My. Tuesday morning began at 8:00 a.m. I had gone into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I had kind of a weird breakfast, zucchini squares and sweet rolls. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 8:35 so as to make my bed. After doing so, I had cycled from 8:45 until 9:04. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom so as to stretches that I have been doing since my last stroke. At 9:20 I then spoke to my grandmother on the telephone. Once our call was ended, I then continued to stretch. At 9:30 I began to do my back stretches. At 9:43 I then started in with my stretches that I have learned during my lates P.T. sessions that I am currently doing now. Once I had finished my workout, I then went into the kitchen to have a cup of tea. At 10:30 I then returned to my bedroom so as to fill my empty pill container for the week ahead. A1:50 I had lied down to rest and slept until 2:15. At 2:30 I then took a shower before pulling up my blog, so as to type of my day.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020
Working on Strengthening and Balance During P.T.
My Monday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so I then received a call at 9:15 from Hanger orthotics in Augusta and they said it should have been their office in Waterville. At 9:30 I then had a bowl of cereal with a toasted muffin. At 9:40 I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 10:00 I then washed my face and hair before putting in my eye and nose drops. I then took in two puffs of air, before starting in with stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:30 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:45 I then put some clean laundry away before receiving a call from nurse Sally on doxy dot. While talking, we had called Hanger Orthotics. They let us know the referral probably went to Augusta instead of Waterville. Sally then let me know to call her if I have any problems today in P.T. Sally then let me know Doctor Hatfield has sent a referral and and Hanger has it. At 11:30 we had ended our call. At 11:36 I then took a shower before eating lunch at 12:00 noon. After doing so, I then had brushed my teeth. before laying down. I had slept until 1:45. I then brushed my teeth before leaving for Physical Therapy. At 2:10 I had arrived. Once I had called to let them know that I was here, Tamara was there to let me in. She then gave me the number for Nurse Sally to call her. She then let me know that she was there until 4:30 today. Tamara then began my therapy session with Laser Therapy on my ankle. She then retapped the ankle with Kinezeo tape. Tamara then had me working on balance and strengthening exercises in the bars. She first had me step over a bar and back, practicing holding on and not hanging on. At 3:08 I then met my my father in the parking lot. Once we had arrived home, I then called Nurse Sally right off to let her know Tamara would like to talk to her. I then sat with my parents before eating dinner at 4:30. Once I had finished eating, I then took a shower. At 5:07 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day.
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Another great morning workout
My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. After doing so, I had eaten a couple of blueberry muffins with scrambled eggs. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:43 so as to brush my teeth and shave. I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. Once I had my eye and nose drops in, I then made my bed. At 10:10 I had cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom so as to start ing with my stretching. At 10:38 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:54 I continued to stretch by doing my back stretches. At 11:02 I started in with my new stretches from my P.T. session that I am currently going to. At 11:16 I had finished my workout. Once I had put some clean laundry away, I had lied down to rest at 11:55 and slept until 3:00. Once I had taken a shower and got comfortable for the night, I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. At 5:00 I then had eaten dinner dinner with my parents before returning to my bedroom so as to blog of my day.
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Focusing most of my day on my work out and looking forward to that bowl of hamburger soup
My Saturday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I had gone into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a piece of toasted brown bread. Once I had finished eating, I had gone to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then took in two puffs of air before putting in my eye and nose drops. At 9:50 I then cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom at 10:10 to put some clean laundry away. At 10:17 I began to do my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:40 I then continued to stretch by doing my back stretches. I then did my P.T. stretches that I am learning now in P.T. At 11:30 I had finished working out. Once I had shaved, I then vacuumed my bedroom. At 12:00 I then made my move in words with friends before laying down to rest. I had slept from 12:13--3:00 before waking. After playing a game of cribbage with my mother, I then at 4:00 had. a bowl of home made bowl of hamburger soup my mother had made today. I then went to my bedroom with my father so that he could push on my foot, so as to help stretch my ankle. After doing so, I then pulled up my blog at 5:00 and began to type of my day.
Friday, October 16, 2020
Trying to make an appointment with Hanger Clinic
My Friday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by calling my primary care doctor Doctor Hatfield to ask question on getting a referral to get an A.F.O. I then went into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot cider. At 9:20 I then half of a banana sandwich. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:30 so as to brush my teeth and shave. Once I had made. my bed, I then began to do my stretches that I have been doin since having my last stroke. At 10:15 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:25 I then began to do my new exercises that I had learned at P.T. At 10:52 I then began to write down my information on paper recorded in google docs about the dreams that I have been having. At 11:12 I then cleaned my bathroom before sitting down to fill my empty pill containers. At 12:00 I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:38. I then called Hanger Clinic and left a message. At 3:45 Once I had taken a shower, Hanger Clinic had called me back. about setting up an appointment. they said the office in Waterville was closer. Sally then called meaning to talk to another client which worked out quite well, so I could prepare her for our call on Monday. At 4:30 I then ate dinner. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom at 5:11 so as to blog of my day.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Working with nurse Sally on getting a referral from my doctor
My Thursday morning began at 10:00. a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with a half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then picked up the kitchen before stating the dishwasher. At 1o:55 I then cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom to brush my teeth. At 4:25 I then shaved before making my bed. I then put some clean laundry away before starting my taking a shower and gettin g ready to go to the chiropractor. At 12:00 I had left the house with my father who had taken me to the chiropractor. At 12:30. We had called to let them know we were hear. Lisa came out into the parking log to get me. Once Dr. Roberts had made some adjustments, I then made my next appointment for one month before leaving. At 1:00 I had arrived home. I then called Hanger the place where I will begetting my orthotic. They let me know, I needed to call my doctor for a referral. I then was told give it a couple of days before calling hanger. I then called Nurse Sally to see if she was busy. She let me know that she would call me between 2:30-3:00. I the mean time I made out a list of questions I wanted to ask Sally before she called. I then just sat to wait. At 1:30 I then did my ankle stretches from P.T. At 1:40 I then did my back stretches. At 1:50 I then did my stroke stretches. At 2:00 I then got ready for Sally to call. At 2:30 Nurse Sally had called. At 3:40 we then ended our call. I then spoke to my mother until 4:00.I then wetn to my bedroom to take a shower. At 4:10 I put more laundry away. At 4:15 I then watched television before eating dinner at 5:00. At 5:34 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Talking about getting an A.F.O. with Tamara my Physical Therapist
My Wednesday morning began at 8:30 a.m. to yet another to another dream. At 8:45 I then made my way to the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot cider. After eating an egg cup with a half of an english muffin, I then returned to my bedroom to take a shower and shave. After doing so, I then brush my teeth before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with inhaler, I then brushed my teeth before waiting to leave. At My father had taken me to P.T. We had arrived at Physical Therapy at 10:45. Upon arrival we called to be let in. Tamera met me at the door. Once inside I had given Tamera my list of pain level over the past week. She then. had me laying on the mat so that she could change the tape on my ankle. She then let me know tho start rubbing the tape on my foot daily, so as to activate it daily. Tamera then showed me a knew exercise to for my ankle. We then talked about getting an A.F.O. That is the last thing I wanted to talk about. She then wrote down instruction on how to get a hold of Hanger the company that makes A.F.O.'s and what I have to do to schedule an appointment for them to come to P.T. on a Wednesday for them to fit my foot. Wednesday is the only day they come to my physical therapy. Tamara then had me on the mat again stretching my ankle doing some foot resistance dorsy flection stretches. Tamara then gave me some handouts. I then went out into the parking lot to me my father at 12:00 noon. We had arrived home at 12:15. At 12:15 I had a bite to eat. I then went to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then lied down to rest and slept from 1:00=-3:37. Once I was up, I had taken a shower before eating dinner. I then returned to my bedroom so as to pull up my blog at 5:00 so as to type of my day.