[DAY +66]  Saw my Haemotologist today.  He said that my neutrophil count (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrophil_granulocyte) is slightly lower than last time, but all else looks good.  And then he said "There is nothing in your blood test results that concerns me.  See you in a month.".  Sounds good to me.  He also said to get to a hospital if I get sick, tell them what I went through, and have the Doctor there give him a call if they want more info.

Tomorrow I am moving home permanently.  I will miss the easy life where my only jobs were to tell Diana what I want to eat, bathe myself, and exercise.  I lived like a King.  But it's time for a less moody (not guaranteed) and more hopeful me to go back to reality and my family.

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I am feeling physically strong, but my ability to walk needs improvement.  Lots of it.  At home I will walk more around the house, and when the treadmill arrives in 2 weeks, I will use it to improve my walking ability and endurance.


Today's exercise:

(1) Step back Lunge  - 3 x 30 (15 per leg per set)
(2) Walk one foot directly in front of the other (like a sobriety test) - 4 loops
(3) Sidestep, leading with one leg crossing over in front of the other leg, then next step cross over behind the other leg.  Each leg was the leading leg for 4 loops.
(4) Kneeling in crouched position with ball in front of me, raise up to kneeling position, then roll ball away from body, pause 5 seconds while extended, roll ball back towards body, slowly drop to crouched position, repeat - 3 x10
(5) Seated on ball, raise straight arms to the side, hold when fully extended- 2 x 20
(6) Pushups (kneeling) - 3 x 10
(7) Seated toe raises (shin muscle), pause when toes raised - 3 x 10
(8) Calf raises (on stairs) - 3 x 10

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Yesterday's exercise:

(1) Step back Lunge  - 3 x 30 (15 per leg per set)
(2) Kneeling in crouched position with ball in front of me, raise up to kneeling position, then roll ball away from body, pause 5 seconds while extended, roll ball back towards body, slowly drop to crouched position, repeat - 3 x10 (a great core exercise)
(3) Pushups (kneeling) - 3 x 10

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Wednesday's exercise:

(1) Step back Lunge  - 4 x 20 (10 per leg per set)
(2) Walk one foot directly in front of the other (like a sobriety test) - 4 loops
(3) Sidestep, leading with one leg crossing over in front of the other leg, then next step cross over behind the other leg.  Each leg was the leading leg for 4 loops.
(4) Kneeling in crouched position with ball in front of me, raise up to kneeling position, then roll ball away from body, pause 5 seconds while extended, roll ball back towards body, slowly drop to crouched position, repeat - 3 x10
(5) Seated on ball, raise straight arms to the side, hold when fully extended- 2 x 20
(6) Seated on ball, upright row exercise with thera-band - 2 x 20
(7) Pushups (kneeling) - 3 x 10
(8) Seated toe raises (shin muscle), pause when toes raised - 3 x 10
(9) Calf raises (on stairs) - 3 x 10