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Vol. 13, Issue 161 “Dedicated to Excellence” August 2013

Members & guests enjoying Jim’s performance Jim Marsh Extraordinaire Performer!!!

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Inside this issue:

August 2013 Volume 13, Issue 161

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RECIPE: Basil Chicken /Angel hair

Some wish for it. Some

think about it. Others

get out THERE and

actually DO IT.

Be THAT person.

Sometimes you will never

know the true value of a moment until

it becomes a memory.

I finally found a diet plan that works.

It called ‘The Cost of Food.’

—by Loy Lai, Stroke survivor, Templeton Stroke Recovery

ENCOURAGEMENTS

Ingredients:

1 (8 oz) package, Angel hair

pasta

2 tsp ......... Olive oil

1/2 cup ..... Onion, finely

chopped

1 clove ...... Garlic, chopped

2-1/2 cups, Tomatoes, chopped

2 cups ....... Chicken breast

halves, boneless, cooked &

cubed

1/4 cup ..... Fresh basil, chopped

1/2 tsp ...... Salt (optional)

1/8 tsp ...... Hot pepper sauce

(optional)

1/4 cup ..... Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. In a large pot of salted boiling

water, cook angel hair pasta

until it is al dente, about 8 to

10 minutes. Drain, and set

aside.

2. In a large skillet, heat oil over

medium-high heat. Sauté the

onions and garlic. Stir in the

tomatoes, chicken, basil, salt

and hot pepper sauce. Reduce

heat to medium, and cover

skillet. Simmer for about 5

minutes, stirring frequently,

until mixture is hot and toma-

toes are soft.

3. Toss sauce with hot cooked

angel hair pasta to coat.

Serve with Parmesan cheese.

“There’s life after stroke”

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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 spotlights are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Templeton Stroke Recovery or the editor of Stroke Recoverer’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 view-

points mostly from stroke survivors.

August 2013 Contributors: Loy Lai Ollie Stogrin Karel Ley Jim Walmsley Werner Stephan Jose Suganob

Production of SRR:

Jose Suganob

Email: [email protected]

Printing Pick-up Person:

Ollie Stogrin

Recipe-Basil Chicken/angel hair pasta

2

Encouragements 2

Last Month’s Happening 3

BLAST Monthly Dinner Jimy I-jokes

4

Notes...East Indian 5

Holidays 2013 6

MV-1 …

The first time I saw this when we

went to Granville Island. Don was

riding this, HandyDART (Translink)

Like a handicapped taxi. I search the

Internet and this what I found.

The MV-1 is the direct result of six

years of research & development &

meets American with Disabilities Act

(ADA). MV1 is made in Mishawaka,

Indiana, USA. It is purpose-built

straight from the factory. Build the

perfect wheelchair-accessible vehicle.

From the moment it rolls off the line,

the MV1 meets and exceeds expecta-

tions. Featuring a side-deployable

ramp integrated into the floor

(manual or manual version).

—Jose Suganob

July 25th, we had

our annual picnic at

Trout Lake. Again

we lucked out! It

was a beautiful day.

We have always

been lucky on our picnic day.

As always, we had more than

enough. Some we ordered in

and some was donated by our

members, showing their cooking

skills! We have some great

cooks at Templeton.

It seems that when we have

our picnic, people just love to

visit with our guests from

other branches. As we had

guests from Delta, Burnaby,

North Shore (West Vancouver),

Riley Park (Editor: Douglas Park

actually) Seems I never get this

one right. As Martha belonged

to Young Adults at one point.

I don’t think there is a Young

Adults group now. It’s the one

time a year that members

from other groups get-together

for a picnic during summer

time which is so nice. We at

Templeton have tried to make

it an annual event and its

seems that every year we are

having more people come to

join us at Trout Lake Park,

which makes us happy to see

members enjoying a picnic

day. I know, our own mem-

bers loves picnics of any kind

or outings. They are always

happy to go out!

It was also the last day that

Shaz, our coordinator was with



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LAST MONTH’S HAPPENING—Ollie Stogrin (President), Templeton Stroke Recovery


us. She had spent a year with us

and was leaving to go on

with her studies back in Toronto.

That year went so fast. Seems

she just started and then she

was gone. We all wish her well in

her studies. We hope she will

come to visit us at some point.

After our picnic, we closed

Templeton for all of August for a

month’s vacation. As many of

our members have out-of-town

company. So, our membership

drops as members visit with

family and friends, attend wed-

dings, etc.

I know Loy always has company

during summer as she has 4 sis-

ters (I think) so, we hardly see

her during July and August.

Our Jeanie, I understand is going

on a big trip to China. So, we

won’t be seeing her for a month

or two, I’m sure of that…

We had a dinner on the 15th

August at Tom and Jerry Café on

Hasting and we plan to do this

one time a month. It’s for any-

one that would like to have a

nite-out with people from other

Stroke groups. We had a very

good turn-out and everyone

seem to have a great time.

Again a good way to connect

with other group members…

‘the more the merrier…’

I would like to hear from mem-

bers, their family and friends if

they would be interested in

going to Minter Garden and

Harrison Hot Spring next month.

We would be going on a

Thursday, October 24th. As after

the end of October, there will not

be a Minter Gardens anymore.

It will close forever. If some

members have never been to

Minter Gardens, this would be

your last chance to go. We will

go by charter bus for the day to

Harrison Hot Spring and Minter

Gardens. Please Jose’s advertis-

ing for the trip. Humm, I haven’t

asked Jose but I’m sure he will

be happy to help.

Enjoy the rest of the wonderful

summer and please let me know

if you would like to go on this

trip. Phone, Ollie:604-434-3609

or Key:604-434-6513

Harrison Hot Spring plus

Minter Gardens Day Trip

Enjoy beautiful gardens. Hot spring pool

(Pool entrance,$6.50 at Harrison, if you wish to go

to the pool and bring bathing suit.

Bring bag lunch, too, if you wish)

Date: Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013

Leave Templeton, 9am - Return 5pm

Pick-up points in Surrey or Langley

Harrison Hot Spring, Minter Gardens with

entrance fee and deluxe bus travel

only $39.00 per person

For more information:

Ollie: 604-434-3609

Key: 604-434-6513

Two 90-year-old women

Rose and Barb had been

friends all their lives.

When it was clear that

Rose was dying, Barb

visited her every day.

One day, Barb said, “Rose, we

both loved playing women’s soft-

ball all our lives, and we played

all through High School. Please

do me one favor: when you get

to Heaven, somehow you must

let me know if there’s women’s

softball there.”

Rose looked up at Barb from her

deathbed and said, “Barb, you’ve

been my best friend for many

years. If it’s at all possible, I’ll do

this favor for you.”

Shortly after that, Rose passed

on.

A few nights later, Barb was

awakened from a sound sleep by

a blinding flash of white light and

a voice calling out to her, “Barb,

Barb.”

“Who is it?,” asked Barb, sitting

up suddenly. “Who is it?”


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It’s another opportunity

for Stroke Survivors,

Caregivers and friends

to have a

‘BLAST’

“Building Life After

Stroke Together”

Every 15th of the month at

Tom & Jerry Restaurant

2828 E. Hastings St, Vancouver, BC (Near PNE)

Basically, everyone pays their own

@ $15 including tip

Any extras add it to your cost. Any

money over 20% tip goes to BLAST

It is not meant to be a fundraiser,

just making it easy

All meals are $10. Soft drinks are

bottomless (No charge for refills)

There’s lots of room for wheelchairs

and scooters

Let me know if you are coming so

I can give the restaurant a heads up

Deb: 604-253-2390

STROKE SURVIVORS B.L.A.S.T. 2014

(Building Life After Stroke Together)

April 18 to 21, 2014—$225

Early Birds receive $25 off

($50 deposit required)

Early Birds - From Sept. 3 to Nov.

30, 2013

Register online or download mail-in

form to: TurtleTalk.ca

ROSE & BARB —joke only BLAST Monthly Dinner...

“Barb--it’s me, Rose.”

“You’re not Rose. Rose just died.”

“I’m telling you, it’s me, Rose,”

insisted the voice.

“Rose! Where are you?”

“In Heaven,” replied Rose. “I

have some really good news and

a little bad news.”

“Tell me the good news first,”

said Barb.

“The good news,” Rose said, “is

that there’s softball in Heaven.

Better yet all of our old buddies

who died before us are here, too.

Better than that, we’re all young

again. Better still, it’s always

springtime, and it never rains or

snows. And, best of all, we can

play softball all we want, and we

never get tired.”

“That’s fantastic,” said Barb. “It’s

beyond my wildest dreams! So,

what’s the bad news?”

“You’re pitching Tuesday.”

Life is uncertain - eat dessert first

—by Jim Walmsley

Stroke survivor


HandyDART

Do you know?

Ever wondered where PAM, the name of the popular cooking spray

comes from? It stands ‘Product of Arthur Mayerhoff.’ The first patent for

a nonstick cooking spray was issued to Arthur and his partner, Leon

Rubin, who began marketing PAM All Natural Cooking Spray in 1958.

After appearing on local Chicago TV cooking shows in the early ‘60s, the

product developed a loyal following and it quickly became a household

world. By the way, PAM is pretty durable stuff—it has a shelf life of two

years.



OLD INDIAN (EAST) SCHOOL PUNISHMENT JOSE’s NOTES:

Page 5 “There’s life after stroke”

Remember the good

old Indian school

punishment? Holding

the earlobes with

arms crossed over

your chests, bending

the knees and then

sit and then stand

and so on till the

teacher is finished

with the lesson.

Ever thought why the traditional

Indian school teachers would

give this particular punishment?

I believe even majority of the

teachers who grant this punish-

ment to their students do not

know the reason behind it. This

form of punishment has been in

practice in India since the Guru’s

time and was given to the

students who weak in studies.

That is a different question now,

because today’s teachers grant

this punishment for any mistake

Scientific Reason behind old Indian (East) School Punishment...

but originally it was meant for

weak students only.

Talking about the logic behind this

punishment, it is very interesting

to know that this particular posture

increases the blood flow in the

memory cells in brain and synchro-

nizes the right and left side

of the brain to improve function

and promote calmness, stimulates

neural pathways via acupressure

points in the earlobes, sharpens

intelligence and also helps those

with autism, asperger’s syn-

drome, learning difficulties and

behavioral problems.

Probably we have forgotten this

ancient method of increasing

memory power but the West is

now using it very diligently

and they are recommending

this posture or exercise to treat

many diseases, i.e. Alzheimer’s

disease, Dementia???

What to buy –What not buy at the

dollar store:

While it can be tempting to fill

up your cart at the dollar store

with items shockingly below

retail and grocery store prices,

not everything, it turns out, is

actually worth your dollar…

Buy: School, office and craft

supplies. These items are often

half the price than anywhere

else, and you can find a vari-

ety of craft essentials such as

glue, stickers, scrapbooking

supplies, paint brushes and

construction paper.

Don’t buy: Plastic wrap and

sandwich bags. Dollar store

wrap can be flimsy with little

clinging ability. Often sandwich

bags are only cheaper because

they have fewer bags per

package, while off-brand food

storage freezer bags don’t

hold a seal as well.

Buy: Party supplies and gift

wrap. You’ll find these items

up to 80% less than at party

stores, & usually you’re only

these items once-no need for

durability.

Don’t buy: Anything with an

electrical cord. Experts warn

that cheap electrical products

that haven’t been properly

tested could be a fire hazard

or may just not work well.

Buy: Greeting cards. What’s

$4 to $5 at the grocery or

store, sells for 50 cents or $1

at the dollar store.

Don’t buy: Cookware and

utensils. Quality really...

Dollar Store—What to buy & What NOT buy …continued

...counts when it comes to your

frequently used cookware and

utensils. You don’t want low quality

metal utensils, knives or cookware

that’ll just break or bend. Instead,

look for quality items at garage

sales or discount store. Ikea is

known for quality and low priced

kitchen items.

Buy: Drinking glasses. The quality

is equal Walmart or discount stores

but cost less.

Don’t Buy: Batteries. Dollar stores

are often carbon zinc - which is an

older technology without much

power - as opposed to alkaline

zinc.

Thunderstorm

the restaurant provided towels to

dry myself. Remember the classic

film ‘Dancing in the Rain?’

I surely did not feel like dancing

in the downpour! An old joke

came to mind: “What goes up

when the rain comes down? An

umbrella” That is a lame joke, I

agree.

Much has been written about the

psychological effects on the

survivors of thunderstorms and

hurricanes. Remember hurricane

Katrina? Many of the survivors

were relocated to Texas where

this joke was popular: “All the

criminals of New Orleans are

gone, they are now in our cities.”

Making jokes is a survivor tech-

nique. Who are the least likely

persons to suffer long-term

HOLIDAYS 2013—Werner Stephan, North Shore Stroke Recovery Center - West Vancouver Group


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Holidays are always

memorable, whether

it is in Hawaii or in

Toronto. Often the

weather makes it

interesting.

After watching the ‘News,’ one

thought that it might be wise

to pack a boat when traveling

to the city of Toronto for the

purpose of visiting friends and

family. Flooded roads, snakes

on the ‘Go Train,’ general

mayhem? Luckily, it seems to

have been reported grossly out

of proportion. Only downtown

Toronto was badly affected. The

suburbs escaped mostly un-

scathed. True, a few of the

local, low roads were closed to

prevent motorists from taking

chances. Some of the media

finally reported that it seems

to have been a problem in

Toronto with an outdated

infrastructure-common to

many cities in North America.

Spending money on infrastruc-

ture maintenance is not popu-

lar with many local govern-

ments because it is not visible

to the voters. In the suburbs

because they are much newer,

this is generally not yet a

problem.

A second rainstorm, similar to

the first one, happened in

Mississauga on the day before

my wife and I traveled back

to sunny Vancouver. I wasn’t

prepared for foul weather and

got thoroughly drenched. But,

Rainstorm

(Artist’s interpretation)

psychological effects, such as

Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder

(PTSD) after an event such as a

thunderstorm or a hurricane?

The key seems to be personnel

used to deal with emergencies.

According to the psychologist,

Dr. Al Siebert (PhD in clinical

psychology), a PTSD specialist,

the survivors most likely to have

lasting, negative psychological

problems are the ones unable to

integrate these experiences into

their larger life story (I interpret

this statement: ‘people who

cared a lot.’).

Personally, I only look forward to

interesting and relaxing holidays.

Fine food and stimulating com-

pany will do.

There is a simple rule during

lightning storms: You can listen

to the thunderclap after the

lightning bolt to tell how close

you come to getting hit. If you

don’t hear it, you got hit.

—by Werner Stephan

Stroke survivor, West Vancouver Group North Shore Stroke Recovery Center


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