Don't count the days, make the days count.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Renaming untitled documents
My Wednesday morning began at 5:00 a.m. by getting out of bed so as to stretch. I had first stretched my back, I then preceded to do my stretch’s that I have been doing since I had my stroke. After doing so, I then shaved before taking a shower thus getting ready for the day ahead. At 6:20 I then went into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit with fruit dip. I then had a banana sandwich. At 6:50 I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in some air. After doing so, I then grabbed my knapsack and met my ride in the driveway. Upon my arrival to WestSide for 9:00 a.m. I had sat in the lobby so as to wait for my first therapy. I soon went into Nancy’s office with another client for visually impaired group. We first talked about Maine’s Brain Injury Resource Fair coming up on March 29th from 1-4 p.m. at the August armory. We then then looked at a tactile map. I then saw a vision awareness website and blog written in February. We then talked about A.M.D. Macular. Making it hard to read. We then went over some topics on a blind website. Making it hard to read. At 10:00 During my rehab session with Michelle we looked in my folder for information on seizures. I then went into my poems and named my untitled documents. At 11:00 during Brain Injury Education Group, we first reviewed ideas for posters that we have, We then played a game mind your marble, answering questions in order to win. At 12:00 I then met with Steven for case management. I then met my United Wheelchair Driver in the lobby. I had arrived home at 1:25. Once inside, I then ate my lunch. I then put on my splint before laying down to rest at 1:45-4:30. Once I was awake, I then took off my splint. After doing so, I then took a shower before eating dinner. At 5:25 I then pulled up my blog and began to type in today’s blog entry.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Looking up unfinished wood projects
My Tuesday morning began at 5:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then began to stretch. Once I was loosened up, I then shaved and took my shower. Once I was ready for the day ahead, At 6:15 I had then taken two Tylenol for the pain that I Was experiencing in my back. “Can not wait to have that checked out by a doctor. If it is not one thing it is another. Although I have to say the back exercises are taking care of the pain in the short term. At 6:30 Ihad gone into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit with fruit dip. After doing so, I then had two blueberry muffins toasted with jam on them. At 7:00 I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in some air. At 7:45 I then grabbed my knapsack and out the door I went. United Wheelchair had me at WestSide Neuro rehab at 9:00 a.m. I had sat in the lobby for fifteen minutes waiting to meet with Clark for counseling. Once I had finished talking about my life over the week, Clark then gave me some advise. At 10:00 I then met with Tobie in room for recreational therapy. Today I had glued the piece on my project. I then looked up unfinished wood projects. Some of the stores I can go to to look Evveryones Resource Depot, Farmington Thrift Shop, and Touch of Class. We then crated a list of ideas that I could do during my time with Tobie. At 11:00 I then went to othe craft room for Expressive Arts. Today Michelle had us continue to roll paper from magazines for our project that we will soon be making. At 12:00 I then meet my driver in the lobby so that I could go home. I had arrived home at 1:06. Once inside, I had eaten my lunch. I then returned to my bedroom so as to bru my teeth. I put on something more comfortable and my splint before laying down. I had slept from 1:26-4:33. Once I was awake, Ihad taken of my splint. I then went into the kitchen so as to eat dinner. At 5:00 Ithen took my shower before pulling up my blog .
Monday, March 5, 2018
Putting a recipe or two in the news letter
My Monday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by stretching my back. At 6:00 I then continued to stretch with the stretch’s that I have been doing since my stroke. Once I had completed my workout, I then preceded to shave and to take my shower. Once I was ready, I then went into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. After doing, I then had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in some air. At 7:15. I then put on my splint. I then sat down to type information on my I pad about the seizure activity that I have been having. My ride soon arrived, so I quickly took off my splint and grabbed my things. I had arrived at WestSide at 9:00 a.m. I had sat in the lobby for thirty minutes before my first therapy. At 9:30 I then went to the conference room. Jamie and Ashly today joined Jessica today in the newspaper group. Today we talked about putting recipes in our next news letter. We also talked about articles being written about St. Patricks Day and International Woman’s Day. After doing so, we then looked up information about the ideas. At 11:00 during Bullet Journel I had made a calendar page for March. At 12:00 Ihad met my driver in the lobby. I had arrived home at 1:00. Once Inside my bedroom, I had put on something more comfortable before eating my lunch. I then went to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:30-4:52. I then went into the kitchen so as to fixed something to eat. Once it was warmed up, I then sat down to eat with my parents. After doing so, my grandmother had called. We spoke briefly. I then returned to my bedroom so as to pull up my blog. I then typed in today’s entry.
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Filling pill container
My Sunday morning began at 3:15 a.m. by putting on my splint. I had layed there for two hours with it on before taking it off. I then fell back to sleep at 5:30 a.m. and slept until 7:15. It felt good to get a little shut eye after laying awake all night long due to a migraine yesterday. At 7:42 I then had a cup of tea with a piece of toast. After doing so, I had brushed my teeth before watching Sunday Mass on television. At 9:15 I had brushed my teeth and shaved before making my bed. At 9:35 I then did my back stretch’s. After putting in my eye and nose drops, I then took in some air. At 10:07 I then continued with some back stretch’s before doing my stretch’s that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 10:20 I then filled my empty pill containers for the week. After doing so, I then sat down to read. At 11:00 I then called my grandmother to let her know not to go to lunch, because my mother would soon be there to give her communion. I usually visit with her on Sunday, but I was not feeling all that great today. Once off the phone, I then decided to read. At 11:11 I then began to do some toe exercises. Picking up marbles as I scrunched my toes in doing so. AT 12:30 I then continued to read. My mother had arrived home at 12:30 thus giving me communion. At 12:50 I then took two Tylenol before eating my lunch. I then brushed my teeth before laying down at 1:30. I had slept until 5:00 before getting up to eat dinner. At 5:30 I had taken a shower so as to get comfortable for the night. I then sat down to read. I then soon ate dinner before calling it a day.
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Taking in some air
My Saturday morning began at 4:00 a.m. by putting my splint on while laying there in bed. I had it on for two hours while I had watched the news. At 6:00 I had taken it off before taking my medication so as to help prevent me from having a seizure, which does not always work. I then went back to sleep. I had slept until 9:00 before waking. I then went into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocao while eating some fruit. I then had some muffins, that my mother had just made. At 9:55 Ihad returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so, I then took the sheets off of my bed. At 10:11 I then spoke to my grandmother on the phone before making my bed with clean sheets. At 10:45 I then cleaned my bathroom. At 11:20 I then began to do my back stretch’s. At 12:00 I then started in with the stretch’s that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 12:30 Ihad put in my eye and nose drops before taking in some air. I then had a bowl of soup before returning to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then lied down to rest at 12:57. I had slept until 4:10 before waking. My grandmother had called so we talked a bit before I had taken a shower, thus getting comfortable for the night. At 5:10 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day before eating dinner.
Friday, March 2, 2018
A new patient at P.T.
My Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. by venturing out into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocao. I then returned to my bedroom at 9:45 a.m. Once I had made my bed. I then went back into the kitchen so as to have a bowl of cereal with a piece of toast. I then returned to my bedroom at 10:08 so as to brush my teeth. I then shaved before doing my back stretch’s. I then preceded with my stretch’s from having my stroke. At 11:00 I then put on my splint. I kept it on until 11:48. I then shaved before taking a shower. Ithen put in my eye and nose drops before taking in some air. At 12:30 Ithen lied down to rest. At 12:45 I then put my splint on again at 12:45. Ihad kept it on until 1:07. Once it was off, I then left for my P.T. Session with my father. At 1:40 I had arrived at Franklin Memorial Commons. I had arrived at 1:40. When I walked into P.T. I had given my name, but no one new who I was. Reason being is as of today I am a new patien. Jon had discharged my last visit and reinstated with new goals that he and I came up with today. My Dr. had approved of me returning to P.T. John then did an eval. The eval was done on high level balance. Once I was finished with John, he then took me back into the lobby where I met my father to go home. I had arrived home at 3:00. Once I had taken a shower, I then lied down to rest at 3:26. I had slept until 4:53. I then went into the kitchen so as to eat dinner before returning to my bedroom so as to type in todays blog entry.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Creating another station in my music during my rehab session with Ashly
My Thursday morning began on this first day of March, at 5:30 a.m. by getting out of bed so as to do my back stretch’s. At 6:00 I then began to do the stretch’s that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 6:10 Ithen went into the bathroom so as to shave before taking my shower. Once I was ready, I then went into the kitchen at 6:30 so as to eat my breakfast. After doing so, I then returned to
My bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in some air, I then sat down to fill my empty pill containers for the week ahead. I first put on my splint. I was only able to wear it for twenty minutes because United Wheelchair had arrived early, due to an extra pick up along the way. Around 8:30 as we were leaving the town of Heartford. At 9:00 I had arrived at WestSide. Sitting in the lobby at this point was all that I could do. I was feeling pretty wiped. Steven my new case manager had pulled me aside to let me know that they would be taking me out of guitar group due to the noise, until I get things straitened out with my Nueroloical problems. I then met with Kassandra for a rehab session. She had me organizing the information I had kept of dates and times of when I had a Siezure. At 11:00 I then met Ashley for a rehab session. She had me going over my I pad. We had created another station or two in my music. At 12:00 I then left for home. On way out, Pat gave me my schedule at the front desk. I had arrived home at 1:25. Once in my bedroom I had put on some comfortable clothing before going into the kitchen so as to have a bite to eat. Once I had my fill, I then called Jim at Talking books. He was not in his office, so I had left a message. At 1:45 I then went to bed. I had slept from 1:45-4:45. Once I was up, I had taken a shower before going into the kitchen so as to eat dinner. I then returned to my bedroom to enter my daily blog entry.
My bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in some air, I then sat down to fill my empty pill containers for the week ahead. I first put on my splint. I was only able to wear it for twenty minutes because United Wheelchair had arrived early, due to an extra pick up along the way. Around 8:30 as we were leaving the town of Heartford. At 9:00 I had arrived at WestSide. Sitting in the lobby at this point was all that I could do. I was feeling pretty wiped. Steven my new case manager had pulled me aside to let me know that they would be taking me out of guitar group due to the noise, until I get things straitened out with my Nueroloical problems. I then met with Kassandra for a rehab session. She had me organizing the information I had kept of dates and times of when I had a Siezure. At 11:00 I then met Ashley for a rehab session. She had me going over my I pad. We had created another station or two in my music. At 12:00 I then left for home. On way out, Pat gave me my schedule at the front desk. I had arrived home at 1:25. Once in my bedroom I had put on some comfortable clothing before going into the kitchen so as to have a bite to eat. Once I had my fill, I then called Jim at Talking books. He was not in his office, so I had left a message. At 1:45 I then went to bed. I had slept from 1:45-4:45. Once I was up, I had taken a shower before going into the kitchen so as to eat dinner. I then returned to my bedroom to enter my daily blog entry.
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