along with a blueberry muffin. At 5:53 I then returned to my camp to make by bed. At 5:57 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before taking a shower. At 6:23 I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air, I then began to do my back and stroke stretches. At 6:38 I then finished getting ready for the day. I then watched the news. At 7:00 I then put an icepack on my back. At 7:30 United Wheelchair had arrived. Upon my arrival to WestSide at 9:00 a.m. I immediately went downstairs to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. Dan first had me walk four laps around the downstairs. He then had me in the gym side stepping. Dan then had me in the parallel bars with a block of wood, so as to step up and down upon it. Side stepping and forward and backward. At 9:25 Dan brought me some water, so as to take a break. Dan then told me to bring in the green Thera Band in exchange for the Red one, so that I can do my clam shell exercises with. I  then continued to side step on block, I then walked the hallway again. I then walked backward in the halls with the gate belt on. At 10:00 I then went to the conference room for games group. Today we played pay day with Skylar and Keileigh. At 12:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking me back to camp. At 1:43 I had arrived at camp. After some cottage cheese and fruit and a flavored water drink, I lied down to rest and slept from 2:00-4:50. I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner. After doing so, I then returned to my camp at 5:45 to blog of my day. 

Monday, July 25, 2022

Making an appointment with my primary care doctor

My Monday morning began at 10:00 by getting dressed for the day before going into the main camp. Before eating my fruit my mother had given me communion. Once I had eating my fruit and had a cup of hot apple cider, I then had a blueberry muffin for breakfast with jam. At 10:30 I then called my primary care doctor to set up an appointment at Farmington family practice for September 7th at. 10:00 a.m. They let me know to arrive at 9:45. I then returned to my camp at 10:54 to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:00 I then put my white strips on my teeth. I had left them on for thirty minutes. While there were on I had done my back and stroke stretches. At 11:30 I had ended my workout. I then took off my whited strips before sitting down to read. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon before returning to main camp at 12:30 to talk to my mother to talk about a friend hers that I also new that had past away. At 12:35, I then went into my camp to fill my empty pill containers. At 12:57 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:00. I then waited out a  severe storm that we were having. I then went into the main camp. I then went back to my camp to take a shower and get comfortable for the evening. I then went into the main camp at 4:27 to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then pulled up my blog at 5:03 and typed of my day.  

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Saying good-bye

 My Saturday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by getting dressed for the day. Once I had made my bed, I then shaved. At 10:00 I then went into the main camp to eat my fruit. After doing so, I then had a toasted blueberry muffin. At 10:00, I had returned to my camp to brush my teeth. Once I had put my eye and nose drops in, I then had taken in two puffs of air. At 10:30, I then took my I pad in the main camp with the A.C. I then said good-bye to my sister I then began to do my stroke and back stretches. At 11:18 I then put my white strips on my teeth before watching Sunday Mass on line. At 12:00 I then took the white strips off. After doing so, I then made my move in words with friends while watching a Hal-Mark movie, called a Grendon Fall Christmas. At 1:04 I then took the ice pack off of my back. At 1:30 my parents had arrived back to camp, I then went into my camp to rest. I had slept until 4:18. Once I had taken a shower, I had gone into the main camp to eat dinner. After doing so, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Saturday, July 23, 2022

A day filled with activity

 My Saturday morning began at 9:20 a.m. Once I had shaved, at 9:30 I began to do my stroke and back stretches. At 9:56 I then got dressed for the day, before washing my face. At 10:00 I then went into the main camp to eat my fruit and drink a hot cup of apple cider. At 10:10 I then had a bowl of cheereos with half of a toasted english muffin. At 10:50 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops. After doing so, I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:00 I then filled my empty pill container's. aT 11:20 I then went into the main camp where the air conditioner. At 11:27 I then put an icepack on my back, After doing so, I then filled my water bottle up with ice and water. At 12:20 I had returned to my camp to rest. I had slept until 2:00. I then went into the main camp to sit on the main deck to sit with my sister, aunt, and our friends Mark and Lisa. While on the deck we had odderves. At 3:50 I then went into the main camp to play a game of cribbage with my sister. At 4:11 we watched Hal--Mark. At 4:15 we all went out on the deck to eat oderves. My sister, Aunt, and our friend Mark then went into the lake While I sat on the deck with Lisa to show her my book. The others also went for a boat ride while I continued to show Lisa my book. At 6:15 I then returned to my camp to take a shower and blog of my day before eating captain's casserole that my aunt made with others 





 

Friday, July 22, 2022

Stopping at Giffords Ice Cream Shoppe

 My Friday i morning began at 10: . I slept in a little you could say. Once I was dressed, I then made my bed before going into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. At 10:45 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 11:08 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 11:26 I  began to do my stroke stretches followed by my back stretches. After doing so, I then took a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. At 12:00 I then left camp with my sister. We arrived at my parents lot at 12:28 where my sister parks her trailer for the summer. She had to drop off some things. At 12:36 we left the lot. We arrived at Giffords Ice Cream shop at 12:43. We each bought a strawberry frappe. After doin so, we made our way to Wal-Greens. We finally arrived at camp at 1:30. i had cone strait to bed and slept until 4:45. Once I had taken a shower, I then pulled up my blog at 5:00 and typed of may day before going into the main camp to visit with my aunt Joan and my sister Barbara. 

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Meeting my sister at camp

 My Thursday morning began at 7:30 a.m. by going into the main camp to drink a cup of hot cider while eating some fruit. After a eating an omelet and a slice of toast, I then returned to my camp at 8:00, so as to shave and take my shower so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 8:54 I had done my back and stroke stretches while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrive. At 9:50 my ride had arrived and I was soon on my way. I arrived at WestSide at I1:10. I had sat in the lobby until 11:30, then preceded to go the conference room for cribbage group. We played partners again today. Two games my partner and I lost. Luck of the draw, as they say. At 12:30 I then went to the lobby to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking me back to camp. i had arrived at 2:00. My sister had met me there. After a bite to eat. I then went into my camp to brush my teeth at 2:20 before laying down to rest. I had slept until 5:18. My sister had to wake me up, or I would have slept for the rest of the night. I then went into the main camp to play a game of cribbage with my sister before returning to my camp to take a shower and get comfortable for the evening I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day, before going back into the main camp to eat dinner with my sister. 

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

A tripped to the chiropractor

My Wednesday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I began to do my back stretches. At 7:15 I continued to do my stroke stretches. At 7:30 I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. Once I had finished doing so, i then had eaten half of a toasted english muffin with an egg cup. At 8:12 I then returned to my camp at 8:12 to brush my teeth and shave. At 8:30 I then took my shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler, before leaving camp with my mother at 10:15. We arrived home at 9:35, so as to meet my father, who had some things to do there earlier. At 10:15 my father and I had left the house, arriving at the chiropractor at 10:30. Once Dr. Roberts had made his adjustment, I then was on my way. At 11:02 my father had stopped to put air in my mothers tires at the tire mart. We arrived home at 11:15. At 11:27 I then left the house with my mother. We stopped at Hannaford along the way, I then stopped to picked a milk shake at Giffords.  We arrived at camp at 12:40. Once I had my pill containers filled, At I spoke to a friend before laying down to rest. I slept til 4:45. After taking a shower, I pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Meeting with Elizabeth the new recreational therapist

My Tuesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by. going into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking a hot cup of tea. After eating a bowl of cereal with banana and a toasted english muffin, I then returned to my camp to shave and take a shower. After doing so, I then had brushed my teeth. At 6:25 I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in some air with my inhaler. At 6:10 I began to do my back and stroke stretches. I then took the sheets off of my bed. At 6:50 I had put an ice pack on my back while waiting to leave for WestSide. At 7:30 United Wheelchair had arrived. I had arrived at WestSide at 8:50. I had gone directly down to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. Dan first had me walking around the downstair perimeter of WestSide four times around. We then went back into the gym to ride the Nu Steip eight minutes. I then took a rest before walking the downstairs perimeter of Westside. Dan then had me back in the Gym in the parallel bars. doing some exercises. I then walked the halls again before doing some seated exercises on the mat. At 11:00 I then went to the conference room for games group. Keileigh played skip bo with some clients while skyla payed Monopoly with the rest of us. At 12:00 I then went into the dining area to eat my lunch. After. doing so, at 1:00 I then met with the new recreational therapist Elizabeth. She and I spoke about what goals that I would like to work on an my interests. She then suggested that we meet two one hour sessions per week. She also mentioned if there weree any other group therapy that I might be interested in like fishing group ect. At 2:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United driver who would be taking me back to camp. I arrived at camp at 3:30. took a shower so as to get comfortable then pulled up my blog at 3:47 and typed of my day. 

Monday, July 18, 2022

Making grilled cheese sandwiches and onion rings during cooking group

My Monday morning began at 5:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then did my back stretches before going into the main camp at 5:30. Once inside, I had eaten my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cidere. Once I had finished a bowl of cereal with banana, english muffin, and a glass of orange juice, I then returned to my camp at 6:10 to shave and take a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. I then put in my eye and nose drops drops before taking in some air. with my inhaler. i then continued to do my back then stroke stretches. At 7:23 I had left the camp for WestSide. I arrived at 8:45 going strait to the gym for my physical therapy appointment with Dan. Dan first strapped the gate belt around my waist, so as to walk around the perimeter of the down stairs six laps. We then went into the gym to work on balance in the parallel bars by side stepping from a block onto a foam mat. Dan then had me walk around the hall again before finishing the session at 9:40. Dan then told me to go to thee lobby because he was going to do a fire drill. He told me that he just announces it over the intercom now and everyone meets in the lobby instead of making a loud drill beeping sound. He then said to me that Keileigh is going to get mad at him for taking up some of her cooking group time. At 10:00 I then went to the kitchen to sit for a half hour to wait for cooking group to start. I had a half hour break. At 10:30 the other two clients and Keileigh came downstairs for cooking group. We first cut onions. we then dipped them into a batter to make onion ring. taking turns putting them into the hot oil. Once the onion rings were made we then made our own grilled cheese and turkey meat sandwiches. Once we had finished cooking we then looked for next weeks recipe before eating. At 12:00 we then ate. keileighh then told us there will be no WestSide next Monday due to a staff outing day. At 12:30 once things were picked up I went to the lobby at 1:30 to meet the driver who would be taking me back to camp. I arrived at camp at 2:00. Once my mother had given me communion, I lied down to reast and slept until 4:10. Once I had taken a shower, I then went into the camp to eat dinner with my parents. After doing so, I retuned to my camp at 5:16 to blog of my day. 

Sunday, July 17, 2022

Feeling inspired to write a poem

My Sunday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by getting dressed for the day ahead. Once I had made my bed, I then went into the main camp to drink a hot cup of cider while eating my fruit. I then had some left over scrambled eggs with bacon. Once I had finished my breakfast, I then returned to my camp at 10:15 to brush my teeth. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I had taken in two puffs of air and shaved. At 10:35 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:45 I then did my stroke stretches. Once I had finished my workout, I had watched net flix from 11:05-12:00. While doing so, I had an ice pack on my back. At 12:00 I went to sleep and slept until 3:00. Once I had written a poem, I then filled my empty pill containers. At 3:30 I then went onto the main deck to look at the scenery of the lake. At 4:15 I then went into the camp to watch Hal-Mark while waiting to eat. At 5:00 I then ate dinner with my parents. After doing so, I then returned to my camp at 5:25 to take a shower before blogging of my day. 

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Eating breakfast with my family and a friend

My Saturday morning began at 9:15 a.m. by going into the main camp to drink a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit with my mother, sister and her friend Dan. After doing so, we then had eaten a breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast. Once we had finished eating, my sisters friend Dan had left camp. I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:35 I then made my bed. At 10:40 I had put white strips on my teeth while doing my back and stoke stretches. At 11:11 I had finished my workout. At 11:15 I then watched Sunday Mass until 11:45. I then went into the main camp briefly before returning to my camp at 12:00 to put my eye and nose drops in. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. I then lied down to rest, and slept from until 3:30. I then went into the main camp to play a game of cribbage with my mother. while eating a snack of cheese an crackers. After our game of cribbage, I then returned to my camp at 4:10 to take a shower and get comfortable for the evening. After doing so, I pulled up my blog at 4:25 and typed of my day before eating dinner. 

Friday, July 15, 2022

Taking a ride with my sister

 My Friday morning began at 10:10 a.m. by getting myself dressed for the day. I then went into the main camp, to eat my fruit and drink a hot cup of cider. At 10:31 I had a pizza squash with cheese bread, which I am be sured to hold me for the rest of the day. At 10:50 I then went back into my camp to brush my teeth and shave. I then washed my face before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I had made my bed. At 11:33 I had left for King-Field to go grocery shopping with my sister at Mainly Promotions Food Store. My sister thought it would be nice to get me out to go for a ride. A change of scenery sort of speak. Upon ou arrival, while my sister was in the store shopping, I did my upper body stroke stretches. We had left the store at 12:27 arriving back at camp at camp at 12:47. My mother and I then said good-bye to my sister, as she left to go back to her camper parked on my parents piece of property in Farmington. At 1:05 I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. After doing so, I then returned to my camp and slept from 1:35-4:50. After doing my back stretches, I had taken a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 5:15 I had pulled up my blog, so as to type of my day.

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Winner two games of cribbage

 My Thursday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by doing my back and stroke stretches. Aet 7:30 I then went into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. After doing so, I then had and egg with sliced tomato with some bacon and english muffin. Once I finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 7:50 to brush my teeth and shave. After doing I then took my shower so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I had put my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air. aT 8:30 I had watched net flix while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrive to take me to WestSide. Carol had arrived at 10:00. I had arrived at WestSide at 11:30. I had gone to the game room for cribbage group we played partners. Skylar and won both of the games played. At  an12:30 I then left to go to camp. I arrived at camp at 2;00. After a lunch of kayl, peanut- butter and jelly, and a hard boiled egg I lied down to rest and slept from 2:35-4:55 Once I had taken a shower, I then blog of my day before eating dinner. 

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Getting my stiches out

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then began to do my back and stroke stretches. At 8:30 I then went into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. I then had peanut-butter and honey on a toasted english muffin. aT 9:00 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth and shave. At 9:12 I had taken a shower, so as to get ready fro the day ahead. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air. Once I was ready to go for the day, I had left the camp 11:00 with my father for a chiropractic appointment at 11:30 at Dr. Roberts office. We had arrived at on time. Once we had our backs adjusted, My father then took me to Main General Medical Center to see Doctor Kenny to have my stitches out. Upon our arrival at 1:00, I had gone inside. Once Dr. Kenny checked over his procedure, then nurse then took the stitches out. She then put on strips. She said they should come off by themselves in two to three days. At 1:30 we then left the Medical Center. At 1:40 we stopped at a big apple store to get a bit to eat. At 2:00 we stopped at an Irvin station to fill the car up with gas. We arrived at the camp at 2:55. I then went into my camp at 3:11 to sleep until 5:30. Once I had taken a shower, I then went into the main camp to eat dinner with my sister and parents. After doing so, I then returned to my camp 6:26 to blog of my day. 

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Winning three games of cribbage during games group

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going into the mainp, so as to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot chocolate. After doing so, My father had made me an omelette for breakfast with an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp to make my bed. At 6:30 I then shaved and took my shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. After doing so, I then put my eye and nose drops in before doing my back stretches. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I watch net flix while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrive. They did so at 8:00 a.m. I had arrived at WestSide at 9:00. I sat in the lobby for an hour while waiting to go to games group at 10:00.. During games group, I had played three games of cribbage with another client, while the other clients played Yahtzee. At 11:00 I had played sequence with some clients while the others played the card game uno. At 12:00 I had gone to the lobby to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking me back to camp. It was Carol. I had arrived back at camp after dropping off two other patient's of other facility's at 1:55. Once I had eaten a little lunch, I then retuned to my camp at 2:13 to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 2:13 and slept until 4:15. Once I woke, I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. After doing so, I had gone inside to eat dinner. aT 5:19 I had returned to my camp to blog of my day. 

Monday, July 11, 2022

Making brownies

My Monday morning began at 5:30 by going into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. After doing so, I then had at toasted english muffin with cream cheese along with a bowl of cereal. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 5:57 to make my bed. Once I had shaved and had taken my shower, I continued to get ready for the day ahead. Putting in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I began to do my back stretches at 6:23. At 6:33 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 6:40 I had finished my workout. I then watched the news while waiting for United to arrived. At 8:30 Buzz from United arrived. I had arrived at 9:40, goit straight to the receptionist thinking that I had to have my temperature taken, she replied, "we do not have to do that any more." I then sat in the lobby to wait a little before going downstairs to the kitchens for cooking group. At 10:30 I then made my way down to the kitchens for cooking group. For the recipe that we were making today I had to cut up dried tomato's. I then made some brownies for dessert while the other clients continued to make the main course. At 11:25 we then took a break while waiting for the meal to cook. At 11:45 we then sat down to eat. Once I had finished eating and the kitchens, I sat to eat my lunch. After doing so I went to the lobby to catch my ride back to camp. Come to fins out I did not have a ride scheduled. I hate that when that happens. I had to wait for a while before one could be found. While waiting, I had played cribbage with Betsey the new O.T. A ride soon. was found for me. I  then was on my way back to camp. I had arrived at camp at 3:00. I immediately went into my camp to rest and slept until 5:10. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I went into the main camp to eat dinner. After doing so, I had returned to my camp at 6:04 to blog of my day. 

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Visiting some friends

My Sunday morning began at 10:30 a..m. by going into the main camp to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so, I then returned to my camp to get dressed for the day into my day clothing and make my bed. After doing so, I then returned to the main camp to eat a bowl of cereal with banana with a toasted english muffin with peanut butter on each slice. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my camp at 11:07 to brush my teeth. At 11:18 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At. 11:23 I then did my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 11:32 I then began to do my back stretches. I had finished my workout at 11:52. I then listened to my audio book while waiting to leave the camp with my father. I then filled and empty pill container before leaving camp with my father at 12:22. We took the long way stopping in area towns of Phillips, Weld, Mexico, Then arriving at our friend Jims house in Rumford at 1:30. We stayed until 2:27 then arriving at our friend Bruces house in Dixfield at 2:42. We stayed to visit with Bruce until 3:28. We then backtracked our way back to camp arriving at 4:30. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable, I then went into the main camp to sit on the deck with my parents before eating at 5:17. At 5:38 I then went into my camp to blog of my day. 

Saturday, July 9, 2022

Watching Sunday Mass

My Saturday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by into, I then went back into my camp to make my bed. At 10:18 I then shaved before going back into the main camp to eat my fruit and drink a hot cup of apple cider. At 10:50 I had eaten roast beef, egg, and cheese on a slice of toast, along with some tomatoes and lettuce. Once I had finished eating I had returned to my camp at 11:15 to brush my teeth. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:30 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 11:42 I continued with my back stretches.. At 11:54 I had filled some empty pill containers that I had before watching this weekends Sunday Mass. At 1:00 I then lied down to rest and sept until 4:20 before waking. After taking a shower, I then puled up my blog and typed of my day before going into the main camp to eat dinner. I then soon called it a day. 

Friday, July 8, 2022

Working on my book

My Friday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the main camp, so as to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of tea. I then had two slices of cheese bread toasted with jam on it along with some home fries and kielbasa. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 10:20 to brush my teeth. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops in I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:30 I had made my bed before starting in with my back stretches. At 10:45 I then went into the main camp to get my mail. At 10:50 I then returned to my camp. I then started to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 11:00 I then began to read my mail. At 11:40 I then put whited strips on my teeth. While they were on, I had worked on my book. I did so for an hour before ordering some medication. At 12:50 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:12. I had a headache before laying down, so it does not surprise me that I slept that long. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I then went inside the main camp to eat dinner with my parents. After eating a fish sandwich with home-fries, I then reeturned to my camp at 5:30, so as to blog of my day. 

Thursday, July 7, 2022

Losing a game of cribbage with my partner

My Thursday morning began at 7:54 a.m. by going into the main camp, so as to eat my fruit and drink a hot cup of cocoa. After doing so, I then had eaten a bowl of cereal with peanut butter and honey spread on two slices of small toast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 8:24, so as to make my bed. I had then shaved and showered, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I had cleaned my bathroom, I began to do my back stretches. At 9:00 I then did my stroke stretches. Once I was loosened up I had put an ice pack on my back. At 9:10 I had put my eye and nose drops in. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I left on United Wheelchair for WestSide. I had arrived at 11:00 a.m. on the dot just making it for the start of cribbage group. I had gone strait to the conference room. We had played partners. Skylar and I against the two other clients. Once we had played a game I then went to the lobby and asked the receptionist for next weeks schedule on the way out. I had arrived at camp at 1:50. After a lunch of pea soup and crackers, I went to my camp to lay down to rest. After brushing my teeth, I had slept from 2:13-4:30. After taking my shower and getting comfortable forthe evening, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day before eating dinner. 

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Playing games with my sister

 My Wednesday morning began at 9:50 a.m. by getting drest fro the day then going into the main camp Once inside I had eaten my fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. After doing so, I had eaten a scramble egg with some home fries. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 10:20 to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:43 I had made my bed before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air, I began to do my back stretches. At 11:12 I had put some white strips on my teeth before continuing with my stretches. At 11:12 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 11:30 I had finished my workout, then taking my white strips off my teeth. At 11:33 my sister had arrived. At 11:45 she and I had played three games of tock. and one game of cribbage. At 1:58 I then enjoyed conversation with my parents and sister. At  2:37  I then sat down to eat an early dinner with my parents and sister. Once we had finished eating, I had returned to my camp to take a shower so as to get comfortable for the evening before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

My P.T. workout with Betsy

 My Tuesday morning began 5:30 a.m. by going into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana with a toasted english muffin. At 6:00 I then returned to my camp to make my bed. After doing so, I then shaved before brushing my teeth. 6:15 I had taken a shower so as to get ready for the daay ahead. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 6:35 I then began to do my back stretches and stroke strethes. Once I had finished doing so, I then listened to my audio book while waiting to United Wheelchair to arrive. Buzz had arrived at 7:30. I had arrived at WestSide at 8:40. Once inside, I had gone strait to the gym for my P.T. session. Dan was out for the day, so Betsy the new O.T. covered the session. Betsy first had me walking outside. We then went back into the gym to go into the parallel bars to step on the mat onto the block. Betsy then had a me side stepping over cones in the hall. We then played a game of cribbage to end the session. At 11:00 I then went to the conference room for games group. West Side bought new games for games group. Sequence and Sorry. I was in the the group that played the game Sorry. At 12:00 I then went to the lobby to catch my ride back to camp. It was Buzz. We arrived at camp at 1:17. After eating an ear of corn with some salad and kayl, I then went to my camp to rest. I slept from :1:53-4:15. Once I had taken a shower, I then went into the main camp to have a snack. At 5:07 I then ate dinner with my parents and sister. After doing so, I then returned to my camp at 5:45 to blog of my day. 

Sunday, July 3, 2022

A restful Sunday at camp

 My Sunday morning began at 9:30 by going into the main camp, so as to eat some fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana with a toasted english muffin with jams spread on each piece. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 10:04 to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:20 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After doing so, I then had put and ice pack on my back while watching Sunday Mass on line. At 11:08 I then put white strips on my teeth while doing my back stretches. At 11:32 I then began to do stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 11:45 I then finished my stretches then taking my white strips off of my teeth. At 11:47 I then fill my empty pill containers before ordering a script the I was running low on. A12:00 I then had lied down to rest and slept until 2:30. I then went into the main camp to receive communion from my mother. At  2:48 I began to watch a movie on net flix. At 3:11 my mother came into my camp to play two games of cribbage. At 4:15 I then went into the main camp to sit on the deck while my father B B Q chicken for dinner. At 4:40 We then went inside to eat. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp to take a shower and get comfortable for the evening. After doing so, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Saturday, July 2, 2022

Pew I smell a skunk

My Saturday morning began at 11:00 a.m. Once I was dressed for the day, I. had gone into the main camp to drink a cup of tea while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had biscuits with jams and peanut-butter, and nutella. At 11:45 I then returned to my camp to to make my bed. Once I had brushed my teeth and shaved, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 12:10 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:15 I then put white strips on my teeth. At 12:45 I then took them off before sitting down to fill my empty pill containers. At 1:04 I then I had gone into the main camp to play two games of cribbage with my mother. and I "SKUNKED!" her both games. At 1:56 I then returned to my camp to rest. I had slept until 4:51 before waking and taking a shower, so as to get comfortable for the night. At 5:17 I then went into the main camp to eat dinner. At 6:00 I then returned to my camp to blog of my day . 

Friday, July 1, 2022

Going to the pharmacy to pick up my inhaler

My Friday morning began at 9:20 a.m. by getting myself dressed for the day before making my bed. I then went into the main camp at 9:30 to drink a hot cup of apple cider while eating some fruit. After doing so, I had eaten a dropped egg on a slice of toast. On the side, I had some cut up tomato's with cottage cheese. At 10:05 I had returned to my camp to brush my teeth and shave. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops I had taken two puffs of air before ordering my inhaler. At 10:45 I had put white strips on my teeth while I filled my empty pill containers. At 11:01 I had put some clean laundry away before sitting to read. At 11:23 I had finished reading. I then took the white strips off my teeth. At 11:30 I had done my back stretches before leaving camp with my father at 11:50. We arrived home at 12:20 to do a load of laundry. While home I had called the pharmacy to see if my inhaler was ready. They let me know that it would be ready in an hour. I then listened to music off my computer at home while waiting to leave. My father and I had left the house at 1:27. We arrived at the pharmacy at 1:40 to pick up my inhaler and some other medication I had ordered. At 2:20 we had arrived at camp. I had gone strait into my camp to get comfortable, so as to lay down and rest. I had slept from 2:27-4:20 before waking. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I had gone into the main camp to eat dinner with my parent's. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp to blog of my day.