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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Listening to easy listening music

 My Thursday morning began at 10:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 10:48 I then had a ham and cheese omelet with a slice of toast and part of a banana. Once I had finished eating, at 11:30 I then made my bed. At 11:35 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then put my dishes in the dish washer.. At 11:50 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:30 I then shaved before starting to do my constant therapy. At 1:00 I then did my stroke stretches. At 1:12 I began to do my thera band stretches to strengthen my arms and legs. At 1:20 I then used my hand grips before ending my workout. At 1:30 I listened to some easy listening music while doing a word search. At 3:10 I then had a salad before eating my dinner. At 3:50 I took a shower. Once I was comfortable for the evening, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Talking to Bedard's Medical Supplies

 My Wednesday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by waking to a call from Bedard"s Medical Supply about my new Roleator. At 9:17 I then ate my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 9:35 I then had scrambled eggs, with banana bread with peanut-butter spread on it. At 9:56 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs ofair with my inhaler, At 10:20 I then got dressed for the day. At 10:25 I then called Bedard's about my rollator. At 10:40 I then shaved before talking to bedards because there were callers ahead of me. At 11:05 I then did my constant therapy. At 11:30 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:45 I then did my stroke stretches. At 11:50 I began to do my thera band exercises. At 11:59 I then used my hand grips. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. At 12:30 I had filled my empty pill container's. At 2:45 I then had eaten my salad before having a bowl of soup for dinner. At 4:00 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Doing the e-stem during speech therapy

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by taking a shower, so as to get ready for my day. At 6:30 I then ate my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. At 6:54 I then had a banana sandwich with peanut-butter. Once I had finished eating, At 7:10 I had shaved before taking a shower. I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I was on my way to Neuro Restorative. Upon my arrival at 9:30 I then did my constant therapy. At 9:45 during reading group with Keileigh, another client and I read a story and discussed along the way as we took turns reading. At 10:30 during my P.T. Session with Dan I first road the Nu Step on level one. Dan then had me go into the parallel bars to do some leg and balance exercises. Dan then had me doing some squats. At 11:15 I went to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group. With Faith and Abby. Today we spoke about each part of the brain controls. At 12:00 during my O.T. Session with Lorie, She spoke to me about bringing in the thera band that I am currently using to do my exercises with. She with then give me a stronger one. We then set some goals around cooking and how to simplify it. We then spoke a goal around typing. We then spoke about how to even out my energy during the day. At 12:30 during speech with Carina, we continued to work with the e-stem. To make my swallowing easier. Once it attached to my neck she slowly put the level up, until I could not stand it any more. I was able to do it for nineteen minutes. At 1:00 I then went home. I arrived home at 2:25. At 2:30 I had taken a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 2:30 I then ate my salad. At 2:41 I then took a shower, before blogging of my day.  

Monday, January 5, 2026

During my speech session with Carina Using the vial stem

 My Monday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by drinking a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. At 6:45 I then had a bowl of oatmeal with banana in my cereal along with some banana bread. Once I had finished eating, at 7:00 I then brushed my teeth before shaving. At 7:13 I then took a shower. Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I then did my back stretches. After putting in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After 7:45 I then did my constant therapy. I then waited for my United Wheelchair to arrive. I was soon on my way at 9:00 a.m. Upon my arrival at 10:30 a.m. I went to the conference room to writing group with Kieleigh. During group I continued to working on my third book. At 11:30 I then met with Angela for my O.T. Session. Today we spoke about speech and swallowing. We then spoke about doing modifying technical strategies for cooking. We then spoke about getting a smart phone through the division of the blind. Angela also told me that there will be a meeting about what comes next during O.T. At 12:00 I then ate my lunch in the client lounge At 12:30 I then had my first speech session with Carina working with the vital stem on my throat. I had patches put on my throat area. Then it felt like it was being shocked to strengthen the muscles. While doing so, I took small drinks of water. At 1:00 I then went to the craft room for painting group with keileigh and Abby. Today I began to paint a new painting. At 2:00 I then went to Faiths office for recreational therapy. At 3:00 I then went home. I arrived home at 4:15. After taking a shower and getting comfortable, I then had a salad. At 4:45 I had eaten dinner. At 5:10 I then blogged of my day. 

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Working those leg muscles

 My Sunday morning began at 11:00 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 11:13 I then had a bowl of cheereo granola cereal with banana along with a slice of toast with jam. At 11:37 I had brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 11:50 I then made my bed. At 12:00 my mother arrived home from church. Once she was settled, she then gave me communion. At 12:13 I then finished doinng my constant therapy. At 12:30 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:40 I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 12:46 I had used my hand grips before doing my thera band exercises. At 1:00 I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises to build up those leg muscles. At 1:45 I then grabbed my dumbbells to work my upper body. At 1:48 I had ended my workout by doing another set of back stretches. At 2:00 I then filled my empty pill container. I then ordered a medication. At 2:00 I then shaved. At 250 I then did a word search. At 2:55 I then took a shower before pulling up my blog at 3:12 and typing of my day before eating dinner. 

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Using my hand grips to keep them strong

 My Saturday morning began at 10:30 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. After doing so, I then made my bed. At 10:45 I then had three english muffin halves toasted with peanut-butter and honey on them. Once I had finished eating, at 11:00 I then brushed my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 11:12 I then put some clean laundry away. At 11:15 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:25 I then did the stretches that I have been doing since I had my stroke. At 11:40 I then shaved. At 11:50 I then cleaned my bathroom. At 1:00 I had filled my empty pill containers. At 1:45 I began to do my constant therapy, after taking a drink of some lemon aid that I had next to me. At 2:15 I then did my thera band exercises. To help strengthen my arms and legs. At 2:30 I had used my hand grips. At 2:15 I had grabbed my dumbbells to do my weight exercise's. I then did my back stretches on more time, before ending my workout. At 3:00 I then ate dinner. At 4:00 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:17 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Thursday, January 1, 2026

Happy New Years 2026

 My New Years 2026 morning began at 10:20 a.m. by eating my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 10:34 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana along with a toasted biscuit. At 11:00 I then made my bed. At 11:22 I then brushed my teeth before putting my eye and nose drops in. After taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:28 I began to do my constant therapy. At 11:58 I did my back stretches while watching the news. At 12:10 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my stroke. At 12:25 I then used my hand grips before doing my thera band exercises. At 12:40 I then strapped on my ankle weights. I then began to do my leg exercises. At 12:50 I then grabbed my dumbbells and began to work upper body. At 12:57 I ended my workout by doing another set of back stretches. At 1:06 I then had something to drink. While doing a word search puzzle. At 2:00 I then filled my empty pill containers. At. 2:40 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:00 I then ate my salad. At 3:20 I then ate dinner. At 4:00 I then pulled up blog and typed of my day.