My Wednesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking some hot cocoa. 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 6:30 to brush my teeth and shave. Once I has washed my face At 6:43 I then made my bed before getting dressed for the day into one of my L L Bean t-shirts, a pair of gym shorts and one of my sweat suits. At 7:P00 I then did my back stretches. At 7:30 I then did my stroke stretches. I then soon left for WestSide on United Wheelchair. At 9:40 I had arrived at WestSide. I sat in the lobby until 10:00 before going to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. We began by walking our two loops around the hallway. we then went back into the gym. I then went fifteen minutes on the Nu Step on level 3. At 10:25 I then went into the parallel bars, so as to step up onto the block from the foam mat. Dan then had me stand on the foam mat with my feet close together. as long as I could. At 10:35 I took a break, Dan went to get me a glass of water. I then did some side stepping until my legs felt like rubber. Dan then had me walking backward in the hallway. At 11:00 Dan covered Sam for Recreational therapy because she and the two rehab technicians took some clients to the Main mall to do some Christmas shopping. So Dan and I played two games of chess. I lost bother games. I still like to play. At 12:00 I went to the dining area to eat my lunch. I was the only one in there. At 1:00 I then went to the lobby to sit. Daniel came out and told me she was trying to find coverage. I had met with the new nurse for the first time. I showed her how to play chess. I then showed her my book. We then spoke about getting me on her schedule. At 2:00 they had come back from the shopping trip, so I had poetry group with Skylar. Today she had us write an acoustic poem.I wrote my about Christmas. We then had to write a poem using the words heavy, blue, beauty, wise, and burn. At 3:00 I went to the lobby to go home. I arrived home at 4:30. Once I had taken my shower, I then ate dinner. At 5:22 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Washing potato's, cutting them in cubes and wrapping them in bacon
Monday, December 5, 2022
Water will freeze at thirty-two degrees
My Monday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen, so as to drink a cup of hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, at 6:10 I had a glass of orange juice with an omelet, toast, and banana. At 6:30 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. At 6:44, I then made my bed before starting with my back stretches. At 7:00 I then started in with my stroke stretches. Once I had finished my workout at 7:05 I then took a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed I had put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, United Wheelchair had arrived shortly afterward. I arrived at WestSide at 9:35. I sat in the lobby briefly before going to the gym at for my P.T. session with Dan at 10:00. He started by putting the gate-belt around my waist, we then took off walking laps. After two laps around the outer hallway of the kitchen and gym, at 10:10 Dan had me on the Nu Step on level three for fifteen minutes. After doing so Dan had me doing step exercises in the parallel bars. He then had me side stepping on the block. We then went into the hallway to do some side stepping. I then took a brief break in the gym before going to the conference room for memory strategies group with Keileigh and Skylar. Today we played memory pegs. This is where you are given six words and you put them into categories. We were then given a sentence to remember. Then each client and, so on. Then when it came back to your turn, you had to repeat your sentence. We then played hangman. After playing hangman, we tried to recall words, rhymes, and sayings. Mine was "Water will freeze at thirty-two degrees. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat my lunch. At Sam was out for recreational therapy, so I joined puzzle group. At 2:00 I then went to the conference room for cribbage group. I had played two games with a client and won both games. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking my home. I had arrived home at 4:34 after dropping another client off. After taking a shower so as to get comfortable for the evening, I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 5:15 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day.
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Putting my yearly Christmas letter in my Christmas cards
My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of hot apple cider while eating my fruit. I then had half of a banana sandwich. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:18 to brush my teeth After doing so, I then put stamps on my Christmas cards, so that my mother could mail them after church. At 10:00 I then changed the sheets on my bed, then made it. At 10:13 I had put int my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler before starting in with my back stretches. At 10:30 I filled my empty pill containers for the week ahead before cleaning my bathroom. At 11:30 I then watched Sunday Catholic Mass online. After doing so, my mother arrived home from church, thus giving me communion. At 12:15 I then folded some clean laundry and put it away. At 12:15 I then folded my Christmas letter that I send to people from afar that I send cards to, so as to be mailed. At 12:43 I had a smoothy and and the rest of my fried squash seeds before brushing my teeth. I then lied down to rest and slept from 12:53-3:30. After doing my stroke stretches, I had put some clean laundry away before taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening. At. 4:15 I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. After doing so, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:50 to blog of my day.
Saturday, December 3, 2022
writing out Christmas cards
My Saturday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen, so as to drink a cup of hot apple cider while eating my fruit. After doing so, I then had a egg, cheese, ham sandwich , with home fries and onions. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:00, so as to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so, at 10:20 I made my bed before doing my back stretches. At 10:47 I put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 1:15 I began to write out my Christmas Cards. I did so until 1:50. I lied down to rest and slept until 4:12. After taking a shower, I had gone into the kitchen at 4:30 to eat my dinner. At 5:00 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day.
Friday, December 2, 2022
Playing sequence during games group in teams
My Friday morning began at 5:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then began to do my back stretches. At 5:15 I then went into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of cocoa. At 5:26 I then had a bowl of hot cereal with banana and half of a toasted english muffin. At 5:41 I then continued my back stretches. At 5:45 I then brushed my teeth before taking my shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 6:15 I did some reading while waiting for United Wheelchair. At 7:00 I then left the house. I had arrived at WestSide at 8:25. I had sat in the lobby for twenty-five minutes while waiting to go to the conference room for games group. Keileigh and Skylar came out to the lobby to get us at 9:00. Once in the conference room, we all decided on playing the game sequence. We played in teams. half of us were with Keileigh and the other half of the clients were with Skylar. Once we had finished playing our games, I then went to the gym with another client from the the group down the elevator. Once inside the gym, two other clients and I had stretching group with Dan. We each took turns naking off difference stretches for an hour. I then went to the lobby to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking me home. We had to go to Leeds to drop off the same client that we picked up this morning on the way to WestSide. By the time I had arrived home it was 1:17. After eating a small lunch, I then returned to my bedroom at 1:45 to brush my teeth and put on something more comfortable before laying down. I had slept from 1:50-4:40 before waking. I then took a shower and put on something comfortable for the evening. I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 5:50 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Going to the eye doctor
I began my Wednesday morning at 6:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my friut while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had half of a toasted english muffin with a bowl of cereal. Once I had finished eating, I returned to my bedroom to do my back stretches. After doing so, I then shaved before taking a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed, I then brushed my teeth before putting my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler before leaving the house with my parents at 8:30 for an eye appointment at optometric associates. Once we had arrived at the doctors office, I met with my eye doctor and they met with theirs. I meet with a specialist who works with people who have brain injuries. I firset read the the eye chart went over my medications the usual things, I was then taken into a room to have my field of vision test. After the test my doctor told me that I was losing a little more sight, but I have managed this far without what I have. As long as I do not lose it all. He then told me I want to do a field test with you every year now. I then had to have my eyes dilated. Once our doctors appointments were finished, we left the office at 12:25. We arrived home at 12:50. Once inside my bedroom, I had put on something more comfortable and brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept until 4:30 before waking. After taking a shower I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 5:25 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day.