Happy Halloween

 My Saturday morning began at 8:50 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. At 9:00 I then took two tylenol before brushing my teeth. At 9:24 I then put an ice pack on my back for ten minutes before brushing my teeth. At 9:37, I then put in my eye and nose drop before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:39 I had taken out all of my pills so as to fill my empty pill containers. At 10:10 I then sat down to watch a movie on the Hal-Mark channel. At 10:20 I then shaved before continuing to Hal-Mark movies. whiel talking to a friend who had called. At 11:45 I then went into the kitchen so as to have half of a fish sandwich with pretzels. At 12:10 I had gone to my bedroom to brush my teeth and take in two puffs of air with my rescue inhaler before laying down to rest at 12:15. I had slept until 3:05 before waking I then took two tylenol before playing a game of cribbage with my mother. After doing so, I had taken a shower at 3:42 before pulling up my blgo at 4:00, so as to type of my day before eating dinner.  

cleaning day

 My Friday morning began at 8:45 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to drink my hot cider while eating some fruit. Once I had finished eating an egg sandwich, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:12 so as to brush my teeth and shave. aT 9:40 I then took the sheets off of my bed and brought them to the laundry room. At 9:45 I then cycled for twenty minutes. At 10:05 I then returned to my bedroom so as to begin to do my stretches that I have been doing since I had my last stroke. At 10:30 I then made my bed with clean sheets. At 10:40 I then stretched my leg using the thera band. At 10:46 I began to clean my bathroom. At 11:30 I then had a bite to eat. At 11:42 I had returned to my bedroom to put my bathroom back together before brushing my teeth. I then lied down to rest and slept fomr 11:55-3:30. Once I had taken a shower, I then pulled up my blog so as to type of my day before eating dinner. 

going into the secret room

 My Thursday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat my fruit while drinking some hot cocoa. At 7:55 I then had a bowl of cereal with a half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned my bedroom at 8:10 to make my bed. At 8:13 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before starting in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At. 8:48 I then began to do my back stretches, with led into me doing the stretches that I currently have learned how to do during my P.T. sessions now. At 9:10 I then took a shower so as to get ready for the rest of my day. At 9:30 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking int two puffs of my inhaler. At 9:40 I then lied down to rest before going to physical therapy. I had slept until 12:45. I then had bowl of fish chowder. Once I had brushed my teeth and washed my face, I sat down to read some information Goodwill WestSide Neurorehab had sent to me. At 1:30 my father had taken me to my P.T. appointment. We had arrived at my physical therapy at 1:45. Once I had called in and answered all of the main heath questions, Ian came out to get me. Once inside the gym Ian first had me ride the bike for ten minutes. He then took me into a part of the gym I have never been into. it was a secrete room off the gym that I have been working since I began P.T. Once I was in the bars, Ian had me stepping up on to a block of wood an down onto a squishy pad He then had me standing on the squishy pad with my feet together, to see how long I could stand there without losing my balance. I then stood on the squishy pad on the block of wood. We had worked on a lot of balance today. Ian then wrapped my ankle with the kinezeo tape today. At 7:42 I had left my P.T. session. I saw Tamara today, but when she said, Hello Troy. I could not remember her name at that moment. Upon our arrival home at 2:51 I had taken a shower and got comfy for the evening. I then played a game of cribbage with my mother before eating dinner with my parents. At 4:30 I then returned to my bedroom  to type in todays blog enty. 

Eating dinner with a friend

 My Wednesday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by goint into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cider. At. 8:15 I then had a piece of toasted brown bread with some beans for breakfast before returning to my bedroom at 8:30 to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved before washing my hair and face. At 8:56 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in tow puffs of air. At 9: 10, I then did my sit to stand exercises to strengthen my legs. I then used the green thera band and put it in the door so as to stretch it with my leg to also strengthen it. At 9:20 I then received a call from Franklin Memorial hospital in regards to going over my advanced directives, so that I can begin more physical therapy. At 10:00 Frank had called the therapist from BaySide. this week we spoke about how hard covid-19 has been on people and has caused allot to become shut ins. This. week he would like me to have a meal or a snack with a friend while talking to a friend whether it be on the phone or computer. We also discussed some other things before ending our discussion. At 11:00 I did some reading before cycling from 11:30-11:50. At 12:00 I then returned to my bedroom to begin my stretches that I have been doing since my last stroke. At 12:20 I began to do my back stretches. At 12:30 I then continued  stretching with my new P.T. stretches. At 12:35 I had finished my workout, I then lied down to rest and slept from 12:48-4:00. Once I had taken my shower and got comfortable for the night, I had gone into the kitchen to eat dinner with my parents. I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before sitting down to pull up my blog and type of my day. 

kinezio tape off

 My Tuesday morning began at 9:10 a.m. by going the kitchen. After eating some fruit, I then enjoyed dunking some baked toast into my hot cocoa. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom to make my bed. At 9:40 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before cycling for twenty minutes. I had finished doing so, at 10:28. I then returned to my bedroom at 10:33 so as to start in with my stretches that I have been doing since having my last stroke. At 10:53 I continued to stretch by doing my back stretches. At 11:05 I then began to do the stretches that I am now learning to do in my P.T. sessions currently. At 11:25 I had finished my daily workout. I then went into the kitchen at 11:30 to get a snack. Once I had finished eating it, I then brushed my teeth before filling my empty pill containers. At 12:20 I then lied down to rest and I had slept until 3:20. Once I was fully awake, I had taken a shower at 3:30 and got comfortable for the night. I then took off my kinesio tape for good. Ian did not put a new one on and told me to take it off tonight. YEH!!!

I have been approved for more p.t. by my insurance, "YAH!!!"

 My Monday morning began at 8:50 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 hot cereal with an english muffin for breakfast. At 9:20 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. At 9:37 I then made my bed before starting in with my stretches that I have been doing since have my last stroke. At 10:00 I then began to do my back stretches. I then ended my workout by doing my new p.t. stretches, that I am currently doing now in P.T. At 10:15 I then took a shower before putting in my eye and nose drops.. After doing so, I then took in two puffs of air. At 11:00 I had my weekly nursing session with Sally over tela health. We talk things concerning my P.T. At 11:30 we had ended our call. I then cleaned my bathroom. At 12:00 I then rested while waiting to go therapy. Once I had woke at 1:45, I had a yogurt to eat. I then brushed my teeth teeth before leaving for physical Therapy with my mother. I can not drive, so I always have to rely on someone. That is like when you are visually impaired. We had arrived at p.t. at 2:25. Once we had called to let them know that we were there, I had answered all the questions, then Ian came out to get me. Once inside, Ian first had me cycling for ten minutes. He then had me in the parallel bars stepping up on block and a squishy pad with just my finger tips on the rails. Ian then looked at my taped on my ankle and said "I am not going to change it today, but take it off tomorrow night to give it time to breath before our next session . Ian then let me know that I have been approved by my insurance for more sessions. "YAH!" At 3:20 I then left to go home. At 3:38 I had arrived home with my mother. Once inside, I had taken a shower before pulling up my blog and typing of my day. 

A relaxing Sunday

 My Sunday morning began at 10:10 by going into the kitchen so as drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. after doing so, I then had some crepes for breakfast. At 10:30 I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. At 10:48 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After doing so, I then made my bed. At 11:06 I then cycled for twenty minutes before returning to my bedroom to do my stretches that I have been doing since have my last stroke. At 12:00, I began to do my back stretches. At 12:06 I then started in with my new P.T. stretches that I am doing now in P.T. Once I had completed my workout, I had gone into the kitchen at 12:30 to have a bite to eat for lunch. At 1:10 I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then took two puffs of my rescue inhaler before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:15-4:40 before waking. Once I had taken a shower, I then went into the kitchen at 4:40 to eat dinner with my parent. A 5:22 I had returned to my bedroom to pull up my blog and type of my day.