Don't count the days, make the days count.

Sunday, December 31, 2023

chatting to friends on messenger

My Sunday morning began at 9:12 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit and drink a cup of hot cocoa. At 9:28 I had eaten a bowl of oatmeal with a slice of toast for breakfast. At 9:45 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and made my bed. At 10:00 I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:00 I then watched church on line. At 10:30 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:00 I started to do my stroke stretches. At 11:05 I had finished my workout and began to work on my sticker book. At 12:00 I then shaved. At 12:15 I then messaged people on messenger . At 1:00 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:30. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. While doing so, we had odderves. before eating dinner. At 5:00 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Saturday, December 30, 2023

watching Church

 My Saturday morning began at 9:50 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of oatmeal with a slice of toast with jam. At 10:40 I then returned to my bedroom to make my bed and brush my teeth. At 10:53 I then shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air at 11:07 I sat down to fill my empty pill containers. At 11:40 I then cleaned my bathroom. At 12:00 I began to watch a movie, but started to get tired at 12:30, so I brushed my teeth and lied down to rest at 1:30 and slept until 4:00. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I went into the kitchen at 4:15 to eat dinner. I then returned to my bedroom at 44:555558 to brush my teeth bbefore watching Sunday Mass on line. After doing so, I then pulled up my blog at 5:26 and typed of my day. 

Friday, December 29, 2023

Talking to Billy the receptionist at WestSide to see when I a scheduled to go in next week

My Friday morning began at 9:25 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I began to do my back. stretches. I then called WestSide and spoke to Billy the receptionist to see when I was going in next week. He had told me, Tuesday 9-11 and Wednesday 10-12. At 10:07 I then went into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, at 10:20 I then had half of a stuff egg and half of a banana sandwich. At 10:30 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 10:45 I then put some clean laundry away. At 11:00 I then read article before shaving. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:30 I continued to read before receiving a call from a friend. We spoke briefly, I then lied down to rest. I slept from 1:05-3:45. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then went into the kitchen at 4:00 to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating a bowl of salmon chowder, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:48 to blog of my day. 

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Working on my sticker book.

 My Thursday morning began at 9:40 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 10:00 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana with a slice of toast and a glass of orange juice. Once I had finished eating breakfast, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:15to brush my teeth and make my bed. At 10:34 I put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:37 I then filled my empty pill containers up. At 11:00 I then shaved before starting in with my back stretches. At 10:35 I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 11:45 I then had some party mix for a snack. I then brushed my teeth before watching the news at noon. At 12:30 I then worked on my sticker book for fifteen minutes before laying down to rest at 12:45. I slept until 3:10 before waking. After taking a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening, I went into the kitchen at 3:40 to eat dinner. At 4:20 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

My first day back to WestSide since my concussions in late August

My Wednesday morning began unexpectedly at 8:00 a.m. by United Wheelchair arriving in my driveway. I jumped out of bed as quickly as I could. Once I was dressed and washed my face, I brushed my teeth and grabbed a banana on my way out the door. I arrived at WestSide at 10:00 a.m. just in time for my P.T. assessment with Caryn. Once inside the gym, I put my things down and the P.T. assessment began. Caryn first had me in the parallel bars doing some side kicking. She then had me doing forward and backward kicking. Caryn then had go over to the new step to cycle for ten minutes. Caryn then had me walking laps out in the hallway. At 11:00 I then went into Milo's office for a counseling assessment. We spoke about my interest and goals that I might like to get out of returning back to WestSide. At 12:00 I then went home on United Wheelchair. I arrived home at 1:30. Once I was comfortable, I then had something to eat. Once I had finished eating, I returned to my bedroom at 1:40 to brush my teeth, I then lied down to rest. I slept until 4:10 before waking and taking a shower. Once I was comfortable, at 4:55 I sat down, pulled up my blog and typed of my first day back to WestSide. 

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Putting Christmas Decorations away until next year

My Tuesday morning began on this day after Christmas at :30 a.m. by saying good-bye to my sister and aunt Joan. At 7:445 I then had some fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 8:02 I then had two eggs, and a slice of toast with some pepperoni with a slice of banana. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 8:20 to brush my teeth and shave. After putting in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 8:50 I  then made my bed. At 9:00 I began to do my back stretches I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 9:30 I had filled my empty pill containers before watching a movie on hal-mark while working with my sticker book. At 11:30 I had finished my sticker book and then put some Christmas decoration that I had in my bedroom away until next year. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:30 I then went to sleep and slept until 3:40. After taking a shower so as to get comfortable for the evening, I went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 3:53 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Monday, December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas 2023

My Christmas morning began at 8:30 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then shaved before going into the kitchen. At 8:53 I had eaten my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 9:05 I then had a two egg omelet with some fried bologna. Once I had finished eating, At 9999:25 I had returned 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 watched Christmas Mass online. At 10:13 Church ended. At 10:20 I then lied down to go back to sleep and slept until 11:30. At 11:40 my mother arrived home from church, thus giving me communion. I then began to do my back stretches. At 12:00 i then watched the "Santa Claus" movie. At 1:00 I then went into the kitchen, I then returned to my bedroom at 1:10 to take a shower and get comfortable. At 1:45 I sat by the Christmas Tree to open gifts with my family. At 2:33 we finished doing so At 3:22 I sat down to play a game of tock with my sister and aunt Joan. At 4:40 We all gathered around the dining room table to eat Christmas dinner. Once we finished eating, at 55:10 I returned to my bedroom to blog of my Christmas day. 

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Christmas Eve

 My Sunday morning began at 9:44 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. After doing so, At 10:20 I then had peanut-butter and honey on a toasted english muffin. At 10:40 my sister arrived for Christmas Eve and Chritmas Day. At 10:45 I then made my bed before shaving. Once I was dressed for the day, at 11:15 I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, att 11:16 I then sat down to fill my empty pill containers. At 12:00 I then watched Sunday Mass on line. At 12:40 I began to do my back stretches. At 1:00 I then went into the kitchen with my parents and sister to have odervs for lunch. Stuffed eggs, vegetables and dip, yogurt, with a glass of egg nog. At 1:38 I then went to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept until 3:20 before waking and taking shower so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:05 I then gathered with my family while eating oderves. Afterdoing so, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:00 to brush my teeth before blogging of my day. 

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Taking a ride to camp

 My Saturday morning began at 99:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a hot cup of apple cider while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with a slice of toast with jam. At 10:00 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and make my bed. At 10:11 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:27 I then shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I got dressed for the day ahead. At 11:10 I left the house with my father. At 11:34 we stopped at U S cellular. At 12:00 we arrived at the dump. At 12:20 we stopped at Jack's Trading Post to fill the truck up with gas. At 12:37 wwe arrived at camp to check things out. At 1:15 we arrived home. Once inside the house, I went strait to my bedroom lay down to rest. I slept from 1:20-2:50. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I then wen into the the kitchen to eat dinner. After doing so, at 4:00 I hen returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Friday, December 22, 2023

Reaching out to a friend

 My Friday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then went into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking my caramel flavored hot cocoa. At 10:00 I then had tomato's, cucumber's, with  egg, spam, and cheese  between a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:20 to brush my teeth. After putting in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:40 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:55 I then read an article. At 11:00 I then message a visually impaired friend of mine who was reaching out to all of his friends on face book because he was feeling lonely this time of year. At 11:35 I finished my message to my friend. At 11:40 I began to do my back stretches. At 122:00 I then continued with my stroke stretches, While watching the news. At 12:50 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:34. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then went into the kitchen to dinner. At 4:27 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Thursday, December 21, 2023

A bad headache

 My Thursday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana with half of an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I returned to my bedroom at 9:30 to brush my teeth. At 9:40 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:45 I then made my bed. At 9:55 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:15 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 10:20 I began to work my upper body. At 10:23 I then filled my empty pill containers. At 11:00 I then shaved before sitting down to work on my sticker book while having an icepack behind my back. At 12:00 I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept until 3:26. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 4:20 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before taking two tylenol for a headache that I was having. After doing so, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Trying to stay in shape before I start my therapy's back up again at Goodwill Neuro Rehab at Westside

 My Wednesday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. After doing so, I then had three crepes for breakfast. At 10:30 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and make my bed. At 10:45 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:50 I then had shaved. At 11:00 I began to do my back stretches, i then continued with my stroke stretches. Once I was all loosened up I began to do my upper body weight exercises. At 11:30 I started to work on my sticker. book, while watching the "Santa Clause" movie. At 1:00 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:30. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I went into the kitchen at 4:00 to eat dinner. Once I had finished doing so, I had returned to my bedroom at 4:55 to blog of my day. 

Working on my sticker book while watching "The Santa Claus" movie

My Wednesday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of apple cider while eating my fruit, After doing so, I had eaten three crepes for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, at 10:30 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. At 10:42 I then made my bed before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in some air with my inhaler, I then shaved before starting in with my back stretches at 11:00. At 11:17 I continued with my stroke stretches. At 11:22 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to do my weight exercises. At 11:30 I then began to work on my sticker book while watching the movie The Santa Claus. At 1:00 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:30. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I pulled up my blog at 4:00 and typed of my day. 

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Doing my back stretches

My Tuesday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of cocoa while eating my fruit. After doing so, I then had some crepes for breakfast. At 10:50 I returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. After doing so, I had put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then made my bed. After putting some laundry away, I then shaved. At 11:25 I had filled my empty pill containers. At 11:45 I then clean my bathroom. At 12:17 I began to do my back stretches. At 1:18 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:40. Once I had taken a shower, I went into the kitchen at 4:00 to eat dinner. Once I finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:45 to blog of my day. 

Monday, December 18, 2023

A rainy windy day with on and off power outages

My Monday morning began at 9:550 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. At 10:13 I then had a slice of toast with scrambled eggs with potato and vegetables. At 10:30 I then returned to my bedroom to put some clean laundry away before brushing my teeth. At 10:45 I then shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 11:00 I then made my bed before doing my back stretches. At 11:30 I continued with my upper body workout doing my weight exercises. At 12:00 I then watched the news and all the flooding that is happening in the state. At 12:30 I then continued to watch a Christmas movie before laying down to rest.I slept from 1:05 to 3:06 before waking. At 3:11 I then took a shower before sitting down to eat a bowl of soup for dinner. At 4:12 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Watching church

My Sunday morning began 9:40 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with a slice of toast with jam. Once I had finished eating at 10:20 I started the dishwasher. I then returned to my bedroom to make my bed. At 10:25 I had brushed my teeth and shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I sat down to watch Sunday Mass on line. At 11:30 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:45 I continued with my stroke stretches. At 11:55 I then worked my legs and arms with my weight exercises. At 12:05 I had finished my workout. I then put and icepack on my back while sitting in my recliner while working on my sticker book. At 12:45 my mother arrived home from church thus giving me communion. At 1:00 I then had some cottage cheese while drinking a glass of egg nog. At 1:45 I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept until 3:36 before waking. After taking a shower, at 4:00 I then ate dinner. Once I had finished eating, I returned to my bedroom at 4:30 to blog of my day. 

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Lights out!!!

My Saturday morning began at 9:11 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had an egg, avocado, and some fish for breakfast. At 10:05 I then returned to my bedroom to brushed my teeth and shave. At 10:25 I then put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air, at 10:30 the power went out. There was still enough day light so I began to do my back stretches. At 10:50 I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 11:00 I then put some clean laundry away before starting in with my weight exercises. At 11:05 I then I then finished my workout. At 11:35 I then did my sticker book until 1:15. I then went into my bedroom to lay down to rest. I slept until 3::15 before waking. I then took a shower, thank goodness the power came back on when I was sleeping. Once I was comfortable for the evening, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day before eating dinner. 

Friday, December 15, 2023

A quiet day

My Friday morning began at 9:52 a.m. by calling WestSide. I spoke to th receptionist Billy, asking him on my start date. He let me know that Terry had to give out her report first, then WestSide will give me a call for my start date. Once off of the phone I then went into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup hot cocoa. At 10:18 I then had peanut-butter and honey on a slice of toast. At 10:45 I then returned to my bedroom to message a friend or two. At 11:00 I then brushed my teeth. After putting in my eye and nose drops I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:30 I began to do my back stretches, I then I continued with my stroke stretches. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:30 I then read an article. At 1:00 I then brushed my teeth and lied down to rest. I slept until 4:00. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then ate dinner. At 4:52  I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Watching Christmas movies

My Thursday morning began at 8:50 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating my fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with a slice of toast with jam. Once I had finished eating, at 9:30 I then took the rest of my hot cocoa to my bedroom to watch the movie "A Crown For Christmas." At 9:50 I then brushed my teeth before starting in with my back stretches at 10:00. At 10:20 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:30 I then watched the movie "The Santa Claus." while working on my sticker book. At 12:10 I then had some cottage cheese with a glass of egg nog. At 12:40 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:00. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. Once I finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:00 to blog of my day. 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Writing out Christmas Cards

My Wednesday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. At 9:53 I then had a slice of french toast. At 10:15 I then signed to and from stickers to place on gifts for Christmas. At 10:30 I then brushed my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 10:45 I then made of some Christmas cards. At 11:15 I then put the album out with pictures of the year I played Santa for my cousins kids. At 11:20 I then made my bed. Once I had shaved, I then filled my empty pill containers. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:53 I brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept until 3:10. After taking a shower, I had eaten dinner. At 44:00 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Having my P.T. and O.T. evaluation's today

My Tuesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had an egg sandwich between two english muffin halves. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:45 to brush my teeth. At 6:00 I then made my bed before starting in with my back stretches. I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 6:17 I then had shaved before taking a shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day ahead, I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I took in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I sat down to listen to my audio book while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrive. Riding long distances still gives me a headache since my two concussions. At 7:30 United had arrived, and I was soon on my way. At 9:00 I arrived going strait to the gym for my P.T. eval with Cary. During the session Caryn Cary tested my balance, strength, and en-durance. In doing so, I pushed my leg against her arm and walked the hallway as many laps as I could. After the assessment, Caryn said that we would start at two sessions per week then bump it up to three. At 10:00 I then went to Natelllie's office for my O.T. evaluation. She first gave me two hand grips to squeeze. I then squeezed each one to see the difference in strength in comparison to each side. She then determined what we could work on to help me week side. We also talked about working on other things like budgeting , writing grips trength, and cooking. Once my O.T. evaluation was finished, at 11:00 I then went home. I arrived home at 12:08. At 12:15 once I was comfortable, I went into the kitchen to eat lunch. At 12:40 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept from 12:50-3:30. I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 3::50 I then returned to my bedroom to take my shower and get comfortable for the evening. At 4:15 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Monday, December 11, 2023

My first day back to WestSide

 My Monday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana, with half of of an english muffin with jam. At 5:50 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. Once I had made my bed, at 6:10 I began to do my back stretches. At 6:20 I then took a shower, so as to get ready fro the day ahead. Once I was dressed, I then put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. I left for my first day back to WestSide since my two concussions on United Wheelchair. Upon my arrival at 9:00 I went into Sam's office for my recreational therapy assessment. She reevaluated my interests before playing a game of cribbage which we were not able to finish. At 11:00 I then had my speech therapy assessment with Emma. Emma asked me about my swallowing problems since my last stroke, I told her I have a hard time swallowing some of my medications. She then did some association and attention testing with me. At 11:00 I then went home. I arrived home at 12:15. Once I had a bite to eat, I then returned to my bedroom at 12:30 to brush my teeth and get comfortable. At 12:40 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:00. After taking a shower, I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 4:50 I then called United Wheelchair to see if my pick up time and location was o.k. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Watching church

My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with a toasted english muffin with peanut-butter and honey. Once I had finished eating, I then went to my bedroom at 9:30 to brush my teeth. At 9:40 I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After making my bed, I sat down at 9:50 to read an article. At 10:20 I then watched the Sunday Mass. At 11:00 my father gave me a haircut. At 11:30 I began to do my back stretches. I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 12:00 I began to watch a movie. My mother arrived home at 12:30 from church. She then gave me communion. I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:40. After taking a shower, at 4:00 I went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 5:50 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Making my bed with clean sheets

My Saturday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. After doing so, I then had a slice of toast, once, and some home-fries. Once I had finished eating, at 10:00 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:40 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:47 I then took the sheets off of my bed and made it with clean ones. At 11:15 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:38 I then began to do my stroke stretches. At 11:50 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began my weight workout. Once my workout was complete, I worked on my sticker book until 12:20. I then went into the kitchen to have a bowl of soup with a glass of egg nog. At 12:47 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. At 12:55 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:04. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 5:00 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. After doing so, I went online to watch Sunday Mass for the weekend. 

Friday, December 8, 2023

An appointment at the eye doctor

My Friday morning began at 6:40 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so, I then at 6:56 a.m. I had a bowl of oatmeal with half of an english muffin with jam. Once I had finished eating at 7:05 I then returned to my bedroom to make my bed. At 7:10 I then shavved and brushed my teeth. After doing doing so, I then took a shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day ahead, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At :15 I then put some clean laundry away before leavving the house at 8:45. with my parents for the eye doctor. Upon our arrival at 10:00 I was taken into a room to have my field of vision test done with Bobby. I never realized how blind I really was. She had me stare into screen resting my chin on something as I stared at a red light. I waited for dots to pop up on the screen everywhere. no dots were appearing My vision is bad. After the test Doctor Henry drew a diagram of what I could ss. Bobby then put two puffs in my eyes. I then read an eye chart. She then took my blood pressure. I then saw Dr. Henry. He told me my field of vision has stayed the same. Thank goodness. No changes needed after he tested my eyes with new lenses as I read an eye chart. I then had my eyes dilated. At 12:30 we left the doctors office. At 1:15 we stopped to get gas before arriving home at 1:56. I went strait into the house, put on something comfortable and lied down to rest and slept from 2:0044:15. After taking a shower, I then had a bowl of soup with a grilled cheese. At 5:17 1 then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Having a glass of egg nog with a salad while watching the news at noon

My Thursday morning began at 8:50 by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit whil e drinking a cup hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana and half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating. I then returned to my bedroom at 9:22 to make my bed and brush my teeth. At 9:35 I then shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. At 9:50 I took in two puffs of air with my inhaler before sitting down to fill my empty pill containers. At 10:15 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:37 I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 10:46 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to do my weight exercises. At 10:50 I then took a break and worked on my sticker book. At 11::45 my mother arrived home from work. At 12:15 I then had a salad for lunch with a glass of egg nog while watching the news. At 12:45 I then brushed my teeth and lied down to rest. I slept until 3:50 before getting up to take a shower and get comfortable for the evening. At 4:08 I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 4:55 I then went to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Going to WestSide for my intake testing to get reinstated after my concussions

 My Wednesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. After doing so, at 5:40 I then had a toasted english muffin with jam along with a bowl of cereal an banana. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 6:00 to make my bed and brush my teeth. At 6:05 I then shaved before doing my back stretches. At 6:25 I then to a shower, so as to get ready my day ahead. Once I was dressed and ready to go, at 6:45 I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 7:00 I then sat down to wait for my father to leave the house to go to WestSide for my Intake testing and interview with Doctor Mac and his student Milo. We left the house 7:30  arriving at WestSide for 8:45. I sat in the lobby until 9:00 to wait to meet with Dr. Mac. I then met with Milo the intern. I first did some memory testing like repeating a sentence once it was read to me. I then looked at pictures then tried to remember as much of it as I could and try to draw it. We also discussed my history of brain injuries and there is a lot. We then talked about going back to WestSide to work on O.T. P.T. and Speech therapies. I will be working only one on one therapies at first no group therapy for a while. At 10:30 I then left WestSide with my father. We stopped at the rusty lantern to get a sandwich to eat. At 11:55 we arrived home. I went strait to my bedroom to brush my teeth and lay down to rest. I slept until 2:50. My brain was so tired from all of the testing.After taking a shower, I then pulled up my blog at 3:09 to type of day. 

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Getting my covid booster

My Tuesday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of peppermint cocoa. At 9:55 I then had ham, tomato, cheese, catchup, mayonnaise broiled on a slice of toast with half of an avocado on the side. At 10:15 I then made my bed. At 10:18 I then had brushed my teeth and shaved before taking a shower. At 10:50 once I was dressed and ready to go for the day, I had put some clean laundry away. At 11:36 I left the house with my father to go the chiropractor. We arrived at 11:50. Once we both had our adjustments, My father took me to the pharmacy so that I could get my yearly covid booster. We arrive at the pharmacy at 12:33. Once I had filled out the paper work, the pharmacist then gave me my covid booster. While at the pharmacy I had picked up some medication that I had ordered. At 1:13 we had left the pharmacy. At 1:15 we had stopped to fill the car up with gas at the gulf 7 days mart. After doing so we continued our home. We arrived home at 1:30. Once inside the house, I had gone strait to my bedroom to get comfortable before laying down to rest. I slept until 3:33. Once I had taken a shower and put on some clean comfortable clothing for the night, I went into the kitchen at 4:00 to eat dinner. After doing so, at 44:30 I returned to my bedroom to blog of my day.  

Monday, December 4, 2023

Working on my sticker book

My Monday morning began at 9:15 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. At 9:35 I then had eaten some left overs from the night before. At 9:55 I then brushed my teeth before making my bed. At 10:13 I then put in my eye and nose drops  before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:15 I began to do my back stretches. I then continued doing my upper weight exercises. At 10:40 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 10:50 I finished my workout. At 11::00 I then sat down to do my sticker book. At 11:26 I then watched Home Alone while doing my sticker book. At 12:15 I then had a glass of egg nog before laying down to rest at 1:30. I had slept until 4:00 before taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening. At 4:24 I then had a bowl of hamburger soup for dinner. At 5:00 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Working on my sticker book while watching the snow fall

 My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. At 9:15 I then had peanut butter and honey on a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:30 to brush my teeth. At 9:40 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After doing so, I then made my bed before putting some clean laundry away. At 9:55 I then shaved before sitting down to fill my empty pill containers for the week ahead. At 10:25 I had called the pharmacy to to have two scrips filled. At 10:35 I then began to do my back stretches. At 11:20 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 11:30 I sat down to work on my sticker book. At 11:52 my mother arrived home from church and gave me communion. I had watched Sunday Mass last night after I had blogged. I then continued working on my sticker book until 12:20 before laying down to rest. I slept until 3:00 before waking. Once I was up, I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:25 I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. Once we had finished the game, we sat down to eat a bowl of homemade Hamburger Soup on a cold snowy evening. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:25 to brush my teeth. I then sat down to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

Saturday, December 2, 2023

folding Christmas letters to put in Christmas cards to be mailed

My Saturday morning began at 9::00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had ham, egg, and cheese between a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:355 to make my bed. At 9:45 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I took in two puffs of air with my inhaler at 10:00 I organized the letters that I wrote and made copies of to put in cards to send to people so that I could mail them today. At 11:12 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:30 I then worked my upper body. At 11:34 I then did my stroke stretches. At 11:43 I had finished my workout. I then watched the rest of Home Alone. At 122:00 I then went to bed and slept until 3:00. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I went out into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 4:00 I then pulled up my blog to type of my day. 

Friday, December 1, 2023

Changing the sheets on my bed

My Friday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of hot cocoa while eating eating my fruit. After doing so, at 9:27 I then had a slice of french toast. Once I had finished eating, I retuned to my bedroom at 9:35 to brush my teeth. After doing so, I then put some clean laundry away before taking the sheets off of my bed. I then made my bed with clean sheets. At 10:35 I then began to do my back stretches. At 10:54 I began to do my stroke stretches. Once I had finished my workout at 11:00 I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air at 11:15 I lied down to rest. I slept until 2:30 before waking I then had a glass of egg nog while talking to a friend. At 3:50 I then shaved before taking a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:05 I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. Once I had finished doing so, I returned to my bedroom at 4:40 to blog of my day.