The dreaded phone that made it all final

I began my morning at 8:00 a.m. by eating my breakfast. At 8:40 I then went downstairs to ride the swin air dine for thirty minutes. At 9:10 I then made my way back up to my bedroom to begin doing my stretching. At 9:30 I took a little break to start the dishwasher. I was then back to my bedroom to continue with my stretching. At 10:00 I began with my weight workout. Both leg and arms. At 10:15 I then took a break from my workout to start a load of laundry. After my shower I then put Laundry away to make room to hang more laundry to dry. At 11:15 I then washed some dish's before making that dreaded telephone call to Maine Handicapped Skiing to make it all official. Liz had answered the telephone. I then proceded to let her know I will not be able to ski this year. It is not that I can not ski physically, but for safety reasons my doctor at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center wants me to take the season off from skiing to give my head a chance to heal. Since I had a concussion and a stroke in the same year, that sounds reasonable. But I will be back. At 11:45 I then emptied the dishwasher before liing down to rest at 12:15. I had slept until 2:50 before getting up to make out some Christmas cards to send out. At 3:15 I then rode the swin air dine for thirty minutes. I then continued by doing my weight exercises and stretching before taking a shower. At 5:15 I then ate dinner with my mother before sitting down to blog.

Special event at WestSide Bates College Students to sing Occopella

I began my Thursday morning at 5:00 a.m. by non other then stretching and doing my weight exercises. At 6:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat my breakfast. At 6:45 I then went downstairs to ride the swin air dine for thirty minutes. I then continued to get ready for my day ahead. Dr. K.'s office called. My neourologyst up in Bangor to tell me to increase my medication intake daily. At 9:00 a.m. United WheelChair arrived to take me to WestSide. Upon my arrivel I meet with Brian for a one on one counceling session. He had given me an assignment. To make a list of events on how I prepare myself for the ski season starting with where I am at right now. At 11:00 during my P.T. sessiong with Amanda, she first had me riding the bike for twenty minutes, then she had me doing leg lifts on the mat with weights. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat my lunch. At 12:10 I went in the room across from the gym to rest until 1:00. I then had my o.t. session with Nancy. She had me working on my balance by using the wee. The wee ski to be exact. At 2:00 I had another break before the special event. I used this time to clean up and get out of my gym clothing and put on some pants and a shirt. I then used the remaining time to rest. We then first gathered in the kitchen to eat. We had spaghetti with an alfrado sauce. First we decorated cookies. we then Jingo. Then Bates College Students showed up to sing accapella. It was symply ausom. At 6:30 we then left for home. I arrived home at 8:15 I arrived home, blogged, and off to bed.

Bowling on the wee with Jill and other bance acitivities using the wee. Oh and the infamous gate belt

I began my Wednesday morning at 5:00 a.m. by stretching and doing those weight exercises. At 6:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat breakfast. My mother had made me an egg sandwhich. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then went downstairs to ride the swin air dine for thirty minutes. At 7:00 I continued to get ready for my day ahead. At 7:40 I gathered my things, grabbed my lunch and I was off to WestSide, once United Wheelchair had arrived. Upon my arrivel for 10:00 a.m. I had p.t. with Amanda. She first had me riding the bike for twenty minutes. Amanda then had me in the parallel bars doing leg raises. At 11:00 I then went into the room across from the gym to rest. At 11:45 I went into the kitchen to eat lunch with Dee Dee. At 12:00 I then had O.T. with Jill. She had me using the wee to exercise my arm by swinging it while playing golf and bowling. At 1:00 I had support group with Deb and Diana. Dee Dee, Tod, Bill, Denise, and I shared the latast information we've been bottling up in the past week. At 2:00 I then left for home. Upon my arrivel at 3:10 I had a snack before riding the swin air dine for thirty minutes. At 4:00 I did my stretching and weight exercises. After my shower I then ate dinner with my parents. Once I had finished eating, I then sat down at 4:40 to do my blog.

a bone chilling experiene

I began my Tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m. by stretching and doing my weight exercises. At 7:20 I then sat down to eat my breakfast. Once I had finished eating I then started the dishwasher. At 8:50 I then went downstairs to ride the swin air dine for thirty minutes. At 9:20 I then took my shower, thus getting ready to go to WestSide Neourorehab. At 10:50 I had called my grandmother before leaving for Lewiston on United Wheelchair. Upon my arrivel to WestSide, a group of clients plus John and Michelle travelled to the YWCA to swim. Upon our arrrivel we all got changed and into the pool we went. Was it ever cold. What I did hear do to low funding the Y is unable to heat the pool any warmer then it was. When it came time to get out I needed John to help me to the lockerroom because my right side was stiff. I arrived home at 4:40 took a nice hot shower before eating a nice hot bowl of soup along with a grilled cheeze. I then did my stretching exercises, before sitting down to blog.

Catching up on the weekend

I began my morning On Saturday December 3rd at 6:00 a.m. by showering and getting ready to go to my sisters for the weekend, after a brief stretching routine. I then loaded my things into the car. I was soon on my way to scarborough with my parents at 8:00 a.m. We arrived at my sisters at 10:00 a.m. My parents were then on their way for there weekend of Christmas shopping. At 10:30 Barbara and I went shopping at the Maine Mall. At 12:00 we returned home. After eating lunch I lied down to rest and slept from 12:30 until 3:00. I then did my stretching for thirty minutes. I then sat down to play skip-be with my sister Barbara while waiting for my Aunt Marion to arrive. At 7:00 the three of us went to Baily's to eat dinner. We returned home at 8:00 and went right to bed.

Sunday December 4th

I began my Sunday morning At 8:00 a.m. after my shower by eating my breakfast with my sister Barbara and Aunt Marion. Once we had finished eating at 10:00 the three of us went to Stone Wall Kitchen, in York, Maine to do some shopping. At 12:30 we returned home. Once inside I had lunch before lying down at 1:00 to rest. I slept for two hours before getting up to stretch. Once I had finished stretching I then called my greandmother. I then played skip-bo with my sister until 5:30. After a quick game of words with friends I took my shower and organized my things to go home tomorrow. I then ate dinner with my sister. She had made an Irish Stew and an apple crisp for dessert. At 8:00 I then went to bed.

Monday December 5th

I began my Monday morning at 5:30 a.m. by stretching. At 6:00 I then took my shower before eating breakfast. At 6:45 I then brushed my teeth, thus organizing my things before going to WestSide. United Wheelchair would be picking me up from my sister in scarborough taking me to Lewiston for theropy. Upon my arrivel to WestSide I had p.t. with John Martins. He first had me ride the bike for twenty minutes I then walked around the downstairs at WestSide. Once I was back in the gym John and I played cribbage while standing to see how long I could go before I had to sit down. At 10:00 I then went to the kitchen during my break to eat lunch. At 1:00 I then had speech with Diana. We talked about my breathing and Neck exercises. She also would like me to keep a journel of every time I have a problem breathing and what I was doing at the time. I then had a rehab sessiong with Deb. Tegether she and talked about things. Mainly my recovery and frustrations during the recovery. At 1:00 I had arrived home. My mother had called from work before I had lied down to rest. I rested from 1:10 to 3:30 before getting up to ride the swin stretch and do my weight exercises. I then took a shower ate dinner, blogged and soon called it a day.

Packing to go to my sisters for the weekend

I began my Friday morning at 8:20 a.m. by changing my bed. After starting a load of laundry I stayed downstairs to ride the swin air dine for thirty minutes. I then went up to my bedroom to stretch. At 9:15 I took a break from my workout to hang the laundry to dry. I continued by stretching and doing my weight exercises until 11:00. After my shower I called my mother to ask her to pick up some medication on her way home from work. At 11:20 I called my grandmother to talk briefly. I then began to pack to go to my sisters in Scarborough tomorrow. At 11:50 I had some lunch before lying down to rest at 12:00. I was so tired I slept until 3:00. I then got up to ride the swin for thirty minutes. I then went to my bedroom at 3:35 to do my stretching exercises and weights until 4:30. After my shower I had a bowl of soup with my parents before sitting down to blog.

Another wee workout

I began my Thursday morning at 5:30 a.m. with my stretching and weight exercises. At 6:30 I then went to the kitchen to eat breakfast. At 7:00 I then made my way downstairs to ride the swin air dine. At 7:30 I then went back to my bedroom to take a shower and get ready for my day ahead. At 8:30 I began a load of laundry. I then sat down at my computer to write out my most recent poem into the notebook I am keeping them in. At 9:00 I hung the laundry to dry. At 9:30 United arrived to take me to WestSide. Upon my arrivel I had my 11:00 a.m. P.T. appointment with Amanda. She first had me ride fifteen minutes on the bike. Amanda then had me reaching for cones from her hand as I stood in the parallel bars. Each time I would reach for a cone she would move the cones to a different position, so as to stretch and reach, thus working on my balance. After I had eaten lunch in the dining area with other clients I then met with Laura from Bayside who was filling in for Nancy for my O.T. session. We used the wee so as to work on my balance playing soccer trying to head the ball and avoid other objects. I also worked on balance trying to get a ball in the hole on the wee by moving back and forth on the wee board. I then finished by playing golf so as to exercise my arm. It was then time to go home at 2:00. Upon my arrivel home I immediatly got on the swin air dine for thirty minutes. I then went to my bedroom to stretch. I was a little tired so I skipped the weight workout. After my shower I went to the kitchen to eat soup for dinner. I then sat down to blog at 5:00. soon calling it a day.