7:34 a.m. - Yesterday went as planned...completed a PT trip, got a haircut, picked up some chlorine, and eventually later in the day got to ICE. They had just finished their assessment kick-off assembly, and I was able to see students when they were coming in the building from their 2:00 recess. I stayed for less than an hour, but at least I got there. I think this afternoon I'm going to try and go again.
I'm noticing that the pain and discomfort in my leg is decreasing in size. I'm still not able to sleep very well at all, which makes for very long nights, but I'm still making progress. I'm also trying to transition to a cane instead of the walker.
Today this morning I'm going to focus on exercises and an ice treatment. And then I'll go from there.
update
I started "the morning" at about 7 a.m. because I didn't sleep well last night, so even though Amber was up and about at 5:45 a.m., and I was in the recliner, I went back to the blue room and slept until about 7. When getting up, the first order of the day is to use the bathroom (of course) and then get some coffee in me. I find that the coffee energy helps lift my spirits and gets me going. I then watch some news (Today Show) and next make a little breakfast - today it was an egg, cheese, bacon bagel. I need some breakfast to have a little food in the belly for the morning pills I'm supposed to take - baby aspirin, iron, and stool softener. I also take one Tylenol because I know I'm going to need it for my morning "at home therapy exercises". Then I'm back to the recliner to let the Tylenol sink in for about 30 minutes. Then it's off to the blue room (spare bedroom) for therapy exercises - butt cheek squeezes, quad set (push knee down), active leg raises (using my lift belt), and the dreaded assisted heel slides. All of these exercises are done three sets of 20, and I need to push the limits of discomfort in order to gain strength and flexibility. And truth be told, between the official ORA PT sessions, and the home sessions, I see and feel improvement every day. After exercises, then I give the knee and ice therapy session with the polar cube machine. Now it's 9:15 and I'm typing away.
Things for School
- absent days for staff entered into SDS by the 15th of each month
OTHER THINGS
- spray weeds
- a hood light switch for the Ford
- April 30 - 9:00 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
- April 30 - 10 a.m. - Milan Optical
- May 2 - 9:00 a.m. Moline ORA Blackhawk
- July 13-18 - Summer Camping Trip to Mackinac Island
- April 16 - knee replacement surgery - Illini Hospital
- July 13-18 - Summer Camping Trip to Mackinac Island
- Brown County Deforestation Campground July 13 and July 17
- St. Ignace KOA July 14, 15, 16
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMhp3emCnE4xeo_hUm5rLgsktf-NVWxu3sS0bwNg0uw/edit?tab=t.0 - July 29 - bus refresher course 5 p.m.
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