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Sunday, March 14, 2021

Filling my empty pill containers

 My Sunday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going to the kitchen to have a cup of hot cider with some fruit. After doing so, I then had a banana sandwich. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:10 so as to brush my teeth. I then put and ice pack on my back. After doing so, I then shaved before taking two tylenol before filling my empty pill containers. At 12:15 I had lied down to rest and slept until 3:10. I then watched Sunday Mass on line. Once I had finished doing so, I had taken a shower before eating dinner at 4:00. At 4:30 I then returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog so as type of my day. 

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Preparing for my doctors appointment tomorrow

  My Thursday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I had gone into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. At 10:12 I then had a bowl of hot cereal and a piece of toast. Once I had finished eating, I had picked up the kitchen. At 10:34 I then started the dishwasher before returning to my bedroom. At 10:25  I then brushed my teeth and shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with each inhaler. At 10:45 I then filled my empty pill containers before making out a list of all the medications that I take to bring to my doctors appointment tomorrow with my P.C.P. Dr. Seally. At 12:00 I then went into the kitchen to get a bite to eat for lunch. aT 12:40 I then returned to my bedroom to start doing my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 1:00 I then did my back stretches and my new P.T. stretches that I had just finished learning how to do at my last P.T. session at Physical Rehab. At 1:25 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 3:54 before getting up to take a shower. After doing so, I then went into the kitchen at 4:21 to eat dinner. At 4:37 I had returned to my bedroom to put some clean laundry away before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Discussing medical issues with Nurse Saly

 My Tuesday morning began at 7:45 a.m. by going into the itcehen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had an egg sandwich. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom at 8:30 to brush my teeth and shave. At 8:40 I had washed my hair and face. At 8:45 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with each of my inhalers. At 8:50 I then cleaned my bathroom. At 9:00 I then spoke to my grandmother on the phone for ten minutes. before putting things back on my bathroom cupboard. At 9:15 I then wrote down some notes to talk to Nurse Sally about during our session today. At 10:00 Sally had called. We spoke about the seizure That I had and the pounding headache that I have on the right side of my head. We then spoke about the two headache medications that I have to take that my doctors had prescribed but the pharmacy won't refill them as prescribed. So Sally had called my doctor's while we were online together. Sally had fixed that for me. Take one propranolol a.m. and p.m. and take one Meloxicam one p.m. We then spoke about my appointment at the polmanologist. I have to stop taking loratadine two days before the test. Sally also said to ask the doctor Dyer if I could get a covid-19 vaccine because of my breathing problems. A10:20 Nurse Sally and I ended our session. At 10:20 I then called my P.C.P. Dr. Sealy to see if I have an appointment Friday 3/12/21. At 10:30 I then vacuumed my bedroom. At 11:00 I then dusted my bedroom. After doing so, I then filled my empty pill containers. At 11:30 I had gone into the kitchen  to have a bowl of soup for lunch. At 12:00 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. At 12:30 I then did my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 12:15 I then did my back stretches and other P.T. stretches. At 12:40 I had finishd doing so. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then lied down to rest. I had slept from 12:50-3:22. Once I had taken a shower, I then ate dinner. At 4:15 I then pull up my blog and soon called it a day. 

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Calling the pharmacy to order some scrips

 My Saturday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cider while eating some fruit. After doing so I then had some leftover Captains Casserole with and egg on tip. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:22 I then made my bed before sitting down to fill my empty pills containers. At 10:37 I then took in two puffs with each of my inhalers before putting in my eye and nose drops. At 10:40 I then continued to fill my pill containers. After doing so, I had called the pharmacy to order two of my scrips that I was running low on. At 11:20 I begana to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 11:30 I then began to do my back stretches that I had learned from a chiropractor. At 11:32 I then began to do the back stretches that I had learned during a P.T. session at Physical Rehab. At 11:35 I then began to do my new P.T. stretches that I had just finished learning over the past year at Physical Rehab. I had finished my workout at 11:50. I then put some clean laundry away. At 12:00 I then cleaned my bathroom before going back out into the kitchen to get a bite to eat for lunch. Once I had finished a bowl of soup, I then returned to my bedroom at 12:40 so as to brush my teeth. I then lied down to rest and slept from 12:47-3:22. Once I had taken a shower and got comfortable for the evening, I then had eaten dinner. At 4:20 I then returned to my bedroom, pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Attending my first Brain Injury support group on zoom

 My Thursday morning began at 9:20 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to drink my hot coco while eating some fruit. After doing so, at 9:50 I then had a bowl of quaker granola cereal with half of an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:07 to make my bed. I then brushed my teeth and shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken two puffs of air, at 10:40 I then picked out a card for my sisters birthday. At 10:45 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke that I had learned while I was at inpatient rehab. At 10: I then did my back stretches that I learned from a chiropractor before doing my back stretches that I learned during a P.T. session. I then continued to stretch by doing my P.T. stretches that I just finished learning how to do in the past year at Physical Rehab. Once I had finished my workout, I then sat down to read from 11:15-12:21. I then went into the kitchen to have a bowl of soup for lunch. I then returned to my bedroom at12:50 to brush my teeth and lay down to rest. I had slept until 3:20 before waking. Once I had taken a shower, I then went into the kitchen at 4:00 to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:18 to pull up my blog so as to type of my day. After doing so, I then got ready for my first Brain Injury support group on zoom with clients who have attended or now are attending WestSide Neuro Rehab. 

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Lost power do to a wind storm

 Tuesday March 2, 2021

My Tuesday morning began at 7:45 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat my fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a scrambled egg with a zucchini square. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 8:28 so as to change the sheets on my bed. Once it was made, I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 8:13 I then cycled for fifteen minutes. At 9:00 I then returned to my bedroom to begin my easy back stretches. Once I had finished doing so, I then began the stretches that I have doing since having my last stroke. At 9:15 I then washed my face and my hair. At 9:50 we had lost power do to a huge wind that we were having. At 9:56 since it was during daylight hour's I sat down to read. I did so until 10:15 while sitting in the formal living room. At 11:22 I lied down to rest until and slept until 2:00. I then filled my empt pill containers while the wind was still howling. At 2:20 I then did a little more reading. At 2:38 I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. At 3:24 my parents and I had a soup for dinner that we had cooked on the wood stove. Once we had finished we had gone to bed. I had done a little reading before it got to dark. 

Wednesday March 3, 2021

My Wednesday morning began at 8:00 a.m.  That is when the power came back on. I had gone into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had an egg cup with a blueberry muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 8:37 to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so, I then washed my face and hair. At 9:00 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with each of my inhalers. At 9:10 I then set my clock radio to the correct time. At 9:15 I then did my easy back stretches before starting in with my stroke stretches. At 9:30 I began to do my back stretches that I learned during a P.T. session a fews years back. I then continues with my most recent P.T. stretches Within the past year that led up to me getting an A.F.O. At 10:00 I then had my counseling session with Frank. Today we spoke about relationships after brain injury. He then let me know that there is a support group online tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. via zoom on 3/4/21. He let me know click on link in my email and I will join. We then spoke about my A.F.O., Breathing, and to look into poetry groups on line with Brain injury. At 10:50 we ended our call. Before doing some research for online poetry groups. We then spoke about going to the gym back to WestSide, and do some research for my appointment to the polmanologist. At 10:50 I then ended our call. aT 11:00 I then called the pharmacy before having a cup of bean soup. for lunch. At 11:52 I then brushed my teeth and went to bed. At 12:00 Nurse Sally had  called. We spoke about medication and to have my father take me pharmacy to prove that I need to take two pills twice daily and not one for my headaches. At 12:30 I then lied down to rest. and slept until 3:30 and take a shower. aT 3:50 I then ate dinner. At then pulled up my blog.  



Monday, March 1, 2021

Wiping down my bedroom with clorox wipes

 My Monday morning began on the 1st day March the year 2021 at 9:22 a.m. I had gone into the kitcehn to drink a cup of hot cider while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a piece of toast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:58 to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth. At 10:20 I then had taken some pills out of my pill containers that my doctor had said I did not have to take anymore. At 10:25 I then began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. After doing so, I then put some clean laundry away. At 10:47 I then did my back exercises that I learned from a chiropractor. At 10:50 I then preceded to do some back stretches that I had learned during a P.T. session at Physical Rehab. At 11:00 I then wiped down door knobs in my bedroom, bathroom and closet, and my sink and counter top in my bathroom with a clorox wipe. At 11:15 I then sat down to read until 11:45. I then went into the kitchen to have a bite to eat. At 12:12 I then returned to my bedroom to put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air, I then brushed my teeth. I then lied down to rest at 12:30 and slept until 3:24. I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom to take a shower, so as to get comfortable for the night. At 4:30 I then puled up my blgo and typed of my day.