Don't count the days, make the days count.

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Cleaning my camp

My Tuesday morning began at 8:45 a.m. by goint into the main camp so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so at 9:00 my mother and I spoke to my grandmother on the phone. No one is allowed to go into the Pierce House during this Corona virus pandemic, just like any other facility. At 9:10 I then had a bowl of granola with banana. At 9:30 I then returned to my camp, so as to brush my teeth. At 9:40 I then dusted my the furniture in my camp, before changing the sheets on my bed. I then swept the floor in my camp. At 10:02 I then shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air. At 10:18 I then wished a face book friend a happy birthday. aT 10:20 I then continued to write another chapter in my book. At 10:46 I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. I then continued to stretch with by doing my back strecthes. At 11:20 I then went into the main camp to play three game of cribbages with my mother. At 12:40 I then had eaten lunch before returning to my camp at 1:09. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 4:00 before waking. Once I had taken a shower, I had gone into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents. At 5:20 I then returned to my camp to blog.

Monday, July 6, 2020

Talking to my new case worker from the devision of the blind

My Monday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 7:10 I then began to do my stretches that have helped me each morning to loosen up since having my last stroke. At 7:20 I then began to do my back stretches. At 7:30 I then shaved and brushed my teeth before washing my face. At 7:50 I then watched the news until 8:30 before listening to my audio book. At 8:50 I then went into the main camp to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. I then had some pancakes for breakfast. At 9:45 I then left camp with my mother to go home. We had arrived home at 10:07. Once I had taken a shower my sister had stopped by briefly to say hello. At 11:00 I then called the Devision of the blind and visually impaired to talk To Trevor Whitney who use to work at WestSide Nero rehab as a case manager and is now working at the devision of the blind and visually impaired as my new Vocational rehab councilor. We talked until 11:15 about going back to work and other goals that I might have. At 11:15 I then called a visually impaired friend of mine to let them know of the news. At 12:35 I then called hanaford to order some scripts. At 12:40 my mother and I left the house. Our first stop was at the Pierce House to drop off some information for my grandmother. At 1:00 we then went to Wal Greens. At 1:15 i then stopped at Hannaford to pick up my medication. At 1:27 we then stopped off at Pikes to pick up some strawberry's. At 1:30 I then picked up my lunch along the way to eat on the road. We arrived to camp at 2:00. Once the car was unpacked, I then brushed my teeth and lied down to rest. I slept until 5:30 before waking. Once I had put clean laundry away, I then went into the main camp to play a game of cribbage with my mother before eating dinner with my parents. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 6:36 to take a shower before sitting down to blog of my day.

Sunday, July 5, 2020

Playing cribbage

My Sunday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by watching Sunday Mass online. At 6:30 once mass had ended, I then went back to sleep at 6:30 and slept until 8:50. Once I was dressed and shaved, I then made my bed. At 8:05 I then went into the main camp so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. at 8:30 my mother had made me pancakes for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 9:00. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my in haler. At 9:12 I then filled my empty pill containers for the week ahead. At 9:40 I then called the pharmacy to have three of my scripts filled. At 10:00 I then began to do my stretches that I have been since having my last stroke. At 10:11 I then did my back stretches.  At 10:20 I then listened to my audio until 10:35 before going into the main camp to play cribbage with my mother. After three games, At 12:00 I then had a bite to eat before returning to my camp at 12:25. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then lied down to rest. I had slept from 12:30-3:45. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents. At 5:00 I then returned to my camp to take a shower and get comfortable for the night. At 5:23 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day.

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Happy 4th of July

My Saturday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then shaved before going into the main camp to some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 8:50 I then ate my breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 9:10 to brush my teeth and wash my face. At 9:25 I then left camp with my father to go park at a friends house who lives on a quieter part of the lake to go for a walk on the road his camp is on. We had walked for thirty minutes returning to our friends at 9:55. My father and I then went for a ride to the New Vineyard Dump to drop off some trash. At 10:30 we had arrived back at camp to pick up my mothers car and leace my fathers truck there. We then went to Tranten's in Kingfield. We arrived there at 10:56. Once we had picked up some things, we then had left the store at 11:00. Along the way back to camp, we had stopped to fill my mothers car up with gas in NewVineyard, At "Our Village Market." We had arrived back camp at 11:30. Once I had a bite to eat, at 11:50. I then returned to my camp at 11:50. Once I had brushed my teeth, put in my eye and nose drops, and took in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then lied down to rest and slept from 12:00-3:00. I then wetn into the main camp to watch a movie while playing words with friends. At 4:30 I then returned to my camp, so as to take a shower and to get comfortable for the night. At 5:00 I then went back into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents. At 5:40 I then returned to my camp so as to pull up my blog, so as to type of my days events.

Friday, July 3, 2020

Another Seizure?

My Friday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by making my bed. I then went into the main camp at 8:40 so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At I then had an egg sandwich before returning to my camp to brush my teeth. and shave. At 9:32 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 9:46 I began to do my back stretches. While I was doing them I had a little seizure. With the symptoms sour taste in my mouth, blurred vision, sick feeling to my stomach, and it felt the room was spinning in my camp. Once it had past, I had gone into the main camp. After resting fro a while, I then went on face book. While on there, I had asked a relative to be a friend before playing words with friends. At 11:24 I then went in the main camp to play two games of cribbage with my mother. At 12:25 I then returned to my camp to put ice on my back. At 12:55 I brought the ice pack back into the main camp before returning to my camp at 1:00. I then slept until 3:50 before waking. I then spoke to a friend until 4:30. I then took a shower shower before going into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents at 5:00. At 5:40 I then returned to my camp, so as to pull up my blog and type of my days events.

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Enjoying the outside today taking pictures of my camp

My Thursday morning began at 7:30 a.m. by making my bed. I then shaved before going into the main camp At 8:13 I then had my hot chocolate with my plate of mixed fruit. aT 8:13 I then fixed myself a bowl of cereal with a piece of toast. Once I had finished eating at 8:30 I had washed my dishes and picked up the kitchen in the camp. At 8:45 I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:00 I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 9:15 I then posted some pictures on face book of my camp that I had taken. At 9:26 I then began to do my back stretches. At 9:34 I then put my phone numbers that I like to have on hand in the back of my note pad. At 10:03 I then spoke to a friend on my cell phone while playing words with friends. At 11:17 I then went into the main camp. At 11:30 I had eaten my lunch. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 11:50. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 2:35 before waking. I then went into the main camp. At 3:00 I then played a couple of games of cribbage with my mother At 3:45 I then returned to my camp to take a shower. I then went out on the deck of the main camp to sit with my parents. At 4:28 I then went inside the camp with my parents to eat dinner. After doing so, I then returned to my camp at 5:40 to pull up my blog and type of my day.

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The day of my procedure

My Wednesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by shaving and taking a shower. I then left for Franklin Memorial Hospital for my procedure We had arrived at 7:45 and at 8:00 I was checking in. I then was brought to a day surgery room. I then spoke to a nurse about my prep. What doctor would be putting me to sleep and the doctor doing the. preceder. The procedure then began. After three hours. I then found myself in waking up in the room where I was prepped. Once I had come to and had put my clothing back on they had given me something to eat before leaving. A nurse then took me to the entrance of the hospital to meet my father at 12:00. He was not allowed to enter the hospital, do to this day and age of covid-19. We finally arrived at camp at 12:30. Once I was organized and had something more comfortable on, I had lied down to rest and slept from 12:45-4:45. I then went into the main camp, then onto the deck to sit with my parents. While doing so Nurse Sally had called to see how my procedure had gone. once off the phone I had eaten dinner with my parents at 5:30. Once i had finished eating, I returned to my camp at 6:00 to take a shower. At 6:30 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my procedure