Feeling frustrated

I began my last day of September on this Tuesday morning at 5:30 a.m. by getting up to stretch. At 6:00 I then did strapped on the ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. After doing so, I then shaved and showered before going out into the kitchen at 6:30 to a toasted english muffin. Once I had done so, I then preceded I had brushed my teeth before grabbing my knapsack and lunch and bringing them to the door to wait for United. I had arrived to WestSide for my 9:00 a.m. appointment ten minutes early, just enough time to put my lunch in my locker. I then strapped my knapsack on my back and back upstairs to the lobby I went. I soon was in the conference room for yoga group. Tobie and Mat had myself and another client first working on our breathing while doing yoga poses as we try to balance. Tobie then asked me if I would be interested in doing a six week tia chi group again, I then replied, yes. At 10:00 I then met Alex in the gym for my P.T. session. Alex first strapped the gate belt on, I then stepped on the treadmill. As I was walking Alex would raise the incline and lower it. Raise the speed and lower the speed as I worked on my balance. At 10:30 I then went into the parallel bars to work on tandem stepping. Alex then had we walking in the ladder laid out on the floor. I was doing different stepping like crossing my legs as I stepped ect. At 11:00 I then met with Piper for case management. I spoke to Piper about my therapy and the foliage ride I had gone on yesterday. At 11:15 I then took a shower thus getting ready to go to the rest of my therapy. At 11:00 I then had my nursing session with Sally. We spoke about my recent headaches I had been having and my latest doctors appointments. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat my lunch with others. At 12:30 I then had a support session with Deb. I more or less spoke to Deb today on my frustrations dealing with my recovery. At 1:00 United then took me home. I had arrived home at 2:00 thus going straight to bed. I had slept until 5:00 before getting up. I then had gone into the kitchen to eat dinner with my parents before sitting down to blog.

Hiking trails at Poland Springs on our last hike of the season

I began my Monday morning at 5:30 a.m. by getting up to stretch. After a thirty minute stretching routine, I then preceded wot work my upper body. I had skipped the ankle weights today for some reason. After doing so I then preceded to get ready for the rest of my day. After taking my shower, I then went into the kitchen to eat some fruit. While I was doing so, my mother had made me an egg sandwich. I had finished eating at 6:50. I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then grabbed my knapsack, I pad and lunch and sat down to wait. United had arrived at 7:20. After picking up some other clients along the way we arrived at WestSide for 9:00 a.m. I then waited in lobby with other clients for our last hiking group. As soon as we were there we went to Poland Spring to hike on trails with Matt and Carol. As we were hiking the trails, I was tripping over roots and rocks along the way. Matt had held the gates belt I had wrapped around my waist the entire hike. My ankle is still week so it tended to give while hiking. The trail was like a small mountain. I found it to be very challenging on the way down. There was even a golf course near buy. As nuts and other things fell from trees above while on our hike, Matt would joke about the golfers on the course hitting there balls in the woods where we were hiking. We had returned to WestSide at 11:00. Just in time to go to the conference room for laughter therapy. Today Deb and Flourina had us first check in by saying something positive that we did over the weekend followed by a yah. We then did some laughter exercises before laughing to episodes of The Big Bang Theory. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat my lunch. I then took a shower before meeting with Deb at 1:00 to work with my I pad. Today we continued to practice using skype. At 2:00 I then left to go home. I had arrived home at 3:30 thus sleeping the entire trip. I then went inside to get comfortable before sitting down to blog.

Taking in views from the height of the land

I began my Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. by leaving my bunk house and going into the camp to drink my hot cocoa and eat some cut up fruit. As I was doing so my father had fixed me some breakfast. Once I had finished eating I then had taken a shower before going back to my bunk house to pack things up, thus getting ready to leave. Once I had things packed, I then changed the sheets on my bed. I then lied down to rest until 11:00. I then left camp with my parents on a foliage ride up through the height of the land which is in Rangely. At 12:00 we were in Rangly, we had made our first stop to take in a breath taking view of the foliage. We soon were back on the road for fiteen minutes before making our next stop to take in yet another breath taking view. We were soon back on the road. We had traveled another twenty minutes before seeing about twenty windmills on the mountain side. We soon arrived in Mexico, Maine at 12:50. Ten minutes later we had arrived at our friends house Jim and Sandra for conversation and dinner. Jim first whipped out the cribbage board, after two games, we then joined in conversation with mom, dad, and Sandra. At 2:30 we then had dinner and dessert. At 5:10 we were then back on the road to home. We had arrived home at 5:10. I then got comfortable before sitting down to blog.

A relaxing day out by Porter Lake

I began my Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. by getting up to stretch. After doing so, I had gone into the camp at 9:30 to drink my hot cocoa and some fruit while mother had made french toast for breakfast. I had finished eating at 10:50. I then polished up my teeth, HA HA, before giving my grandmother a call. We spoke briefly, after doing so, I then sat down to play word trick. It did not take to long for me to get tired today, for I was back out in my bunk house to rest at 12:00 noon. It is, the weekend... ahhhhh relaxation. I had slept until 3:00 before getting up. I then went to sit on the deck and look at the water and take in the foiliage in the mountains across the lake, as I sipped down a root beer float. As I was doing so, a flock of ducks flew by, quacking up a storm. At 4:15 I the went back into the campt to take my shower before dinner. What a gorgeous fall day. 

Choosing some new group therapy to be in

I began my Friday morning at 5:30 a.m. by getting up to stretch for fifteen minutes. I then began my weight workout, Upper then lower. At 6:00 I then took my shower, thus getting ready, before going out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. I had first had some fruit while my mother had made me a dropped egg on toast. Once I had finished eating, I then grabbed my knapsack and lunch and I left for WestSide at 7:20. I had arrived there at 8:50. I immediatly brought my lunch to my locker. I then went t the lobby to wait to go to the Bates Pond with walking to wellness group. Today we had walked several laps before returning to WestSide. at 10:45. I then went to conference room at 11:00 for stretching group. Mat and Casey had us naming off stretches left and right before ending at 12:00. I then went to the kitchen to eat my lunch. Once I had finished eating, I had taken a shower before meeting with piper for rec therapy. She was filling in for Tobie. We had done some case management things. I first signed some forms then we went over some new group therapy that I signed up for. At 2:00 United took me home. I had arrived home at  3:15. I had gone in the house and washed my lunch dish's then grabbing my bigger knapsack I had packed this morning and off to camp I went. I had arrived at camp with my father at 4:00 thus pulling up my blog on my I pad. I then relaxed with my parents out on the deck before dinner. 

Making the best of my Thursday

My Thursday morning morning began this day at 7:50 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. After doing so, I then toasted myself a plain doughnut to go along with my cereal and banana. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then took of for a walk. Once I had returned home, I then showered thus getting ready for the day ahead. At 10:25 I then read some information I had received in the mail. At 10:45 I then called my grandmother to see how she was doing. At the time she was downstairs talking to the cook Kathy. We then hung up so that she could get back to her room. She had called me back at 11:05. We spoke briefly, I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 3:00, Ti.....red !!! I had slept until 2:05 before getting up to do my upper weight exercises. After I had stretched, I then strapped on the ankle weights and began to work out my legs. At 3:00 I then took a shower before sitting down to blog early.

Sharing my progress with skype

I began my Wednesday morning at 5:50 a.m. by getting up to stretch. After doing so, I then preceded with my weight exercises. After doing so, I had taken my shower, thus getting ready for the day before going out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. After doing so I had packed my knapsack before I brushed my teeth. I then brought my things to the door. It started to get late so I had called United to see what was up. They had referred to last weeks schedule for todays pick up time. Things to change thought, and this happen to be the week my schedule had change and I was do to arrive for 9:30 instead of 11:00. I had missed some therapy upon my arrival at 10:15, but no harm done. I then joined Mat in the gym for the rest of my P.T. session. I then did ten minutes on the treadmill before into the parallel bars to work on balance exercises. At 11:00 I then went to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group. Today we continued to work on my story to read during presentations. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat my lunch. I then took a shower before going to support group. Today during group I spoke about how I was learning how to use skype on my I pad. At 2:00 I was told United had a shortage of available vans on the road and that my ride would be late. So I sat in the lobby to wait patiently for my ride. My ride finally left Westside at 3:00. I had arrived home at 4:15. Upon doing so, I had got myself comfortable before sitting down to blog. What a day.