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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Watching Christmas movies

My Thursday morning began at 8:50 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating my fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with a slice of toast with jam. Once I had finished eating, at 9:30 I then took the rest of my hot cocoa to my bedroom to watch the movie "A Crown For Christmas." At 9:50 I then brushed my teeth before starting in with my back stretches at 10:00. At 10:20 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:30 I then watched the movie "The Santa Claus." while working on my sticker book. At 12:10 I then had some cottage cheese with a glass of egg nog. At 12:40 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:00. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. Once I finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:00 to blog of my day. 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Writing out Christmas Cards

My Wednesday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. At 9:53 I then had a slice of french toast. At 10:15 I then signed to and from stickers to place on gifts for Christmas. At 10:30 I then brushed my teeth and put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 10:45 I then made of some Christmas cards. At 11:15 I then put the album out with pictures of the year I played Santa for my cousins kids. At 11:20 I then made my bed. Once I had shaved, I then filled my empty pill containers. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:53 I brushed my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept until 3:10. After taking a shower, I had eaten dinner. At 44:00 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Having my P.T. and O.T. evaluation's today

My Tuesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had an egg sandwich between two english muffin halves. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:45 to brush my teeth. At 6:00 I then made my bed before starting in with my back stretches. I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 6:17 I then had shaved before taking a shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day ahead, I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I took in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I sat down to listen to my audio book while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrive. Riding long distances still gives me a headache since my two concussions. At 7:30 United had arrived, and I was soon on my way. At 9:00 I arrived going strait to the gym for my P.T. eval with Cary. During the session Caryn Cary tested my balance, strength, and en-durance. In doing so, I pushed my leg against her arm and walked the hallway as many laps as I could. After the assessment, Caryn said that we would start at two sessions per week then bump it up to three. At 10:00 I then went to Natelllie's office for my O.T. evaluation. She first gave me two hand grips to squeeze. I then squeezed each one to see the difference in strength in comparison to each side. She then determined what we could work on to help me week side. We also talked about working on other things like budgeting , writing grips trength, and cooking. Once my O.T. evaluation was finished, at 11:00 I then went home. I arrived home at 12:08. At 12:15 once I was comfortable, I went into the kitchen to eat lunch. At 12:40 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept from 12:50-3:30. I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 3::50 I then returned to my bedroom to take my shower and get comfortable for the evening. At 4:15 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Monday, December 11, 2023

My first day back to WestSide

 My Monday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana, with half of of an english muffin with jam. At 5:50 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. Once I had made my bed, at 6:10 I began to do my back stretches. At 6:20 I then took a shower, so as to get ready fro the day ahead. Once I was dressed, I then put in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. I left for my first day back to WestSide since my two concussions on United Wheelchair. Upon my arrival at 9:00 I went into Sam's office for my recreational therapy assessment. She reevaluated my interests before playing a game of cribbage which we were not able to finish. At 11:00 I then had my speech therapy assessment with Emma. Emma asked me about my swallowing problems since my last stroke, I told her I have a hard time swallowing some of my medications. She then did some association and attention testing with me. At 11:00 I then went home. I arrived home at 12:15. Once I had a bite to eat, I then returned to my bedroom at 12:30 to brush my teeth and get comfortable. At 12:40 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:00. After taking a shower, I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 4:50 I then called United Wheelchair to see if my pick up time and location was o.k. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Watching church

My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with a toasted english muffin with peanut-butter and honey. Once I had finished eating, I then went to my bedroom at 9:30 to brush my teeth. At 9:40 I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After making my bed, I sat down at 9:50 to read an article. At 10:20 I then watched the Sunday Mass. At 11:00 my father gave me a haircut. At 11:30 I began to do my back stretches. I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 12:00 I began to watch a movie. My mother arrived home at 12:30 from church. She then gave me communion. I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:40. After taking a shower, at 4:00 I went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 5:50 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Making my bed with clean sheets

My Saturday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. After doing so, I then had a slice of toast, once, and some home-fries. Once I had finished eating, at 10:00 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:40 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:47 I then took the sheets off of my bed and made it with clean ones. At 11:15 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:38 I then began to do my stroke stretches. At 11:50 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began my weight workout. Once my workout was complete, I worked on my sticker book until 12:20. I then went into the kitchen to have a bowl of soup with a glass of egg nog. At 12:47 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. At 12:55 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:04. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 5:00 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. After doing so, I went online to watch Sunday Mass for the weekend. 

Friday, December 8, 2023

An appointment at the eye doctor

My Friday morning began at 6:40 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so, I then at 6:56 a.m. I had a bowl of oatmeal with half of an english muffin with jam. Once I had finished eating at 7:05 I then returned to my bedroom to make my bed. At 7:10 I then shavved and brushed my teeth. After doing doing so, I then took a shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day ahead, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At :15 I then put some clean laundry away before leavving the house at 8:45. with my parents for the eye doctor. Upon our arrival at 10:00 I was taken into a room to have my field of vision test done with Bobby. I never realized how blind I really was. She had me stare into screen resting my chin on something as I stared at a red light. I waited for dots to pop up on the screen everywhere. no dots were appearing My vision is bad. After the test Doctor Henry drew a diagram of what I could ss. Bobby then put two puffs in my eyes. I then read an eye chart. She then took my blood pressure. I then saw Dr. Henry. He told me my field of vision has stayed the same. Thank goodness. No changes needed after he tested my eyes with new lenses as I read an eye chart. I then had my eyes dilated. At 12:30 we left the doctors office. At 1:15 we stopped to get gas before arriving home at 1:56. I went strait into the house, put on something comfortable and lied down to rest and slept from 2:0044:15. After taking a shower, I then had a bowl of soup with a grilled cheese. At 5:17 1 then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day.