Raking the back yard

I began my Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. by goig out into the kitchen to eat my my breakfast. After doing so I had burshed my perly whites before then starting a load of laundry. After doing so I then went to my bedroom to stretch. After doing so I then hung the laundry to dry. At 9:40 I preceded with my workout by doing my weight exercises. I then focussed on my ankle exercises before sitting down to fill up my pill containers for the week. After doing so, I saw that I was running low on my medication so I had called the pharmacy to place my order. After doing so my mother had called to let me know that she would be at 1:00 to pick me up to take me out shopping. I then went outside to rake the back yard. I had done so until 11:30 before going back inside to start another load of laundry. My leg was a little tired from raking, but with a little rest I was able to cary on. After taking a shower I then sat down to eat my lunch. Once I had done so I had hung another load of laundry out to dry. At 12:00 I then lied down to rest for an hour. At 1:00 my mother had arrived home from work to take me and my grandmother to Wal-Mart. ON the way home I had to stop and pick up my medication at Hanaford. After dropping my grandmother off at the Pierce House I then went home to fill out a survey for the division of the Blind. After doing so I had eaten dinner before sitting down to blog.

Going over new therapy offered at WestSide with Tobie

I began my Wednesday morning at 7:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. My mother had made me scrambled eggs with toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then brushed my teeth before starting in with my weight exercises. ONce I had finished my workout. I then preceded to pick up the kitchen and then start the dishwasher. I then started a load of laundry. After doing so I then took my shower thus getting ready for the day ahead. I then grabbed my lunch and knapsack. Dave from United had arrived at to bring me to the Trolly Building for what was to be my stem cell therapy with Nichole. I had arrived for my appointment for 11:00. Nichole took me right in. She then hooked my trhought up with the electroids and away we went. Today Nichole had me chewing and swollowing cut up apple and bananna. Once I was done, Nichole gave me a hug. and we said good-bye. United then took me to WestSide. Upon my arrival I had signed in and went straight to the kitchen to eat my lunch. After doing so I the went to the conference room for support group. Today Les, Scott, and I shared our weekly thoughs with Deb. At 2:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. I first went ten minutes on the Nu Step. Dan then set up some cones then had me walking over them trying to land as softly as possible. I then side stepped over them. At 3:00 I then met with Tobie for I pad. We first added two more steps to follow when using my note section. Tobie then went over the theropy being offered at WestSide for the nex six months. At 4:00 Roger from United took me home. I had arrived home at 5:00. Once inside I had taken a shower before eating my dinner. I then sat down to blog.

Meeting with Dr. Auger for the final time

I began my Tuesday morning at 5:30 a.m. by getting up to stretch. After doing so I had made my way out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa before eating a bowl of cereal with banana and an english muffin. Once I had finished eating I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then did my swallowing exercises. I then preceded to do my ankle exercises before grabbing my knapsack and lunch. My father then took me over to the hospital to have my four month check up with Dr. Auger. Once I was given a clean bill of health, Dr. Auger let me know that he will be leaving in a month and a replacement will be taking his place. I then met United Wheelchair outside to bring me to WestSide. Upon my arrival for Ten a.m. I had put my lunch in the refrigerator and made my way into the gym for my P.T. session. Today I started by walking ten minutes on the treadmill. Lydia then had me walking outside. I had walked one-third mile twice before returning to the gym. I then rested and had a drink of water before going back outside to the back parking lot to jog 100 feet six times with Lydia. At 11:00 I then had a break, so I had sat in the lobby to wait. My case manager Piper then came out to get me. We had meet for fifteen minutes to talk about how my programing is going at westside. At 11:30 I then had my nursing session with Sally. I first spoke to her about the doctors appointment I had this morning. She then took my blood pressure reading. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat my lunch. I the meet Deb in the lobby for my support session. Deb had helped me write out steps on how to use the calendar and to play word trick on my lap top. At 12:30 United took me home. Upon my arrival home I had gone to bed to sleep for a couple of hours before getting up to take a shower and then eat dinner. I then sat down to blog.

Trying to breath during Tai CHI

I began my Monday morning at 5:30 A.M. by getting up to stretch. After doing so I then preceded to do my weight exercises with my upper body. At 6:00 I then made my way out into the kitchen to have a bowl of cereal with banana for breakfast along with a toasted pancake. At 6:30 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth ad continue to get ready for the rest of my day. Once I was ready, I then grabbed my knapsack and went out into the kitchen to get my lunch. I then waited for United to arrive. Once I was aboard we then went to Donald's to pick him up. Upon our arrival to WestSide for 9:00 a.m. I had put my lunch downstairs in the refrigerator before making my way over to the gym for my P.T. session with Lydia. Lydia first had me walking on the treadmill for fifteen minutes. I had gone a distance of a half of a mile at 2.2 mph. with an incline of 3.5. Lydia then had me outside in the back parking lot running back a forth as she held onto me with the gate belt. I had gone a total of 480 feet, thus making several runs back and forth. We then went back into the gym to do calf stretch's. I then did five wall squats. Lydia then took pictures of me doing wall squats and calf stretch's using my i pad, so that I could refer to them at home. At 10:00 I then went into the conference room for tai chi group. During tai chi I practice breathing with Tobie as she would cue be making a big breathing noise herself. I don't know why but I tend to hold my breath while exercising and such. I hen continued to practice the form while trying to breath with Tobie and the rest of the group As Joe instructed us to do so. At 11:00 I then joined laughter therapy group. Today Paul, Donald, Alisa, and I first said what we did over the weekend followed by a big yeh! We then watched Robert Rivest with instruction on some types of laughter with Deb and Flourina. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat my lunch with others before leaving for Farmington with Donald on United. I had arrived home at 2:25 thus going straight to bed. I had slept until 5:00 before getting up to take a shower. After doing so I went out into the kitchen to eat my dinner before sitting down to blog. I then watch some of the World Series before falling to sleep.

Pot roast tonight

I began my Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. By getting up to stretch. I then went out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. After doing so I then returned to my room to get ready to go to church. Once I had done I had packed my napsack with my workout clothing so that I could change at my grandmothers and go for a walk while I was downtown. At 9:30 my mother and I went to pick up grandma to go to church. After mass I had got out of the car with my granmother so that I could change into my workout clothing. I then took off walking. I had returned to my grandmothers at 1:00. I then called my mother to come pick me up. I had returned home 1:15. Upon doing so I had something to eat I then went to bed at 2:00 and I slept until 5:00. I then got up to take a shower before dinner. Yum pot roast.

Out for dinner

I began my Saturday at 9 40 a.m by going out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. Scrambled eggs potato pancakes and bacon. A meal to last me til dinner. Once I had finished eating I then went to my bedroom to put my laundry away. At 10 40 I then filled my pill containers for the week. At 11 00 I then walked ten laps around the front yard. I then went back inside to do my weight exercises. After doing so I then began to stretch. At 12 15 I then went to shop with my dad to get a hair cut. I had arrived home at 1 15 . I then helped my dad the best I could to put furniture back in my parents room. I then went to bed. I had slept from 1 50 to 4 30 before getting up to have a glass of egg nog. I then left for the carriage house with my parents to meet.some friends for dinner. We had arrived back home at9 50. I then blog before bed.

Dinner with grandma

I began my Friday, WA HOO! IT IS FRIDAY! Tore those sheets right off my bed. I then started a load of laundry. I then sat down to eat my breakfast, giving my body energy to begin my day. This moring a bowl of cereal with a cut up bananna along with a toasted pancake, hot cocoa, ad a glass of O.J. I am now energized!. At 8:30 I then made my bed, thus putting on the clean sheets. Oh, that will feel so good to get into tonight after the day ahead I have planned. At 8:50 I then stretched before hanging up the laundry to dry. I then folded dry laundry and put it away before going outside to walk ten laps aroung the front yard. this took me thirty minutes to do before going inside to do my weight exercises. Once I had completed my upper and lower body workout I then focussed on my ankle exercises by using the theraband. At 10:25 I then took my shower thus getting ready for the rest of my day. After doing so I had hung the second load to dry. My mother had then arrived home at 11:30 to take me to my grandmothers so that I could have lunch with her. ON the menue today was a tossed salad, popover, and fish chowder. For dessert a strawberry cake. At 1:00 we the went up to her room to play cribbage. At this time I started to get a headache. For what reason I do not know. I wished it would go away. After three games of cribbage and one game of skip-bo my mother had arrived to take me home. We had arrive home at 2:40. My headache had been at its max. Laying down was the option. I had slept for two hours. A miracle had occured, my headache was gone. Well, to the point of being managable. Few! I then took a shower thus getting comfortable before dinner. I then went to my bedroom to blog.