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Vol. 13, Issue 167 “Dedicated to Excellence” February 2014
BLAST Monthly Dinner Feb 15, 2014 (Moulin Rouge Restaurant)
Templeton Branch’s Birthdays February 2014 1—Josef, 14—Ollie, 28—Key
Hockeyville 2014 Hopeful !!! Shuswap Region: Vernon, Armstrong, Enderby, Falklands, Sicamous, Salmon Arm
Delta Branch—story p.3
Music Therapy Sessions Every Thursdays at Delta School of Music in Ladner, BC
Photos by Karel Ley
Photo by Victor Toy Photo by Jose Suganob
Photos by Jose Suganob
Salmon Arm Branch —story p.3
Looking back when
you’re old—
1. Being scared to do
things. Looking back
you’ll think, what was I so
afraid of?
2. Letting yourself be defined by
gender roles. Few things are
as sad as an old person say-
ing, “Well, it just wasn’t done
back then.”
3. Not realizing how beautiful
you were. Too many of us
spend our unhappy with the
way we look, but the reality
is, that’s when we’re our
most beautiful.
4. Not listening to your parents’
advice. You don’t want to
hear it when you’re young,
but the infuriating truth is
that of what your parents say
about life is true.
5. Working too much. No one
looks back from their
deathbed and wishes they
spent more time at the
office, but they do wish they
spent more time with family,
friends, & hobbies.
6. Never performing in front of
others. This isn’t a regret for
everyone, but many elderly
people wish they knew—just
once—what it was to stand in
front of a crowd and show off
their talents.
—by Loy Lai, Stroke survivor
Templeton Stroke Recovery
www.templetonstrokerecovery.com Page 2
February 2014 Volume 13, Issue 167
Page 2
ENCOURAGEMENTS
Brain hemorrhage is a type of stroke.
It’s caused by an artery in the brain;
bursting and causing localized bleeding
in the surrounding tissues. This bleeding
kills brain cells. It can occur from an
injury or as a result of a leaky or burst
blood vessels. This can happen when a
blood vessel gets weakened enough
that its wall can no longer with the
pressure of the blood flowing through it.
The symptoms of a cerebral hemorrhage
vary according to the location and
severity of the bleeding, but may
include: Weakness, paralysis on one
side of the body, severe headache,
vomiting, drowsiness, unconsciousness,
dizziness, difficulty walking or loss of
balance.
There are several risk factors and
causes of brain hemorrhages:
Head injuries (for people under the
age of 50, this is the common cause of
bleeding inside the skull), abnormali-
ties in blood vessels.
Blood vessels abnormalities, in and
around the brain, such as an arterio-
venous malformation. These may be
present from birth.
Aneurysm is a weakening in a blood
vessel wall that swells. It can burst
and bleed into brain leading to a
stroke.
Strokes that are caused by a brain
hemorrhage can be very dangerous, but
less than one-fifth of all strokes are of
this type. Survivors often are left with
some kind of permanent brain damage,
as brain cells do not regenerate.
Letters to the Editor is a new column. Kudos, positive
comments are welcome. Email 200 words or fewer
are preferred; all might be edited. Each email must
include name and phone number.
BRAIN HEMORRHAGE
“There’s life after stroke”
Templeton Newsletter
Mailing Address:
204– 2929 Nootka Street,
Vancouver, BC V5M 4K4 Canada
Published every month, if possible. Contributions are always welcome. The articles should be in, not later than day 25th day of every month.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in Stroke Recoverer’s Review newsletter: articles, submissions and spot-lights are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Templeton Stroke Recov-ery or the editor of Stroke Recov-erer’s Review Editor reserves the right at any time to make changes as it deems necessary. It is the purpose of this periodical to share a variety of viewpoints mostly from
stroke survivors.
February 2014 Contributors: Loy Lai Victor Toy
Karel Ley Deb Chow Jim Walmsley Werner Stephan Jose Suganob
Production of SRR:
Jose Suganob
Email: [email protected]
Inside this issue:
Encouragements Letters to the Editor
2
Other SRABC Branches Happenings
3
BLAST Monthly Dinner
4
Recipe
Jimy’s I-jokes 5
Exercises 6
SALMON ARM BRANCH—
Relocated from the Coast now for
ten tears, I can say that Hockey is
very much alive and well in
Salmon Arm.
From my initial exposure to a full-
scale closed off street ‘shinney’ in
downtown Salmon Arm to com-
memorate Rocket Richard’s life, to
yesterday’s (Sunday Feb 3, 2014)
Road Hockey Rumble between the
Firefighters and RCMP in a make-
shift parking lot rink, the passion
for the love of our game has
abounded unabated and now
surges ever more since our nomi-
nation to Hockeyville status, with
almost everyone in the community
and business groups coming out in
support.
This support has always been
given to our local Junior A team,
the SilverBacks, minor, Timbits
Hockey and Female Midget Hockey
and now has intensified.
We have the smaller Hercul Pond
that some of these teams play on
as well as on our larger but older
Shaw Centre. The latter rink re-
cently hosted the Provincial Novice
Tournament. We also have been
fortunate to host the Junior Cana-
dian Woman’s Tournament and
Old Timer Hockey Tournament.
We hope to be Hockeyville 2014
so that our whole community can
be justifiably proud of being one
with all the other previous win-
ners of this honour.
—VictorToy, Stroke survivor
Salmon Arm Branch-SRABC
(Victor is proud resident of friendly but
serious hockey playing Salmon Arm.
Here in the Shuswap region: Vernon,
Armstrong, Enderby, Falklands,
Sicamous and Salmon Arm competes
this year for Hockeyville 2014)
DELTA BRANCH—
During February a
Delta Cable film
maker visited Delta
Branch’s music therapy
sessions which take place
every Thursday at the Delta
School of Music in Ladner. There
are 2 one-hour sessions (first:
one for those wanting to share
instrumental skills and second:
one for those vocalizing only).
Both sessions are facilitated by
Teresa Tarbott (daughter of our
member, Gordon and Barb
Wright) and on this occasion,
she was interviewed along with
Ralph Middleton (a member who
has progressed so much he can
speak in full sentences now.
When he first joined he could
use single words only).
Karel Ley, also interviewed, de-
scribed what expectations there
are in outcomes from participat-
ing in the sessions. Delta Branch
is fortunate to have local com-
munity supporters fund the pro-
gram until the end of March.
The course is being run in part-
nership with the Delta School of
Music.
—Karel Ley, Volunteer
Delta Branch-SRABC
Master one awesome party
trick. You will go to hundreds, if not
thousands, of parties in your life.
Wouldn’t it be cool to be the life of
them all?
www.templetonstrokerecovery.com Page 3
February 2014 Volume 13, Issue 167
Page 3
“There’s life after stroke”
OTHER SRABC BRANCHES HAPPENINGS...
Photos by Victor Toy
www.templetonstrokerecovery.com
February 2014 Volume 13, Issue 167
Page 4
Stroke Survivors, Caregivers, and
Friends! Come, join us for dinner!
Saturday, Mar 15, 2014 - 5pm (No dinner on April 15, 2014 too close to
BLAST 2014 - Easter Camp)
Moulin Rouge (before Tom & Jerry Restaurant)
2828 E. Hastings St, Vancouver,
BC (Near PNE)
Entrees are $10 and beverages
are bottomless
Come, have a BLAST and
watch our slideshow (We will be there with our slideshow on the 15th day of
every month)
It is an opportunity to meet our
BLAST Ambassadors, have a
few laughs, and a BLAST (Building Life After Stroke Together)
Drops ins welcome, RSVP preferred
(Please let me know if you are coming so I can
give the restaurant a heads up)
Phone: Deb 604-253-2390
There’s lots of room for
wheelchairs and scooters
DID YOU KNOW?
Madonna is 55, her boyfriend is
22.
Tina Turner is 75, her boyfriend
is 40.
JLo is 42, boyfriend is 26
Mariah Carey is 44, her husband
is 32. Still single??? Relax your
boyfriend is not born yet...
BLAST Monthly Dinner
“There’s life after stroke” Page 4
4th Annual Stroke Survivors B.L.A.S.T.
“Building Life After Stroke Together”
Good Friday, April 18th to April 21st, 2014
$225 all inclusive
Charter pick-up from Lower Mainland
and ferry terminals to Camp Squamish.
Accommodation includes bedding,
dinner Friday to lunch Monday.
For more information:
Go to www.turtletalk.ca
Less than 50 days to B.L.A.S.T.
2014.
Katherine Cheung will be back and Sonia Brodie, also from UBC BrainLab
have confirmed. Some of you may
remember them at the Nognz game
table in the summer. We have also
purchased several new Nognz games.
Judy Bjronson and Susan Brock-Smith
from SureFeet will be up on Saturday to
do aqua-rehab and Balance/Mobility
session. Colleen Fraser from Whistler Healing Arts will turn the Arts and
Crafts building into an aromatic
massage haven with her team of
therapists.
Brent Page and Keith Rashid
(Auctioneer Extraordinaire) from March of
Dimes Canada will be returning for an
encore presentation. The Ledgerwoods
and Donna Forchuk will be ready with their home baked goods for the tea
party at Heritage Park Railway.
Everything else will be looked after
mainly by stroke survivors, caregivers, lifeguard and friends involved in stroke
recovery. Too many people need to be
mentioned for their contribution in
Building Life After Stroke Together. With Margaret Hansen, Coquitlam
Branch Coordinator, at the helm and
Diane Lego in the pool, it’s sure to be a
BLAST! Come and Join us.
GIVING TUESDAY ONGOING!
March of Dimes Canada is match-
ing BLAST Donation. We launched
December 3rd and the movement
is still ongoing!
Your generous donation to Stroke
Survivors Building Life After
Stroke Together will double it’s
value by giving now to the
B.L.A.S.T. matching fund at March
of Dimes Canada. Our friends at
Match of Dimes Canada will match
dollar for dollar. Allocate your
donation to the BLAST matching
fund. MODC will look after the
paper work and issue Charitable
Tax Receipts over $10 within
minutes ONLINE. OR…
Send a cheque payable to:
MODC and write BLAST matching
fund in memo part the cheque.
Mail to:
March of Dimes Canada
Donor Services
10 Overlea Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario
M4H 1A4
Stroke Survivors B.L.A.S.T. thank
you for your support.
Please contact us online:
TurtleTalk.ca , if you need further
information.
DID YOU KNOW?
People with eyesight have to
credit the Italians for inventing the
earliest known eyeglasses, which
date to the 13th century. Ameri-
can Benjamin Franklin was the
inventor of bifocals in the late
18th century.
BLAST 2014
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February 2014 Volume 13, Issue 167
Page 5
www.templetonstrokerecovery.com
JIMY’S INTERNET JOKE—joke only? RECIPE: Chinese Chicken Fried Rice
“There’s life after stroke”
Ingredients:
1/2 tbsp .... Sesame oil
1 .............. Onion
1-1/2 lbs ... Chicken meat, cooked and cubed
2 tbsp ....... Soy sauce
2 large ...... Carrots, diced
2 stalks ..... Celery
1 large ...... Red bell pepper
3/4 cup ..... Fresh pea pods,
halved
1/2 large ... Green bell pepper,
diced
6 cups ....... Cooked white rice
2 .............. Eggs
1/3 cup ..... Soy sauce
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a large skillet over
medium heat. Add onion and
sauté until soft, then add
chicken and 2 tablespoons soy
sauce and stir-fry for 5 to 6
minutes.
2. Stir in carrots, celery, red bell
pepper, pea pods and green
bell pepper and stir-fry an-
other 5 minutes. Then add
rice and stir thoroughly.
3. Finally, stir in scrambled eggs
and 1/3 cup of soy sauce,
heat through and serve hot.
MAXINE LIVING WILL
I, Maxine, being of
sound mind and body,
do not wish to be alive
indefinitely by artificial
means.
Under no circumstances should
my fate be put in the hands of
pinhead politicians who couldn’t
pass ninth grade biology de-
pended on it, or lawyers/doctors
interested in simply running up
the bills.
If a reasonable amount of time
passes and I fail to ask for at
least one of the following:
Glass of wine, chocolate, Marga-
rita, sex;
Martini, cold beer, chocolate,
chicken fried steak, cream gravy,
sex;
Mexican food, chocolate, French
ROUND LIKE A SHOT…
Going to bed the other night,
I noticed people in my shed
stealing things.
I phoned the police but was told
no one was in the area to help.
They said they would send
someone over as soon as possi-
ble.
I hung up. A minute later, I
rang again. “Hello,” I said, “I
called you a minute ago be-
cause there were people in my
shed. You don’t have to hurry
now, because I’ve shot them.”
Within minutes there were
half a dozen police cars in the
area, plus helicopters and an
armed response unit. They
caught the burglars red-
handed.
One of the officers said: “I
thought you said you’d shot
them.”
To which I replied: “I thought
you said there was no one
available.
—Tony Gladstone (Internet)
fries, chocolate, pizza, sex;
Ice cream, cup of tea, chocolate,
chocolate, sex, chocolate
It should be presumed that I
won’t ever get better. When such
a determination is reached, I
hereby instruct my appointed
person and attending physicians
to pull the plug, reel in the tubes,
let the ’fat lady sing,’ and call it a
day!
Then, have a drink. It’s 5 o’clock
somewhere.
—Jimy Walmsley, Stroke Survivor
—Joke only
EXERCISES—Werner Stephan, North Shore Stroke Recovery Center - West Vancouver Group
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February 2014 Volume 13, Issue 167
Page 6
www.templetonstrokerecovery.com
You’re probably famil-
iar with your mother’s
nagging at mealtime:
‘Finish everything on
your plate, because
there are children starving in
Africa without enough food.’
So, now you’re and you have
to exercise to loose weight.
You should have said to your
mother: ‘So what?’ Really? But
you did not dare. Also, it
would not have been politically
correct and you would have
been spanked. So, now you
have a weight-problem!
I am sure there are plenty of
homes remaining where the
‘starving children’ harangue
still remains. They bring a
smile to the faces of food mer-
chants and plus-sized clothiers
everywhere, not to mention to
the faces of exercise trainers.
These trainers are quite right:
aerobic exercises, such as cy-
cling, swimming, walking, run-
ning and playing tennis, for
example, mainly focus on in-
creasing cardiovascular endur-
ance. But, they also help with
weight control.
Health care providers often
call exercises the ‘miracle’ or
‘wonder’ drug, alluring to the
wide variety of proven benefits
that it provides. Dr. John
McDonald, an associate Pro-
fessor of Neurology at John
Hopkins University wrote
(with regard to stroke vic-
tims): ‘As soon as one is
There are different types of
exercises:
Aerobic exercises—running, cy-
cling, swimming to strengthen
the heart and increase endur-
ance.
Strength training—weight lifting
to built muscles. Improve
balance and prevent falls. It is
one of the best counters to
frailty in old age.
Flexibility exercises—enhance
range of motion and reduce stiff-
ness.
Here is a tip for ‘couch potatoes’
(it is better than nothing) Try
standing near your couch and try
knee bends during commercial
breaks.
If you have special heart issues,
such as a heart condition for ex-
ample, talk to your doctor before
exercising.
A confession is due: I workout
because it is good for me. Also,
because I like to eat chocolate.
A lot...
—by Werner Stephan, Stroke Survivor
North Shore Stroke Recovery Center
(West Vancouver Group)
sitting in a wheelchair, the
chance of recovery is very limited
because one is no longer using
the legs in any fashion. Despite
everyone having some regenera-
tion, they can never manifest it
because the muscles have
wasted away. Also, if the nervous
system is not being used, it too
begins to waste away.’
This view might be extreme
(although the concern about
muscle determination is valid) as
in some cases a wheelchair can’t
be avoided and can even be a
tool for an improvement in the
quality of life. But, who wants to
consider a wheelchair, even tem-
porarily, right after a stroke and
anyway any condition might im-
prove with exercises, right? This
is the time to think of excuses to
avoid exercises all together, like:
has not somebody once said that
exercises are painful and should
therefore be avoided? Also, one
might be too old and the health
might not be good enough. Exer-
cises are so boring! Anything else
one can think of?
“There’s life after stroke”