Years ago, there was song the Kingston Trio sang. It was about Anne Boleyn, 2nd wife of King Henry VIII*. The chorus ran, "...and she walked the bloody tower, with her head tucked underneath her arm."
The last couple of days, I have been feeling like my head is disconnected to my body. Today, I was in the kitchen and went to walk across to the trash. A simple task...in another life. As I started to walk, the color of the floor and the color of the counter all became a mesh of color and
Today, I went in for a Pulmonary Function Test. The technician said I did well, that I was within the accepted parameters of breathing. That's good because I don't look good in blue!
But I was thinking...and this is when everyone rolls their eyes and says, "Here we go again..."
The concern has been my blood oxygen level drops while I am exercising. This test was administered while I was stationary, wouldn't it be better if I were exercising during the testing? Also, this test doesn'
Today, my daughter-in-law and I went to the new gym. My goal is to walk to the gym (yes, w/my walker), be able to exercise and walk home again. I have to work up to that, though. I am not ready for it. So, we drove to the gym today. My daughter-in-law measured the mileage to the gym and it came to (.5) mile, one way.
I went without my walker. I figured I would be walking short distances, after all, how far away could each machine be from one another? A cold front has just arrived in o
I hope everyone's New Years has been good to you and your family and that it continues to do so the rest of the year.
The Holidays were busy for us. For those of you who may be curious, I have kept my family, I got some really nice gifts but that's not the reason I'm keeping them. I was considering looking for another family but I'm not, so no one need apply. Thanks. :big_grin:
I have been faithfully using the treadmill I have at home. Recently, I have been walking for a .5 hour
This past weekend, I went to visit my "Surrogate" daughter, Megan, and her family. They came and picked me up on Saturday and I spent part of the afternoon playing with my "Surrogate" grandson, who had to leave to attend a ballet, "The Nutcracker."
In his absence, Megan and I were able to catch up on each other while she worked on some crafts. She is really good, which I did not know about her. I was very proud of her talent and the gifts she was making. We had a great time.
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I have been looking at this mountain of boxes from my old house. Each item in evey box has to be taken out and put into one of three piles: attic, consignment, trash. I was in a large house of (8) rooms and now I have 2.5 rooms. This is a laughable matter. I have been looking at these boxes for the past 2 months since we moved in. I kept telling myself I need to go through (2) boxes per day. The thought itself just wore me out.
The other day, I determined I would go through (2) boxes
I haven't written on my blog recently because...well, you know those bad days I wrote about? Yeh, it was like that.
Since I am no longer in Physical Therapy nor do I have anyone around who knowingly and professionally can tell me if I am pushing it too hard or not enough, I am in conundrums most of the time. I suppose I still have fear from what happened to me and don't know when I can push the envelope. I was never like that BS. I always thought walking took too much time, so I ran e
Last week, I wrote about bad days. Well, I must confess, I lied. I actually had a good week. I started the beginning of the week in good shape. I worked on the treadmill (don't get excited, its (5) minutes and if I feel good enough, (3) times a day). Usually, I might have (2) or (3) good days in a row, then I am wiped out for about a week.
Last week, it was important that I keep up my streak of good days because this past weekend I was going to stay w/ a friend for the weekend. I want
I have a friend I grew up with who used to say (probably still does) getting up used to ruin his whole day. Well, my Dad said that, too -- I wonder now who was bouncing off whose humor?? I know the reason for the ruination of Johnny's day: when you get up, you are defying gravity. That's a load of work!
Post stroke, sometimes when I wake up and am still lying in bed, I feel great. I just know this is going to be a good day. I feel I can do all the things I want to accomplish this day.
I worked in the Hospitality industry for many years. Not to get off on a tangent but I was so glad I found the hotel business. I had so much fun working w/ people, both staff and guests. What a fun business to be in.
My second job in hotels was in my hometown, a small and very popular inn for the guests. I was encouraged to come on board at the little inn by my best friend because, as she said, "We have a lot more fun here than where you are." Need I say more? How much more persuasive
This is my first time writing a blog. Today, is my one year anniversary of my bleed stroke. I thought, in some way, this could be a present to myself.
I have read many blogs before starting this one and what has hit me is I need an attitudinal change. I have been angry because I felt I could have had 7-10 years of normalcy before having a stroke. I was doing very well, thank you very much. I was working really hard in getting over my depression over my mother's and also my father's dea
