Chris's Post 3/25

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! I went to Mendon Ponds Park last Saturday and shot some pictures. I have an old camera - the kind that takes film. I got them developed on Monday. This is some of the film that I shot. I think I will get a new camera this spring and will go into the digital film age. The first camera I get will be $100. If I like it, I will save up and get a more expensive camera. Enjoy!

Chris's Post 3/21

Ahhhhhh! The first day of spring! Last week (the week we had off of school) was beautiful! Highs in the 60s and a couple of days near 70. I went to see a couple of movies. I reviewed them on my website http://chrissmovies.blogspot.com/. I also watched a bunch of videos and reviewed them on http://videosihaveseen.blogspot.com/. I also wanted to let you know The National Aphasia Association and their website, http://www.aphasia.org/. If you go half way down the page, you will see the "Online Store". If you go there, you can get a T-shirt like mine. Bye for now!

Chris's Post 3/4

Elk!

I am sorry. The difference between a caribou and an elk is one of size. An elk is big. Obviously, those are elk.

The Differences Between a Moose and a Caribou

A moose outweighs a Caribou or an elk by 1000 pounds. It's heart is as big as a cannonball (quite literally). Remember Bullwinkle?

Caribou!

Moose!

Hi gentlemen,
I was thinking about the conversation about albino deer from yesterday, and it made me think of this e-mail. Here are a couple pictures of moose my fiance's dad sent me. They were roaming through this neighborhood in Montana. I thought you might enjoy. Enjoy the rest of your week!
-Lindsay

Chris's Post 3/1

Hey, ya'll. I went out in the snow Saturday and took some pictures. I got them back today, and they weren't very good. But, hey, I tried. Tomorrow, I will go see "The Crazies" at the local theater. I will write a review at http://chrissmovies.blogspot.com/ . Other than that, same old same old.

It looks like we were all a bunch of slackers, with the blog, this week. I tried to post on Friday, when I was snowed in, but could not remember the password! I tried everything! Yikes! I need to make a copy of it to take home with me.
I hope everyone had a good weekend, and enjoyed the snow! See you shortly!
Lindsay

hi are you watching the at the hocey game. The US ties Canada with under min. to go we are going overtime or the gold medal. I would draw me in the dome once this week,

i am going to tell you about my weekend. i went to Niagara Falls, Canada. I ate good and gambled bad. I got out before i lost lots. We've got back Saturday night and watched the Olympics on television. I played golf inside Dome twice. I'm hiting the ball better every time I go.

i went to canada the weekend, i eat good and galer bad. can you monday

Hi All!

I am working on some things for the clinic tonight, and thought I'd write my post for the week. It's been nice to have a week off, but I'm looking forward to getting back in the swing of things this week. See you tomorrow!

-Lindsay

Chris's Post 2/21

Not much going on. I have been working on my blogsites. Check them out at http://chrissmovies.blogspot.com/ and http://videosihaveseen.blogspot.com/ . That's it.

we saw the hurt locker on sat. It was to violent for me.

A Winter down in Florida

I' m having the time of my life right now in Florida. I am going birding, painting and weaving. Do you know there is two pair of owls in the Presevere right by my house? The female has at list one egg. It's hard to tell because she is in a wooden box and I don't see how many eggs she has. I went to this lake and there was an eagle up in the tree. My husband got some pictures of it.

A Little Inspiration

Found this video about a few very well-known and accomplished people who have experienced hardships in their life and overcome them... it's pretty inspirational! (It made me think of you Chris, being that you probably already know all of the stories in the video already!!)

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Chris's Post 12/19

I think I will concentrate on my two other blogs for right now. See you on http://chrissmovies.blogspot.com/ and http://videosihaveseen.blogspot.com/ until we get back.

Chris's Post 12/12

Hey, my fellow students. Post! Try to get in the habit of posting something each week. Even if it is a couple of sentences. If you don't use it, you will lose it. I tried all week long to download a video, but, alas, I could not do it. That is "Cheech" and "Chong", Sheri's geese.

Chris's Post 12/5

Unfortunately, school is over for the semester. I had a really good time, and I learned a lot. I have three blogs I am working on. I want to thank Bridgette, Andrea, and Liz. You showed real patience with us. I tried for two days to get the video to work, including the sheet that you sent me. I gave up. Instead,I have included a picture of a bear. Oh, and Liz, I tried the Mac & Cheese and it was excellent!

Chris's Post 11/28

Well, Thanksgiving is over. This year, I had Tofurky, mashed potatoes, a squash/turnip casserole, and pumpkin pie. I never had Tufurky before, although I had something similar before. It was quite expensive, and I think next year I will have turkey, again. Check out the blogs I have done at http://chrissmovies.blogspot.com/ and http://videosihaveseen.blogspot.com/ . My friend,Jim Flaherty, took this picture at Irondequoit Bay last year.The duck got away!

Chris's Post 11/21

We are off next week! And the week after that, we have our last class. I am going to miss the teachers, especially Liz (she and four friends came to the Roller Derby with me). I like the clinic! Five years ago, when I first had my stroke, I could only say one thing --"No". And now I am a regular chatterbox. I think the time at Rochester Rehab and Nazareth College made all the difference in the world.

The picture is from Russia and shows a church that is made up entirely of wood. It is 200 years old.

Also, I would like to put down some of the links that were helpful to me.

http://sammonspreston.com/

http://enablemart.com/

http://southwestmedical.com/

How my stroke affected my family

I was 48 when I had my stroke. I was married with one kid (4 years old). I couldn't talk, read, or communicate. The stroke tested my marriage and the 4 year old couldn't understand why his father couldn't talk to him.
My personality changed. I was outgoing but after the stroke I was an introvert. The marriage made it. The kid was scared, but he is strong and lived through it.

Chris's Post 11/14

Hello again. I thought I would take you through a typical week in the life of Chris Ackley. Every day is different. I wake up and have some oatmeal, a bagel, or some eggs. Some days I do stuff with I.L.S.T. (independent living skills trainer). Some days I have an aide who helps me shop. Some days I come to the clinic (I eat a hot breakfast at Galisano Hall).

I go out to the movies once a week (two if there is more then one selection I want to see). I watch Judge Judy every day at four o'clock.

I make my self dinner every night. I make a mean meatless sauce. I use eggplant, mushrooms, zucchini, and olives. I used to be a chef.

After dinner, I watch videos or check out what' on TV. On Thursday night, I watch NBC.

That's a day in the life of Chris Ackley.

The Three of Us

A day in my life- Jerry Jamberdino

Monday is my favorite day. I take a speech therapy class at 10-11:30; I have an Art Therapy class from 11:30-12:30 both at Nazareth College. At 12:30 I go to the Nazareth gym and walk for a half an hour. At 1:00 I leave Naz and drive to RIT for a class in Astrology. The class ends at 3:30. I go home and read my book for one hour. I am reading Dan Brown's book "The Lost Symbol." Within an hour the kids come home from school and work. After dinner I read, then I watch television and play with my computer.

Chris's Post 11/5

That is Russia!

I have started a new blog! Instead of movies, I write about the videos I have seen. Check it out at http://videosihaveseen.blogspot.com/

Let me know what you think about it!

Mary's story

I had a stroke 7 years ago. I am doing quite well. I have a husband and 2 sons. My husband didn't leave the hospital at all during my stroke. He stayed there for 7 weeks without leaving my side. My 2 sons came home from college and high school to be with me. I am very grateful that they cared about me.

Chris's Story

I had a stroke 5 1/2 years ago on March 21, 2004. I was living in Florida and I was working as a truck driver at Florida Supply Company. My sister-in-law came down and suggested that I come up to Rochester because there were so many things I could do up here. Shortly after I came up she found J.J. and we started physical therapy. When J.J. came over to my house, she said that Nazareth had a wonderful speech clinic also. At the time I was also going to Rochester Rehab where I met Mary. When I came to Nazareth, Mary introduced me to Jerry. Right now I am going to the speech clinic at Nazareth--I used to go to physical therapy there too. Now I am too busy! I am retired and one of the things I do is to watch movies at the theater. Check out my review at http://chrissmovies.blogspot.com.