Walking in Minot during hiking group

I began my Monday morning bright and early leaving camp at 4:30 a.m. to go home and get ready for my day. Along the way My father had stopped so that I could pick up some breakfast. We had arrived home at 5:00 a.m. Once inside, I immediatly sat down to eat. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved before beginning at my workout. I first stretched before doing my weight exercises. At 6:30 I then preceded to take my shower and get ready. I then gathered my knapsack and my lunch. United soon arrived to bring me to WestSide. Upon my arrival fro 9:00 a.m. I gathered with other clients in the Lobby. Matt and Carol then took us to a wooded hiking trail in Minot. As I was walking, I worke on visual scanning so as not to trip. Mat had to grasp my belt buckle a couple of times to prevent me from landing flat on my face. Once we had finished our hike, we then traveled back to WestSide. At 11:00 I then went to the conference room for Laughter therapy with Deb and Flourina. Toaday they had us first start by saying one positive thing about our week followed by a YEH!!! We then played the laughter game we made. After doing so we each tried to tell a funny story to make others members in the group laugh. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat my lunch. After doing so I had met with Deb at 1:00 to work on my I pad. At 2:00 John from United took me home. Upon my arrival home I had taken a shower before laying down to rest. I had slept until 5:30 before gettin up to have a couple of bowls of soup fro dinner. I then called my grandmother before sitting down to blog. 

Playing cribbage at camp

I began my Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. by going into the camp to some fruit. I then dunked toast in my hot cocao. Once I had finished eating, I then read the paper. At 10:50 I then brushed my teeth before beginning to stretch. After doing so I then went for a walk with my mother. We returned to the camp at 1:00. Once I had finished eating a vegetable sandwhich I had brushed my teeth before sitting down to play a couple of games of cribbage with my mother. After doing so, I then lied down to rest at 2:15. I had slept unitl 3:30 before getting up to talk to a friend. I had done so until 4:45. I the sat down to blog. 

What is up Buck Wheat ?

I began my Saturday at 9:00 a.m by going into the camp from my bunk house. Once inside I had sat down to eat some fruit and drink my hot cocao. Once I had finished doing so my mother had made some Buck Wheat Pancakes. At 10:20 I then began to stretch. After doing so, I sat down to cribbage with my mother. We had played until 12:00. I then went back out into my bunk house to rest. I had slept for three hours. I then went back into camp at 3:00 p.m. I then got on line to chat with a friend for a brief time while snacking on crackers and cheeze. I then played a game of tock with my parents at 4:00. At 5:30 I then to my shower before having a bowl of my mothers home made soup. I then pulled out my i pad to blog. 

Happy Fourth of July

I began my Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit, while my mother made eggs and home fries with english muffin. Once I had finshed eating, I then brushed my teeth and shaved before beginning with my weight work out. I remember the days when I'd brush my teeth and my arm would have a hard time going from side to side. Instead it would just want to go up and down. After my workout I then began to stretch. At 9:30 I then called a friend to wish them a happy fourth. I then sat down to fill my pill containers to bring to camp. At 9:50 I then took my shower before packing a few things. I then left for camp with my mother at 10:30. Upon my arrival, My mother and I went into my bunkhouse to made my bed with clean sheets. I then lied down to rest at 11:00-3:30. Once I was up, I went into the camp to talk with my parents. I then sat down to blog at before dinner.

WestSide outing day B B Q

I began my Thursday morning at 5:00 a.m. by getting up to do my weight exercises. After doing so I then went into the kitchen at 6:00 to drink my hot cocao and eat some fruit. After doing so I then had a bananna sandwhich witih nuetella on it. At 6:30 I then returned to my bedroom to shave before stretching. After doing so I then took my shower. At 7:30 I then started a load of laundry, I then gathered my knapsack and off to WestSide I went. Upon my arrival to WestSide for 9:00 a.m. I gathered in conference room A. After doing so we were divided up into four teams. The competition then began. Our first competition was to make a race car with articals given to us in a bag. We then tried the cars out on a ramp to see whos would go the furthest. At 10:45 we then went into the craft room to make pine cone bird feeders. We first spread peanutbutter on a pine cone then rolled in bird seed. At 11:30 we then went into the conference room to do wii bowling with Laura and Casey. At 12:00 we then went to the dining area for lunch. We had hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill with potato and macaroni salads. At 12:30 we then went outside to do a water balloon toss. The goal was to see how long we could toss the balloon without dropping it. At 1:00 we the went back inside to pay yhatzee, skip-bo, and Uno with Casey. At 1:30 we then played Minute to win it. Michelle and Courtney had us first pick up marshmallows with chop sticks. We then stackes cups to make a pyrimid. I got up to level five getting the highest for our group. We then through balls against a clip board to see how many we could get into a bowl. I wasn't able to get one in. At 2:00 we then played gulf out in the hallway with Courtney and Matt. At 2:30 we then played bingo with Carol. We then went home at 3:00. I had arrived home at 4:30. Upon doing so I had gone straight to my bedromm to blog before dinner. 

Creating my story for B.I.E. group

I began my  Wednesday morning at 7:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat my fruit. After doing so I then preceded to have a bowl of cereal and english muffin. At 7:20 I then shaved and brushed my teeth beforr starting in with my weight exercises. At 7:45 I then stretched. At 8:10 I then started a load of laundry. After doing so I then sat down to fill my pill cases for the week. t 8:30 I then took my shower. Once I was ready I had grabbed my knapsack and my lunch and out the door I went. I had arrived to Westside at 11:00 a.m. I had gone straight to the conference room for Brain Education Group. Today we first reviewed last weeks presentation given at Franklin Memorial Hospital in front of the scrub club. This is a group of students in terested in entering the medical field after graduation. Michelle then had me read the introduction we had used. We then worked on my story. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat lunch. Afte doing so, I had gone to the conerence room for support group. After sharing our week with Deb we then thought of things we could talk about. At 2:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. session with Mat. I first walked a mile on the tredmill. As I was doing so Mat would raise and lower the incline so as to simulate climbing a mountain for hiking group. He then increased the speed. I then went in the parallel bars to do some balance exercises on the erix cuission. As I was doing so mat had me close and open my eyes. At 3:00 I then took my shower before United took me home. I had arrived home at 4:15. Thus getting comfortable before laying down to rest. I had slept until 5:30 before getting up to eat dinner. I then went to my bedroom to blog. 

Focussing on breathing during yoga

I began my Tuesday morning at 4:30 by watching some news before getting out of bed. After doing so, I slipped into my workout clothing and to do so . "WORK OUT!!!" I had started in with my weight exercises, I then stretched. At 5:45 I then took my showr thus getting ready for the day. I soon found myself at the breakfast table eating my bow of cereal with some fruit and half of an english muffin. After doing so, I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then grabbed my lunch and my duffle bag and was soon on my way. Upon my arrival to WestSide for 9:00 a.m. I had put my lunch in my locker before going to the conference room for yoga group with Michelle and Carol. Today we exercised focussing on our breathing with every move. If put our arms up, we'd breath in. exhaling as we lowered them down. We did this for evry exercise we did today, so as to form a rhythm. At 10:00 I then met Courtney in the gym for my P.T. session. Today Courtney first had me on the olyptical fot ten minutes. After going 0.6 miles She then had me outside walking. We had done so for only for five minutes do to the heat we went back into the gym. She then had me in the hall way doing some tandum stepping. The key was to keep breathing. which I often forget to do, as I am focussed on other things. Today I was able to take four perfect steps while breathing and fifteen somewhat perfect steps half breathing and the other half not. At 11:00 I then During my break I had taken a shower to get ready for the rest of my therapy. At 11:30 I the met with Nurse Cec who was filling in for Sally while on vacation My blood pressure today was 102 over 72. We the spoke about medication and looked at my notes on my headaches over the week. At 12:00 I then wet to the dining area to eat my lunch. After doing so, I had met with Deb for a support session. Today Deb helped me download the new work trick app. She then helped me reboot my I pad. I then spoke to Piper briefly. She had asked me in the hall if I had any Case Management issues to go over. I said no, and went home for the day. Dan from United had taken me home. I had arrived home at 2:20. Upon doing so, There is no question on where I went once I was inside, To Bed. I had slept from 2:20-4:40. It is amazing how use to go all day with out a nap before having my stroke. Now I am lucky to go a couple of hours. I then went into the kitchen to have a salad my mother had made before dinner. I then had some B B Q chicken with corn on the cob and rice, yummie. Once I had finished eating, I then went to my bedroom to blog.