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Friday, August 7, 2020

Enjoying a nice swim on a warm summers day

 My Friday morning began at 1o:00 a.m. by going into the main camp so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I had some kayl chips, avocado, half english muffin, one scrambled egg, along with a couple of shrimp. A nice brunch, I have to say. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at10:40, so as to make my bed, while listening to my audio book. I then continued to listen to my audio book while I brushed my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, At 10:58 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. After doing so, I began to do my back. stretches. At 11:30 I then put on my bathing suit and went for a swim. I swam until 12:15. I then went back into my camp to change into some dry clothing. At 12:35 I then went into then went into my camp to rest. I had slept from 12:35-3:30 before waking. Once I was awake, I then filled my empty pill containers before pulling up my blog and type of my day. I then took a shower before going into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents.  

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Celebrating my grandmothers birthday

My Thursday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then went into the main camp to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. At 6:20 I then had an egg cup and half of and english muffin for breakfast. Once I had washed my dishes and picked up, I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth, shave, and get out of my night clothing and into my shorts and t-shirt. At 7:15 I then left camp with my mother. She had brought me home on her way to work. I had arrived home at 7:40. Once inside, I had cycled for twenty minutes before taking a shower at 8:00. At 8:40 a friend had called. We spoke briefly, I then continued to get ready. My mother had arrived home from work at 9:30 We then left to go to the Pierce house to celebrate my grandmother's birthday. We arrived there at 10:00. We had me my sister and aunt there. We sat in a tent with my grandmother, but only two at a time with our masks on, due to the covid-19 virus. We brought balloons and gifts which she had opened afterward up in her room. At 11:00 we had left the Pierce House, making stops at the bank and hanaford to pick up some things. At 11:15 we had left Hanaford, arriving home at 12:30. I had picked up lunch along the way, because all our food is at camp. We had arrived home at 12:30. I had gone in the house to eat my lunch while my mother went back to work, until 3:00. Once I had finished eating, I then lied down to rest. I had slept from 12:45-3:00 before leaving the house with my mother at 3:10. We had arrived at camp at 3:38. Once inside my camp I then did my stretches. At 4:36 I then took a shower before eating dinner with my parents. I then went into my camp to blog. 

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Calling my neurologist office

My Wednesday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by getting out of my night clothing and getting dressed. I then went into the main camp to eat my fruit and drink my hot cocoa. At 9:30 I the had some crescent rolls that my mother had just made with molasses. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp, so as to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:00 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:05 I then took the sheets of my bed before washing my face. At 10:10 I then cleaned the bathroom in my camp before making my bed with clean sheets with my mother who had come in to help me. At 10:27 I then vacuumed my camp. My mother and I then left camp at 10:45 to go home to get my old pare of reading glasses. I seem to have misplaced the ones that I have been using between today and yesterday. We had arrive at home at 11:08. We had arrived home at 11:18. My first thing I had to do was get my old pair of reading glasses. I then called my neurologist office. My mother and I then left the house at 11:52. We had arrived back at camp at 12:11. I then finished vacuuming my camp. At 12:00 I then signed my grandmothers birthday card. After doing so I then put my clean laundry away. At 1:00 I then had a salad for lunch before taking a shower at 1:25. I then brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:50-4:50. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner. After doing so, I then went back to my camp to type in todays blog entry. 

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

A trip one to many

My Tuesday morning began at 7:00 a.m.  by going into the main camp so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit, I then had a bowl of cereal with a piece of toast. After doing so, I then returned to my camp to brush my teeth before leaving for home with my mother. Once I had grabbed my workout sheets and exercises equipment we then went home. Once my mother had dropped me off me off at 9:00 she then went grocery shopping while I stayed home. I first had cycled for twenty minutes. I then went back to my bedroom at 9:30 to stretch. After doing so Ithen took a shower, so as to get ready for the rest of my day. My mother had arrived home shortly afterward. We had arrived back at camp around 12:00. I then took the groceries into the camp from the car for my mother. On my last trip at the point my ankle was as week as it could get and I fell. I skun my leg up pretty bad. I was so sweaty at that point, I had taken a shower while my mother had put groceries away and made me a sandwich for lunch. Once I had finished eating, I had lied down to rest. I had slept until 5:00 before waking. I then went inside to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating, I returned to my camp to get comfortable before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Monday, August 3, 2020

Doing err-ins

My Monday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by taking my seizure medication. I then went back to to sleep for two hours before waking at 8:00. I then make my bed, got dressed, and shaved before going into the main camp at 8:20 to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After a bowl of cereal and a toasted english muffin, I then went back into my camp to brush my teeth. I then left camp at 9:50 with my mother. We had arrived home at 10:24. Once I was inside the house, I had gone to my bedroom to fill my empty pill containers. I had brought my medication home to do so. At 11:08 I then took a shower before leaving the house at 12:30 with y mother. At 12:45 we had stopped at Wal-Greens so as to pick up a birthday card for my grandmother. At 1:00 we then made a stop at hanaford so that I could pick up a new seizure medication that I am on. At 1:45 we finally arrived back at camp. Once I had a bite to eat for lunch, I then returned to my camp so as to brush my teeth and lay down to rest. I had slept from 2:30-4:30 before waking. I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day before eating dinner. 

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Playing cribbage

My Sunday morning began at 7:00 a.m. by watching Sunday mass. I then got out of bed, got dressed and and shaved before going into the main camp. Once inside, I had eaten some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 8:00 I then had an english muffin and a half toasted with nutella o it. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my camp at 8:20 to brush my teeth. I then washed my face before putting in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler before putting some clean laundry away. At 8:40 I then made my bed before starting in with my stretching exercises that I have been doing since having my last stroke. I then continued to stretch with my back stretches. At 9:10 I did some reading before laying down to rest. My new liquid seizure medication really makes me tired. I had slept from 9:45-12:45 before waking. I then went into the main camp at 1:00 so as to have a salad for lunch. At 1:30 I then played three games of cribbage with my mother before returning to my camp at 3:10. I then went on line to play words with friends with a friend, before taking a shower. At 4:30 I then brought up my blog and began to blog of my day before eating dinner with my parents.

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Getting some information from a friend

My First day or August began at 6:00 a.m. by taking my new liquid seizure medication and a new pill seizure medication that put me back to sleep for three more hours. At 9:00 I then was woke by a call from my father wanting to talk to my mother. Shortly afterward my sister had called wanting to speak to my mother. I then got up and got dressed so as to go into the main camp to let my mother know. I then had eaten some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had an egg sandwich. At 9:43 I had returned to my camp to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 10:00 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. I then listened to my audio book while filling my empty pill containers. At 10:23 I then started in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. After doing so, I had began to do my back stretches. At 10:50 I then called the pharmacy to see. if my medication was ready for pick up. They then let me know that I had forty days of my liquid seizure medication from its starting date of 7/21. They then let me know to reorder between 8/25-8/28. At 11:15 I then had spoken to a friend of face book, who had called. they had let me know that they are discharging themselves from WestSide because of the unreliability of drivers that they have been having a problem with. They then let me know of the app Ira. They then let me know when they work with their O&M instructor from the devision of the blind it is hard because they have to be six feet apart. We talked until 12:30. I then watched a movie before going to sleep at 1:00. I had slept until 4:00 before waking. I then went into the main camp to eat dinner with my parents. Once I had finished eating, I then had returned to my camp at 4:40 to take a shower. I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day.