Marching while sitting on a t-stool

My Tuesday morning began this day at 5:00 a.m. by getting up and working out. I had first grabbed my weights and began to work my upper body. It is amazing as much as I have worked at recovery, I can still feel the muscle in my right arm not working as well as my left. At 5:12 I then began to stretch. After doing so, I then strapped my ankle weights on and then began to do my leg exercises standing up and laying down. Once I had completed my workout, I then preceded shaved and took my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. At 6:10 I then made my way out into the kitchen. I had a cup of hot cereal with banana and blueberries with a toasted muffing. I had finished eating at 6:30, thus going to my bathroom to brush my teeth. After doing so I had called the pharmacy to fill my script. I then grabbed my knapsack and lunch and out the door I went. United wheelchair had me at WestSide for 9:00 a.m. I had put my things in my locker and then made my way to the conference room for yoga group. Michelle and Matt had us following a yoga workout on line. As we stretched and worked on our balance and breathing made for quite the workout. At 10:00 I then met Alex in the gym for my P.T. session. He first had me side stepping on a 2by4. Back and fourth I went trying not to fall. Once I finished walking on the 2by4 Alex then had me sitting on a t-stool with my feel close together. I then looked from side to side up and down. I then did some marching while on the t-stool. Once I had completed my workout, Alex then had me do some meditation that I had learned in tai chi. During expressive arts group today we had met in the kitchen do to the art room was being used. Michelle and Casey had us playing scattagories to work our brain. At 12:00 I had stayed in the dining area to eat my lunch with others. I then took my shower before meeting with Piper for case management. On my way out I had wished Maria a "Happy Birthday" I had arrived home at 2:20. Upon doing so I had gone straight to bed, sleeping until 5:00. I then went out into the kitchen to eat my dinner. I then returned to my bedroom to call my grandmother before sitting down at my laptop to blog.

"DONE"

My Monday began on this day at 5:15 a.m. by getting up to do my upper weight exercises. Once I had completed to work out, I then began to stretch. After doing so, I then strapped my ankle weights on and then began to work my legs. Once I had completed my workout, I then preceded to get ready for the day ahead. Once I had taken my shower, I then went out into the kitchen to eat a toasted english muffin with a bowl of cereal. I then returned to my bedroom at 6:45 to brush my teeth. Once I was completely ready I had grabbed my knapsack and lunch thus bringing them to the door. I then returned to my bedroom to fill my pill containers for the week before leaving for WestSide. Upon my arrival to therapy, I had put my lunch in my locker, before going to the conference room for Academic Skills group. Today we continued discussing Kennedy and the white house years. Answering questions after watching brief clips of the time. At 10:00 I had stayed in the conference room for Tai Chi Group. Today Joe had showed us how to say, "DONE" once we had completed an exercise to make the activity complete. He advised us to use this method in what ever it is, we do. Joe then asked us to bring the hand out in next week that he had given each of us with Tai Chi exercises on it. At 11:00 I then went to the kitchens for Baking Basics Group. Today Casey and Nichole had us making a crumb topped chocolate Cake two of us in one kitchen and the other two in the other kitchen. We each took part in making the cake. Once it was made we then sat down to eat our lunch before having a piece. We then looked a meal to bake next week for lunch. After doing so I had taken a shower before meeting with Deb. During our rehab session today, I had e mailed Tim and Beth Thanking them for the idea for the program to change over with my computer, but for now I am comfortable with what it is I am using. At 2:00 I then grabbed my things and went home. Upon my arrival home, I had put on something comfortable before laying down to rest. I had slept from 3:20-5:10 before getting up to eat dinner. I then returned to my laptop to blog before calling it a day.

Going to church with my sister

My Sunday morning began on this nineteenth day of April at 7:20 a.m. by getting up to do my upper weight exercises. After doing so, I then began to do my stretching. At 7:47 I then strapped on my ankle weights and then began to work my legs. lifting forward, backward, up and down. I then completed my leg workout with some marching and some leg bends. Once I had completed my workout, I had taken my shower thus getting ready to go to church. At 9:20 while waiting for my sister, I had gone to the laundry room to fold some laundry that had been hung to dry. After doing so, My sister and left for church at 9:45. After mass my sister had taken me home. I had then lied down to rest at 11:35 while my sister went back to the Pierce House to visit my grandmother. I was so tiered, I had slept until 3:00 before getting up. A friend had called and woke me. We then talked 'til 4:15. My mother then called to speak to my sister and I. At 4:34 I then made my lunch for tomorrow to bring to WestSide. At 5:00 I then washed some dish's that were in the sink. My sister and I then sat down to eat dinner. After doing so, I had put some laundry away that I had folded earlier before taking my shower. At 6:20 I then sat down to blog.

A visit from my sister

My Saturday morning began on this day at 9:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit with fruit dip. After doing so, I had eaten my breakfast before returning to my bathroom to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so, at 9:42 I had made my bed and put my clean laundry away before starting my workout. At 9:55 I began with my upper body weight exercises. Once I had gone through the routine once, I then began to stretch. At 10:05 I then walked out to the mailbox to get the newspaper. Once I was back inside at 10:15 I had gone on my I pad to make my move in word trick. I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to work my legs. After doing so, I then had called my grandmother to see how her morning was going. AT 11:00 I then lied down to rest. I did so for an hour before returning to the laundry room to hang the laundry to dry before starting another load. At 1:18 I then lied back down to rest. I had slept until 4:00, upon my sisters arrival. She and I then talked for thirty minutes, I then took a shower before playing a game of cards with my sister, while she cooked us dinner. At 5:30 we then sat down to eat. Once we had finished I had returned to my bedroom at 6:00 to blog.

Playing three games on ongoing cribbage with Alex

My Friday morning started at 7:50 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to heat up a cup of hot cocoa and to eat my plate of fruit. After doing so, I then toasted myself two muffins. Once I had finished eating my breakfast, I had picked up the kitchen wiping things down. Once I had the dish washer going, I then preceded to go to my bedroom at 8:20 to brush my teeth. After doing so, I had made my way to the laundry room at 8:30 to start a load of wash. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom to make my bed. After doing so at 8:30 I had shaved before starting in with my upper weight exercises. I then preceded to stretch before hanging the laundry to dry at 9:08. I then returned to my bedroom to put some clean laundry away. After doing so, I had strapped on my ankle weights and began to work my legs. until 9:34. Once I had completed my workout, I then took my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. Once I had cleaned my bathroom, I had returned to the laundry room to start another wash. At 10:15 I had gone out into the garage to sweep the sand. At 10:30 I then had returned to the kitchen to empty the dishwasher, thus putting the dish's away. After doing so, I had then made myself a bologna and cheese sandwich with lettuce and tomato for lunch. Once I had finished eating lunch, I had brushed my teeth before hanging the next load of laundry to dry. At this point you would think I would be totally exhausted, but to my surprise, I was not. Larry from United Wheelchair had arrived at 11:30 so I had grabbed my knapsack and out the door I went. I had arrived at WestSide at at 1:00 p.m. Upon doing so, Alex and I first went outside in the parking lot so that I could ride the incombant bike. Alex had set up some cones for me to go around. I did so for an hour before going back inside to do something cognitive. Alex and I then went to the conference room to play cribbage. We had played three games of ongoing cribbage. At 3:00 Rocky then brought me home. No time to sleep, Rocky had kept me in conversation the entire ride. He told me stories of when he use to be employed at Hanaford, before he retired and started to drive for United Wheelchair. I had arrived home at 4:10, still full of energy at this point in the day. UNBELIEVABLE!!! Once I had taken my shower, I then sat down to blog before dinner. My sister will be arriving later on, looking forward to her visit.

Sweeping sand from the garage

My Thursday morning began at 7:50 a.m. by taking the sheets off my bed. I then brought them to the laundry room to start a load of laundry. I then returned to the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit with fruit dip. After doing so, I had toasted myself an english muffin and make myself a bowl of hot cereal. Once I had finished eating my breakfast, I had washed some dish's that were in the sink and picked up the kitchen. At 8:21 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. At 8:40 I then folded some laundry that had dried before hanging another load. I then started another wash. Once I had done so, I had put the laundry away in its proper place. At 9:30 I then began to stretch. I did so for thirty-five minutes before receiving a phone call from my mother. I then continued to stretch once off the phone. At 9:44 I then hung another load of laundry before sweeping the sand in the garage. At 10:05 I then sat down to give my grandmother a call. We spoke until 10:15, I then continued to stretch until 10:30 I then began to do my upper weight exercises. After doing so, I then sat down to fill my empty pill containers. At 11:00 I then strapped my ankle weights on and began to work my legs. After doing so, I then fixed myself a bowl of soup for lunch. Once I had finished eating, I had brushed my teeth before taking my shower. After doing so, I then lied down to rest at 12:30 and I slept until 3:20 before getting up to play a game of cribbage with my mother. After doing so I had spoke to a friend on the phone before going to my bedroom to enter my daily blog entree before eating dinner.

Life is an adventure

I began my Wednesday morning at 5:00 a.m. by getting up to to drink my hot cocoa while stretching. After doing I strapped on my ankle weights and began to work my legs. Once I had finished working my legs, I then began to work my upper body. Once I had finished my workout, I then took my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. Once I had taken my shower, I then went out into the kitchen at 6:30 to have two toasted muffins for breakfast with jelly. At 7:00 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth, I then grabbed my lunch and my knapsack and out the door I went. Upon my arrival to WestSide for 9:00 a.m. I had made my way to the conference for focus group. This group is once every six months to allowing us to write down goals we would like to work on and what therapy's we would like to be in to work on those goals. At 9:30 I then met with Maria for my counseling session. At 10:00 during my P.t. session with Matt we had gone out in the back yard at WestSide so as to work on my balance. In doing so I was throwing a frizbee, football, and a ball using my affected arm from the stroke. As I was throwing so as to work on my balance, I would step to make things more realistic. I then tossed some rings and tried to get them around a pole too. I did not do all that bad either, I must say. At 11:00 I then went back inside to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group. Today A client shared some information on a visual simulation project she had found on line with the rest of the group. Then Deb let us know that the teacher from the Cascade Brook Middle School that we had presented at had called Deb to let her know that the write up and picture taken of us with the children that day with be going in the paper soon. We then spoke of another presentation coming up in Farmington with the scrub club which we do once per year at Franklin Memorial Hospital. We then focussed more on what it is like to have a brain injury and loss of vision. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat my lunch. After doing so I had taken my shower before going to support group. During support group today we discussed the quote "Adventure is good" with Deb and Maria. My adventure was how I was able to throw the ball and friz bee this morning with Matt for the first time since my stroke. At 2:00 Larry then brought me home. Upon my arrival home I had put on something comfortable before calling my grandmother. I then spoke to a friend before pulling up my blog.