I won again

I began my Friday morning at 5:00 a.m. by getting up to stretch my muscles. After doing so, I then turned to my weight workout. Once I had completed my workout, I then took my shower thus getting ready for the day ahead. After doing so, I then ventured out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast around 6:10. I had myself a toasted english muffin with peanut butter and honey. Once I had finished eating I had brushed my teeth before sitting down to wait for my ride. Don from United arrived at 7:30. We then picked another client up before heading to WestSide. Upon our arrival for 9:00 a.m. I had put my knapsack in my locker before going to to lobby to sit and wait. I had done so for thirty minutes before leaving with walking to wellness group to go waling at the mall with Casey and Matt, and Dan. The group has grown so much they had to add another staff member. I had started to walk with Casey, but started having a hard time to breath do to the temperature in the mall. So Matt and I then went outside to walk the perimeter of the mall to cool down. At least outside breathing was much easier for me. After fifteen minutes we then went back inside the mall. We arrived back to WestSide at 10:45, enough time to gather ones thought before moving on to the next therapy. I then made my way into the conference room for stretching group. Today we each took turns naming stretch's with Michelle and Matt before going to lunch. At 12:00 we all then went to the dining area fro Fridays cafe. Today they were serving chop suey, with a salad, and pumpkin cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Once I had finished eating the big moment had arrived. The drawing for next weeks free cafe meal. Drum role please. And the name pulled from the hat, was mine. So next week I will be getting a free meal. After lunch, I then had my recreational therapy session with Tobie. Today we first talked about cooking cookies next week. Seh also had given me an leisure time activities interest list for me to review over the week. She then gave me an assignment. I am to watch a cooking show on a feed network channel and then write a review on it. At 2:00 Larry from United Wheelchair took me home. I had arrived home at 3:30. Upon doing so I had gone strait to bed. I had slept from 3:30-5:30 before getting up to take a shower. I then went out into the kitchen to eat dinner. After doing so, I then called grandma before pulling up my blog.

Christmas Craft Fair at WestSide

I began my Thursday morning at 6:00 a.m. by getting up to stretch. After doing so for thirty minutes, I then preceded to do my upper weight Exercises. After doing so I then took my shower before going out into the kitchen to eat a large toasted blueberry muffin cut into the three slices with jam on it. Once I had finished eating brushed my teeth before gathering my lunch and knapsack. United then took me to WestSide. I had called my grandmother before leaving. Upon my arrival to WestSide I had joined the relaxation group with Casey. We had spent the hour looking at the items in the annual Christmas Craft Fair. I have to say I was able to get some Christmas shopping done. At 11:00 I then went into the lobby to sit and take a break. At 11:30 I then went back into the conference room to look at some more crafts. I started to get a little tired, so Casey suggested I sit down to take a break from standing. I then went downstairs to the dining area to eat my lunch. United then took me home. I had arrived home at 1:45. Upon doing so, I had gone strait to bed. I had slept from 1:45-4:30. I then took a shower before going out into the kitchen to eat dinner. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom to sit down by my lap top to blog.

Tapping cones during P.T.

I began my Wednesday morning bright and early at 5:00 a.m. by getting up to stretch. after doing so, I then preceded to do my weight exercises. At 5:45 I then went out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. Once I had returned to my bedroom I had taken my shower thus getting ready for the rest of my day. At 7:30 I then called United Wheelchair to see what time they would be picking me up this morning, I then called my grandmother. At 7:50 as my mother was on her way to work she had called to let me know United was on there way. I then grabbed my lunch and knapsack and went to the door to wait. I had arrived to WestSide for a 9:30 a.m. counseling appointment with Maria. My assignment this week was to make a list of my abilities. Friendly, hard working, dedicated, and motivated. Once I had shared these with here, I then spoke about how I write poetry. My assignment for next week is to write a poem using my strengths in the poem. At 10:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. session with Matt. Matt first had me walking twenty minutes on the treadmill, as he raised and lowered the incline and increased and decreased the speed. Once I had finished my walk we then worked on balance in the hallway. Matt had set up some cups and a cone on each end. He then had me stepping sideways over the cups and taping each cone with my foot as I was at the end before going back. Matt the placed the erix pad in the parallel bars. I then stood on the erix pad. I started with both hands on the bars. I then let go, crossed my arms. Matt then had me look up, down, and side to side. First had place my right foot in front of left then left in front of right. Matt then tossed a ball to me as I stood on the erix pad, I then tossed it back. At 11:00 I then went to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group. I first reported that I had checked on doing a presentation at the Pierce House. We then spoke about possible placed to do presentations at health fairs or schools With Deb and Michelle. We also spoke about March being Brain Injury Awareness Month. We then spoke about looking on line for middle schools to present at. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat my lunch with others. At 1:00 I was back in the conference room for support group. Once we had finished sharing, I then taken a shower before going to the lobby to wait for another client to go home. We finally left for home at 3:00. After sleeping all the way home, I had gone straight to bed at 4:15 once I had arrived home. I had slept until 5:20. I then called grandma to chat before siting down to a plait of spaghetti. I then went to my bedroom to do my blog entree at 6:00 before calling it a day.

letting Sally know of another allergic reaction to yet another medication

I began my Tuesday morning at 5:30 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. I first drank my hot cocoa and ate some fruit. I then had a toasted english muffin with peanut butter and honey on it. I had finished eating at 6:00 and had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so I began to stretch. Once I was all loosened up, I then began my weight workout. At 6:45 I then took my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. Once I was ready, I had soon left for my day of therapy. Upon my arrival to WestSide, I had put my lunch into my locker before going to the conference room. There Michelle and Mat had us doing Yoga poses standing and seated. Before leaving the group we then did our relaxation called shavasana. At 10:00 I then made my way to the gym for my p.t. session with Alex. Alex first had me walking on the treadmill. As I was doing so he would increase and decrease the incline accordingly. I did so for thirty minutes. After doing so, I then went into the parallel bars to work on my balance. As I was standing in the parallel bars with my feet in a tandum position, we played checkers. This was proved to quite difficult as I tried to concentrate on the game and my balance at the same time. At 11:00 I then had my case management session with Piper. Today we spoke about special event participation and getting into a group therapy that prepares you for college. I said I would give it a try. Not knowing what it is I want to be doing right now other then exercise and continue to get stronger, what do I have to lose. At 11:15 I then had a fifteen minute brake, so I had taken a shower before finishing out my day. At 11:30 I then had my nursing session with Sally. Today we disposed of some medication Dr. Emery had put me on last week. I had esplained to Sally the allergic reaction I had, She replied, "That does not surprise me Troy." I am allergic to just about every prescribed medication there is. My body just seems to reject it all. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat my lunch with others. At 12:30 I had grabbed my things from my locker and went upstairs to meet with Deb for a support session. Today we worked on deleting unwanted email. At 1:00 I then went home. I had arrived home at 2:30. Thus going strait to my bedroom to put on something comfortable before laying down to rest. I had slept for two hours before getting up at 4:30. I then went out into the kitchen to eat my dinner, before returning to my laptop to blog.

Perfect Sense during Social Group

My Monday morning began this day at 6:00 a.m. I had gone out into the kitchen to eat some fruit with Dip while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so I then had scrambled eggs and a warmed up blueberry muffin. At 6:25 I then had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave before stretching. I had not enough time to do my complete workout. I then took my shower. It was a good thing, United Wheelchair had arrived at 7:15 to bring to my to WestSide. Upon my arrival for 9:00 a.m. I had put my lunch in my locker before returning to the lobby to sit. My first therapy was not until 10:00, but another client living close to where I live had a 9:00 appointment. At 10:00 I then went to the conference room for tai chi. Today Joe had us focussing on our breathing allot today as we exercised. It is a good thing he mentioned breath allot today, for I was forgetting to do so quite frequently. To end the group Joe had us relax as he read a laying down meditation, but we did it sitting down in a chair. At 11:00 I then went downstairs to the kitchen for baking basics group. Today we made chimmy chungas. I had cut up the chicken, while client I was working with made the sauce. I then rolled out the tatilla's to put the filling in. We then put then in a pan to cook. two other clients had made a squash recipe to go with the meal. Once it was done the four of us sat down to eat with Diana and Casey. At 12:30 I then had a thirty minute break. I had gone to the lobby to sit. At 1:00 I then had a rehab session with Deb. During this time we talked and worked with my I pad. At 2:00 I had an hour break. I had taken a shower before sitting to send out an e-mail. At 3:00 I then went to the kitchen for Social group. Today Michelle and Casey had us playing a game called Perfect Sense. Words were given, then you had to think of a word to go along with the word just said. At 4:00 I then went home. Upon my arrival, I had gone to my bedroom to put on something comfortable before eating a spaghetting dinner. I then went to my bedroom to blog.

Happy Sunday

I began my Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. by getting up to begin stretching. After doing so, I then turned to my weight exercises. I first strapped on my ankle weights and began to raise my legs in every direction, standing up and on the floor laying down. After doing so, I had then grabbed my dumb bells and began to work my upper body. At 8:15 I then took my shower thus getting ready to go to church. At 8:35 I then went out into the kitchen so as to eat my breakfast. I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before sitting down to fill my pill containers for the week. At 9:15 I then went outside to get the Sunday paper. At 9:20 I then put my clean laundry away before leaving to go to church with my mother. After mass my mother had dropped me off at the gym, which in fact is a stones through away from the church I attend. Once in the gym, I began to walk taking the necessary breaks when needed. At 12:35 I had called my father to come pick me up to take me home. I had arrived home at 12:55. I had a cup of soup before speaking to a friend on the phone. At 1:30 I then took a shower I then took a shower before calling my grandmother. We spoke briefly, I then spoke to a friend before laying down to rest. I had slept from 2:15-5:00. I then went out into the kitchen to eat dinner. After doing so, I returned to my bedroom to blog before calling it a day.

I finally figured out why I have ben feeling differently

I began my Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat some grapes while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so I had returned to my bedroom to shave before sitting down to eat homemade blueberry muffins for breakfast my mother had just made. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before changing the sheets on my bed. Once my bed was made, I then put some laundry away my mother had left outside my bedroom door. At 10:05 I then vaccuumed my bedroom. After doing so, I then dusted the furniture. At 11:00 I then spoke to a friend on the telephone. After doing so I had lied down to rest. Feeling a little more tired then usual, I had slept from 11:20-3:00. I was not feeling all that well. I finally figured out that I was having an allergic reaction to some medication my primary doctor had just put me on a couple of weeks ago. Another medication I can put in the books that I am allergic to, Loratadine. I thought I was still getting over the allergic reaction I had from my flue shot prior to starting this medication. At 3:00 I then went out into the kitchen to have a bowl of soup. At 4:45 I then took a shower before sitting down to eat my dinner.