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Contributors: Loy Lai, Guy Radonich Ollie Stogrin, Karel Ley Carol Roycroft, Werner Stephan, Carol Toy, Sue Chalmers, Jose Suganob “Dedicated to Excellence” Inside this issue: 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 of every month. Last Month’s Happenings 3 Encouragements From GuyR., Recipe: 2 2 2 5TRANSCRIPT
“Dedicated to Excellence” Volume 8, Issue 119 January 2010
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 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 repre-sent the views of Templeton Stroke Recovery or the editor of Stroke Recoverer’s Review. Reserves the right at any time to make changes as it deems necessary. It is the purpose of this peri-odical to share a variety of viewpoints mostly from stroke survivors. Contributors: Loy Lai, Guy Radonich Ollie Stogrin, Karel Ley Carol Roycroft, Werner Stephan, Carol Toy, Sue Chalmers, Jose Suganob Production of SRR: Jose Suganob Email: [email protected] Printing Person:
Kiyoko Akeroyd—
Encouragements 2
Recipe: 2
From GuyR., 2
Last Month’s Happenings 3
Merry Christmas Wish 4
Lifebook 2010 5
NSSRC Sing-A-Long 5
West Vancouver 6
Inside this issue:
Year 2010
‗Templo‘ Templeton
Turtle reporter was here, too!
WILL THEY BRING BACK THE STREETCARS IN VANCOUVER?
January 2010 - Page 2 Stroke Recoverer’s Review Volume 8, Issue 119
RECIPE: ‘The Orient Express’
Ingredients:
1 lb ........... Lean Beef Sirloin, ground
1/4 cup ..... Fresh coriander leaves,
minced
1 tsp ......... EACH minced gingerroot,
green onion and garlic
2 pkg. (900 ml each) Chicken broth
1/2 tsp ...... Chili flakes, dried
1 pkg.(153 g, Knorr Side Plus Teriyaki
Noodles with Asian Style Vegetables,
uncooked
Fresh Limes and soy sauce
Directions:
1. Pan-fry ground sirloin, coriander,
ginger, onion and garlic in a large
saucepan until the beef is cooked,
about 8 minutes, drain.
2. Stir in broth and chili flakes. Bring to
a boil. Stir in package of Knorr
Sides Plus.
3. Reduce heat; simmer for 10 min-
utes. Season to taste with fresh
lime juice and soy sauce. Garnish
with additional sliced green onion or
chopped fresh coriander, if desired.
4. Makes 8 servings. Enjoy!
The Slow Cooker Idea -
Assemble dinner and set slow cooker
to simmer in the morning - complete all
day, your other daily tasks while it
cooks without you.
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WALKING THE DOG from Guy R.
A woman was flying from Calgary to
Ontario. Unexpectedly, the plane was
diverted for pick-up in Manitoba along
the way. The flight attendant explained
that there would be a delay, and if the
passengers wanted to get off the air-
craft, the plane would re-board in ap-
proximately 40 minutes.
Everybody got off the plane except one
lady who was blind. The man had no-
ticed her as he walked by and could
tell the lady was blind because her
Seeing Eye dog lay quietly underneath
the seats in front of her throughout the
entire flight.
He could also tell she had flown this
very flight before because the pilot ap-
proached her, and calling her by name,
said, ―Linda, we are in Winnipeg, it will
be more likely an hour. Would you like
to get off and stretch your legs?‖
The blind lady replied, ―No, thanks, but
maybe Buddy would like to stretch his
legs.‖
ENCOURAGEMENT
―When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as
though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just
the place and time that the tide will turn.‖ - Harriet Beecher Stowe
―One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something
better.‖ - Col. Harland Sanders
Encouraging Phrases for your friend(s).
It‘s not just inspirational quotes and sayings that would help to trigger positive
thinking in your friends. Whenever we need encouraging words for a friend, most
of the time we are at a loss. We instantly think of rushing to the nearest library or
logging on to the Internet. However, we often forget that it isn‘t always famous
words that encourage an individual. Sometimes simple and the most commonly
used words could be used as encouraging phrases for friends. Here are some
phrases and short comments, that would inspire not only your friend but any
stranger as well. Just know when to use them.
So, go ahead and include these in your regular vocabulary.
Way to go, Brother/Sister!
That was amazing. How did you do that?
That was so smart of you!
You make a great friend.
I appreciate you being here.
I trust you.
— Submitted by Loy Lai, Stroke Survivor, Templeton Stroke Recovery
PICTURE THIS:
All the people in the gate area came to
a complete standstill when they looked
up and saw the pilot
walk off the plane
with a Seeing Eye
dog!
The pilot was even
wearing sunglasses.
People scattered.
They not only tried to change planes,
but they were trying to change airlines!
True story...Have a great day and
remember: Things aren‘t always as
they appear.
A day without laughter is a day
wasted!‖
—Submitted by Guy Radonich,
Stroke Survivor
Templeton Stroke Recovery―
“There’s life after stroke”
January 2010 - Page 3 Stroke Recoverer’s Review Volume 8, Issue 119
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LAST MONTH’S HAPPENINGS...
I can‘t believe it, the month is almost gone. It seems there‘s
always something to write about. We started back on
January 7th. It seemed the time wasn‘t long enough to get
over all that Xmas season eating, burp! I think everyone is
always happy the Xmas season is over with, no!
Seems there‘s always something happening with our
members:
Our Tony D. had a fall and broke his leg, then his wife, who
has been ill for many years, passed away. All of our mem-
bers attended the mass and memorial. Only, it was difficult
for our members to go the Forest Lawn. Our members came
back to Templeton to have lunch provided by our group
which Valerie, our coordinator, put together; she did great
job!
Wanda has been recovering from her heart surgery and she
came to our group this week with her walker. She couldn‘t
use her walker before last week. I went to see her after she
came home from the hospital and she looked great, at that
time. Now, she is back, so all is well.
Olga has finally left Holy Family Rehab after 3 months! (a
long time). She is hoping to get back with us soon.
Key is still recuperating from her foot surgery which is taking
a long time to heal. It‘s keeping her and Helen close to
home.
Our Jeanie‘s husband passed away after a long illness.
Jeanie hasn‘t been coming to our group, as she‘s been at
the hospital with her husband for months, till he passed
away. Some of our members attended the memorial. Hope-
fully, Jeanie will be back with us soon.
Our Jose has been going to the SRABC head office on
Fridays to work on the Spring edition of ‗Voice of the Turtle.‘
He is now ‗assistant editor.‘ How about that! I think that‘s
fantastic! He has done so well with ‗Templeton‘ newsletter
that he is getting requests from other groups to do their
newsletter. I don‘t know where he‘s going to find the time?
He‘s going to have to work 24 hrs. day to fill all his orders.
He is happy to be in demand, I‘m sure.
Our John B. finally showed up this year! Happy New Year,
John! Ahh, he shows up to tell us that he is going to be in
another stroke study. John has been in a number of studies.
They are all to do with the effects of the stroke. Just in case,
anyone wonders how studies on stroke come about? It‘s
done by the people like John that get selected to be a part
of the information that‘s gathered, usually done at one of the
hospitals or G.F. Strong Rehab.
George had become our ‗all-around-man‘! From setting up
tables and chairs, making coffee, helping serve lunch and
doing information sessions with our members! That‘s part of
stroke recovery!
We, also have Orlando who has been so helpful, clearing
tables, carrying dishes, helping with sweeping the floor after.
I saw Jose has been helping with removing and folding the
table cloths also. This all, so, wonderful! Having them all
pitching in. Loy, Inga and Debbie helping with the dishes
and sandwich making as it‘s such a great help! As we have
‗no volunteers‘ this time of the year. And, can‘t seem to get
any. I have been #1 volunteer this year! Ahhhh, true!!!
Our Reesa has become quite busy with having Athena,
Constantino, also and Wanda and Gabriel who need instruc-
tion on speech improvement. A new lady, Almaz, has come
to us and she will be wanting to improve her speech, too.
Guy R. has been sending some very interesting information
to our monthly newsletter. We are happy to have our mem-
bers taking an interest in our newsletter and from other
group also. I always look forward to reading the articles sent
in by the other stroke group. Thank you all so much!!!
The next ‗happenings‘ will be done by maybe? Key or
Debbie, as I am planning to be in Australia, where the sun is
hot! But I‘m told it‘s very, very dry. That‘s not good?!? Till, I
get back, stay healthy and happy!
—Ollie Stogrin
Templeton Stroke Recovery
“There’s life after stroke”
FUTURE VANCOUVER STREETCARS?
New Olympic Line Streetcars Services is now running between the Canada Line‘s ‗Olympic
Village Station‘ and Granville Island. The new system will run for ‗free‘ for two months; through
to the end of both Olympics and Paralimpics Games.
The streetcars, Bombardier, starts their first run 6:30 am and ends 12:30 am(18 hours). With
‘Bombardier streetcars arriving every 6 to 10 minutes. The two streetcars are on loan from
Belgium and are scheduled to be returned after the trial run (two months). The Bombardier
streetcars are smooth and fast, too. Rides like a Skytrain or Canada Line train‘ the only
difference is: Streetcars have a human driver. Vancouver‘s original streetcar services was
retired in 1958. There is a chance that the Vancouver‘s city will bring a permanent system after the Olympic Games.
—Jose Suganob, Stroke Survivor, Templeton Stroke Recovery
January 2010 - Page 4 Stroke Recoverer’s Review Volume 8, Issue 119
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VERY SAD, INDEED…oldie, but still
funny!
Please join me in
remembering a great
icon of the entertain-
ment community.
T h e P i l l s b u r y
Doughboy died yes-
terday of a yeast in-
fection and trauma
complications from
repeated pokes in the belly. He was
71.
Doughboy was buried in a lightly
greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities
turned out to pay their respects,
including Mrs. Buttersworth, Hungry
Jack, the California Raisins, Betty
same night my niece from Vernon and her son and girl friend
and my sister from Campbell River. This was the night be-
fore we were leaving on a cruise to Alaska with the Power
Pioneers for a week. There were 258 of us, it was a great
time. It was the Upper Island 2009 Jamboree and the theme
was the roaring twenties and, boy, there was some great
outfits. This was the night before we got back in to Vancou-
ver. The next Jamboree will be in Vernon in 2011.
We‘re just staying home for Christmas but because my
granddaughters don‘t want any gifts for Christmas, I said to
Cheryl that we should take the girls to Kelowna, for two days
and take them to their new pool and play.
Then, on January 29th, we‘re flying to Orlando. We stayed
for two days and then went to a Caribbean cruise for three
days. And then, we went back to Orlando for another two
days and, of course, we went to Disneyworld and Victor has
done his homework and found a place where we can rent
scooters, right on the hotel we‘re staying. We flew back to
Kelowna on the January 9.
Now, I wanted to tell you something about this trip. Well, one
day, about seven months ago, we got a phone call from a
travel agency from the States about a cruise. At first, Victor
thought it was just a scam but the man said it wasn‘t and he
would send us the information by e-mail, of which he did.
Victor supposed to phone him back and set it up. We‘ll have
to let you know if there is any problems with this trip when
we get back home. From our home to yours, we wish you a
bright and healthy Christmas and Happy New Year.
—Carol & Victor Toy, Stroke Survivors
Salmon Arm Stroke Recovery Branch
“There’s life after stroke”
May this year has gone bye too fast just like a neighbor in
Terrace told me, the older you get, the faster it goes. Well,
this past year, we had a lot snow and that makes it hard for
us to get around as they don‘t take good care of the side-
walks in Salmon Arm. Because it was so snowy in our com-
plex, I had to wait until almost the end of February to do the
canvassing for the Heart and Stroke last year, so I‘m hoping,
we don‘t get that much this February. We stayed home all
winter.
Then, in August, my daughter and granddaughter and me
drove up to Prince George to see Todd and his girlfriend.
They bought together a house in June. They now are living
together after going out for five years. Cheryl even took her
dog and in the house they bought had a dog door and the
yard is all fenced-in, so, Litsa‘s dog and Cheryl‘s couldn‘t get
out. They had a great time, as they are both small dogs. We
stayed a week. Just relaxed and enjoyed being with my
family. The girls and Tristan Todd‘s boy spent lots of time in
the pool. Oh, yes! It even has a heated pool. I never even
phoned any of my friends while I was there Cheryl was just
glad we made it there and back in one piece, as this was the
first time she had drove that far.
Then after we got back home, Victor and I took they Grey-
hound bus down to Vancouver and spent 6 days there visit-
ing his Mom and we took a HandyDart to the Burnaby Hospi-
tal to see my Aunt that is a 101 and Victor phoned a few
friends and they came one night to the bar in the hotel we
were staying at and it ended up being a birthday party for
Victor and we went out for dinner with two other friends.
My Dad‘s cousin‘s daughter and her son that drove her in
from Surrey and his wife came to our room for a visit and the
A MERRY CHRISTMAS WISH TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, Tony
(the Tiger), Charlie (the Tuna), and
CaptainCrunch. The grave site was
piled high with flours.
Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and
lovingly described as a man who never
knew how much he was kneaded.
Doughboy rose quickly in show busi-
ness, but his later life was filled with
turnovers. He was considered a very
smart cookie, but wasted much of his
dough on half-baked schemes. Despite
being a little flaky at times, he still was
a crusty old man and was considered a
positive roll model for millions…
Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play
Dough, three children: John Dough,
Jane Dough and Dosey Dough, plus
they had one in the oven. He is also
survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.
The funeral was held at 3:50 for about
20 minutes.
Please rise to the occasion and take
time to pass this on and share your
smile with someone who may be
having a crumby day and kneads a lift.
jokeonly
—Submitted by Guy Radonich
Stroke Survivor
Templeton Stroke Recovery
January 2010 - Page 5 Stroke Recoverer’s Review Volume 8, Issue 119
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LIFEBOOK 2010...
HEALTH:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch a
prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more food that grow on trees
and plants, and eat less food that is
manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E‘s—Energy,
Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5. Make time to play.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in
2009. Sit in silence for at least 10
minutes each day.
8. Sleep for 7 hours.
9. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every
day—and while you walk, smile!
PERSONALITY:
1. Don‘t compare your life to others!
You have no idea what their journey
is all about.
2. Don‘t have negative thoughts or
things you cannot control. Instead,
invest your energy in the positive
present moment.
3. Don‘t over do; keep your limits.
4. Don‘t take yourself so seriously; no
one else does.
5. Don‘t waste your precious
energy on gossip.
6. Dream more while you are awake.
7. Envy is a waste of time. You al-
ready have all you need.
8. Forget issues of the past. Don‘t re-
mind your partner with his/her mis-
takes of the past. That will ruin your
present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating
anyone. Don‘t hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it
won‘t spoil the present.
11. No one is in charge of your happi-
ness except you.
12. Realize that life is a school and you
are here to learn. Problems are
simply part of the curriculum that
appear and fade away like algebra
class but the lessons you learn will
last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more.
14. You don‘t have to win every argu-
ment. Agree to disagree.
COMMUNITY:
15. Call you family often.
16. Each day give something good to
others.
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. Spend time with people over the
age 70 and under the age of 6.
19. Try to make at least three people
smile each day.
20. What other people think of you is
none of your business.
21. Your job won‘t take care of you
when you are sick. Your family and
friends will. Stay in touch.
LIFE:
1. Do the right things.
2. Get rid of anything that isn‘t useful,
beautiful or joyful.
3. Time heals everything.
4. However, good or bad a situation is,
it will change.
5. No matter how you feel, get up,
dress up and show up.
6. The best is yet to come.
7. When you awake alive in the
morning, thank GOD for it.
8. Your inner most is always happy.
9. Last, but not least, share it with
everyone you care about.
—Submitted by Carol Roycroft
Stroke Survivor, Burnaby Stroke
Recovery
GOLDEN OLDIES AND CONTEMPORARY FOLK SING-A-LONG!
Because our regular music therapist was away this month, John Cronin came,
sung and played many of our favourite songs during lunch time. Once we had
finished eating he lead us in a sing-a-long of Golden Oldies and Contemporary
Folk which was great fun!
Photos taken January 28, 2010, at North Shore Neighbourhood House.
—Sue Chalmers, Stroke Survivor, North Shore Stroke Recovery Center
“There’s life after stroke”
Stroke Recoverer’s Review January 2010 - Page 6 Volume 8, Issue 119
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LIVING IN PARADISE IS NOT FOR EVERYONE by W. Stephan, NSSRC, West Van Group
ARE YOU A: MARTHA OR MAXINE??…
Martha: To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in
the bag with the potatoes.
Maxine: Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix. Keeps in the
pantry for up to a year.
Martha: When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan,
use a bit of the dry cake mix instead & there won‘t
be any white mess on the outside of the cake.
Maxine: Go to the bakery! Hell, they‘ll even decorate it for
you.
Martha: If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it‘s still
cooking, drop in a peeled potato & it will absorb the
excess salt for an instant ‗fix-me-up.‘
Maxine: If you over-salt a dish while you are cooking, that‘s
too bad. Please recite with me the real woman‘s
motto: ‗I made it, you will eat it & I don‘t care how
bad it tastes.‘
Martha: Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the
refrigerator & it will kep for weeks.
Maxine: Celery? Never heard of it?
Some years ago, I met a fellow in Washington State who
had moved from Hawaii to the mainland and wanted to return
to the home state of his wife, one of the eastern (and rainy)
states of the US. I asked him why he wanted to do a crazy
thing like that. He replied that he and his wife were sick and
tired of sand, surf, palm trees and sunshine. He explained
that in Hawaii, when he was working; he was surrounded
by people happy to be on holidays. These people were not
looking forward to having to work for another 11-1/2 months be-
fore their next holidays. But in Hawaii he missed all that be-
cause he already lived in a holiday paradise. It took me years
to understand this desire for hardship and stress.
I just read an article by an expat from England; who had a
similar experience: ‘Life in a New Zealand paradise turns
sour.‘ The author had moved to a small village on the South
Island. His English friends predicted that he would go
‘bonkers‘ in a week. They were wrong. It took two weeks. His
family ate fish from the ocean, fresh vegetables from the
garden and home-made date scones. They biked every-
where, no car needed. They lived an environmentalist‘s dream.
Once, his little son, joyfully pointed out a skylark; he
felt like getting a rifle and blasting the bird from the
sky. He craved the traffic jams, the pollution, the high-
rises, the competition of the rat race and the infernal
stink of a big city. At first, everything was great, but then
whisper it softly; but the paradise is, well (he said it
straight out) boring as hell. He noted that: if that‘s a measure
of his own shortcoming as a human being then so be it.
I also read an article by two professors who lived about
two driving hours away from Cape Town in South Africa on
an estate surrounded by vineyards and roses and moun-
tains. This husband and wife team of doctors treasured
the sunshine; the vivid colors of the local birds and
plants and the beauty of the sunrise and sunsets. They
noted in their write-up ‘A paradise that‘s not for everyone‘
that many of their friends; while passionate about life in
South Africa; are well aware of both the evil and the danger
of the huge gap in lifestyle between the prosperous minority
and the rest of the population. It provides enough of a
challenge to make living in paradise; if one wants to agree
that it is one, desirable.
The writer from NZ called living his dream a strangely
empty experience. I can understand him now; it is somewhat
comparable to retiring. If one grows up in a city and wants
to feel alive, one needs the challenges of stress, the
crowded office, the deadlines and the car traffic or one
becomes a lunatic lark slayer.
So, remember when it is raining and you are stuck in traf-
fic, it could be worse without a challenge. You could be
living in paradise.
—by Werner Stephan, Stroke Survivor
NSSRC, West Vancouver Group
Martha: Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half & rub
it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.
Maxine: Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill & drink. All your
pain will go away.
Martha: Don‘t throw-out all that left-over wine. Freeze into ice
cubes for future use, in casseroles & sauces.
Maxine: Left-over wine??? HELLO!
Martha: Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of an
ice ream cone to prevent ice cream drips.
Maxine: Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the
cone, for Pete‘s sake! You are probably lying on the
couch with your feet up eating it, anyway.
Lastly, if you don‘t forward it to your friends within the next 5
minutes; your belly button will unscrew and your butt will fall
off. Really, it‘s true! Have I ever lied to you?
I’m going with Maxine, she has never been in prison!
—Submitted by Karel Ley, Stroke Survivor
Delta Stroke Recovery
“There’s life after stroke”