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RECIPE: Mom’s favorite Chicken Soup
Carry out a random act of
kindness with no reward
intended, safe in the
knowledge that one day
someone might do the
same for you.
1. Laugh is the sun that drives winter
from the human face.
2. Flowers are words which even a
babe may understand.
3. Every seed is awakened and all
animal life.
4. O, fateful flower beside the till—
The daffodil, the daffodil…
5. Friendship is a sheltering tree.
6. You are the bows from which your
children as living arrows are sent
forth.
7. If you don’t know where you are
going, any road will get you there.
8. It is always wise to look ahead, but
difficult to look further than you
can see.
9. The best time to plant a tree was
20 years ago. The next best time
is now.
10.The trees that are slow to grow
bear the best fruit.
11.Like fragile ice, anger passes
away in time.
12.Without a shepherd, sheep are
not a flock.
—submitted by Loy Lai
Templeton Branch-SRABC
ENCOURAGEMENTS
Ingredients:
2 (14 ounce) can, Chicken broth
2 cups ........ Water
3 ................ Carrots, chopped
3 stalks ...... Celery, chopped
1 pinch ....... Ground black pepper
3 slices ...... Fresh ginger root
1 tbsp ......... Vegetable oil
1/2 cup ....... Cooked chicken
breast meat, chopped
1/2 cup ....... Egg noodles
Directions: 1. In a large pot over medium heat
combine chicken broth, water, carrots, celery and ground black pepper and allow to cook. In a medium skillet over medium high heat, combine ginger, vegetable oil and chicken. Saute for about 5 minutes and remove the sliced ginger.
2. Add the chicken mixture to the broth mixture, bring to a boil and then add the egg noodles. Continue to cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes until noodles and vegetables are tender.
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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 Branch-SRABC 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 viewpoints mostly from stroke
survivors.
January 2013 Contributors: Loy Lai
Ollie Stogrin
Deb Chow Shazya Karmali Jim Walmsley Werner Stephan Jose Suganob
Production of SRR:
Jose Suganob
Email: [email protected]
Printing Pick-up Person:
Ollie Stogrin
Recipe..Moms favorite Chicken Soup 2
Encouragements 2
Last Month’s Happening 3
BLAST..Jim i-joke..When I am old 4
Jose Notes..Worlds Smallest Eng 5
Lifestyles 6
Chicken soup really does soothe nasty winter colds ...
Hi, everyone? Another
month has gone?
Wasn’t it just Xmas?
Thinking about
Easter?
So far we haven’t had to shovel,
what a relief. I, for one, don’t
snow, that’s why I left Alberta
and it took me 25 years before
I ventured back in winter.
We returned back to Templeton
on the 10th of January 2013
after our Xmas time off and we
almost had a full house! Our
members seem to be so happy
to see one another, a truly good
feeling.
First week back, we were back
to soup and sandwiches, proba-
bly nice after all that turkey and
rich food, then the following
week, Debbie’s dad donated
meat pies. So, we did have
another change, along with
salad that Olga donated. We
have all these treats that keep
coming our way. The following
week, Diana arrives with cook-
ies and her ’penny jar’ which not
too long ago raised over $42.00
from member’s throwing in their
pennies and odd change at
lunch collection time. Too bad,
the penny is on it’s way out, as
I’m sure we aren’t the only
group that raised funds from
loose change.
Last month has change. Now a
stroke survivor, Debbie, with
Martha Hutchinson helping out,
is reviving or trying to revive
Easter Camp. Now known as
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LAST MONTH’S HAPPENING —by Ollie Stogrin, Templeton Branch-SRABC
BLAST. This is proving there is ‘life
after stroke’ and people have value
after a stroke. Prime example,
Jose with the monthly newsletter,
keeps groups connected all over
BC And, now Debbie going into the
3rd year for Easter Camp. I hope,
SRABC can see how valuable this
camp is to ‘stroke survivors.’ The
camp is volunteer driven. Volun-
teers ‘pay’ to volunteer at camp?
That’s how some people see what
value this camp is to stroke survi-
vors. I, for one, have volunteered
at camp since we started
Templeton, with the exception of
when Camp was not held and
when I was sick with flu. I am
hoping this year the camp will be
bigger and better than in 2012. I’m
sure it will be as more members
are hearing what a great week end
this is for all campers! Repeat
campers and new campers
We have a new volunteer at
Templeton Branch. She is Helena,
just retired from VGH but still want-
ing to work a couple of days a
week and would like to volunteer
with us on Thursdays. Welcome to
our group, Helena! We now are
fortunate to have four (4) volun-
teers. It’s been so long since we
managed to have 4 volunteers.
Key and I are volunteers also.
W hich leads me to go to
next month’s newsletter, hmmm,
I believe, Key will be reporting as
I’m going ‘Down Under’ for some
sunshine. Olga (our kitchen super-
visor) won’t be around, too, for 3
months. I think, she must be
thinking of becoming a Aussie?
Soon, they will be asking her immi-
gration papers or if she is a ‘long
lost Aussie’? Ahh.
Don’t forget to sign up for BLAST
You will have a great time, I will
see you all there.
Happy Easter Time.
— by Ollie Stogrin
Templeton Branch-SRABC
BEAUTIFUL STORY...O. Henry
A very poor man lived with his
wife. One day, his wife, who had a
very long hair asked him to buy
her a comb for her hair to grow
well and to be well-groomed.
The man felt very sorry and said
no. He explained that he did not
even have enough money to fix
the strap of his watch he had just
broken.
The man went to work and
passed by a watch shop, sold his
damaged watch at a low price and
went to buy a comb for his wife.
He came home in the evening
with the comb in his hand ready to
give to his wife. He was surprised
when he saw his wife with a very
short hair cut. She had sold her
hair and was holding a new watch
band. Tears flowed simultane-
ously from their eyes, not for the
futility of their actions, but for the
reciprocity of their love.
MORAL: To love is nothing, to be
loved is something but to love and
to be loved by the one you love,
that is EVERYTHING. Never take
love for granted.
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MY HUSBAND ALWAYS
TOLD ME...
When Dena got off work
up there at Lake Woebe-
gone, it was snowing
heavily and blowing to the point that
visibility was almost zero. She made
her way to her car and wondered
how she was going to get home.
She sat in the car while it warmed
up and thought about her situation.
She remembered Bill’s advice that if
she got caught in a blizzard, she
should wait for a snowplow to come
by and follow it. That way she would
not have to worry about going off
the road or getting stuck in a snow
drift.
Sure enough, in a little while, a
snowplow went by and she pulled
out and began to follow it. As she
followed along behind the snow-
plow, she felt quite comfortable and
smug as they continued on their
way and she was not having any
problem with the blizzard or road
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BLAST
(Building Life After Stroke Together)
March 29 to April 1, 2013 Good Friday to Easter Monday - 3 nights/4 days
All inclusive. Charter pick up from
Lower Mainland including ferry terminals
Only $225
Give the gift of BLISS (Better Life In Stroke Survival)
Gift Certificates are available or maybe some-
one will give it to you.
For more information:
Please go to website: TurtleTalk.ca
2 months to go!!! And 41 people registered
(8 newbies)...
Easter 2013 will be a
BLAST!!!
HandyDART
conditions.
After some time had passed, she
was somewhat surprised when the
snowplow stopped. The driver got
out of the cab and came back to her
car. He signaled her to roll down
her window and asked if she was
alright, as she had been following
him for a long time.
Dena said she was fine and told
him of her husband’s advice to
follow a snowplow when caught in a
blizzard.
The snowplow driver replied it was
okay with him and that she could to
follow him if she wanted,...but he
wanted her to know that he was
done with the Wal-Mart parking lot
and was going over to Canadian
Tire next..
—i-joke submitted by Jim Walmsley
Delta Branch-SRABC
JIMY I-JOKES
WHEN I AM OLD… poem by Helen Singh
When I am old, dear God
Grant me common grace
To say thank you
To appreciate what is done for me
To look beyond my physical frailties
The frustration of being still alive
In a body that no longer works
To not abuse my caregivers
To not misplace my gratitude
On those who are in absentia
To recognize gifts of time
Gifts of sacrifice and money
By those who truly do
Not those who give lip service
The know-it-alls who know nothing
Of how it feels to be me
Of how it will be one day
When these shoes will be their
shoes
And when I am gone, dear God
Grant me one more favour
Let me come back to tell them
I told you so, I told you so
—poem by Helen Singh
Templeton Branch-SRABC
BLAST - Easter Long Weekend 2013
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SPEAKERS
This January 2013, we had two
(2) speakers from Bayshore
Home Health. Ian talked about
their home and community health
care services of the largest
provider, Bayshore. And, Anna
Lee (RN) talked and answered
our questions about healthy
snacking. She had Healthy
Snacks brochures which was
distributed to our members.
We were more informed after.
I, being a diabetic, has to snack
between meals, now, I know the
healthy choices. More fresh fruits
Trail mix with whole grain cereal
nuts and seeds, for example.
TEMPLETON POOL CLOSED
For one month (March 22 to April
25, 2013) Templeton Pool building
will be closed for maintenance.
We will meeting at Norah Davis
Garden: 2320 Franklin Street,
Vancouver, from March 28 to
April 18, 2013
WORLD’S SMALLEST GASOLINE ENGINE JOSE’s NOTES
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Scientists have created the smallest
petrol (gasoline) engine in the
world (less than a centimeter long
and not even half an inch), small
enough to power a watch or any
small gadget. The mini-motor, which
runs for two years on a single squirt
of lighter fuel, is set to revolutionize
world technology. It generates 700
times more energy than a conven-
tional battery. It could be used to
operate laptops and mobile phones
for months doing away with the need
for charging. Experts believe it could
be phasing out batteries in such
items within just six years. The
engine, minute enough to be
balanced on a fingertip, has been
produced by engineers at the
University of Birmingham.
At present, charging an ordinary
battery to deliver one unit of energy
involves putting 2,000 units into it.
The little engine, because energy is
produced locally, is far more effective.
One of the main problems faced
by engineers who have tried to
produce micro motors in the past
has been the levels of heat pro-
duced. The engines got so hot, they
burned themselves out and could
not be re-used. The Birmingham
team overcame this by using heat-
resistant materials such as ceramics
and silicon carbide.
Professor Graham Davies, head of
the university’s engineering school
said, “We’ve brought together
all the engineering disciplines,
materials, chemical engineering,
civil engineering, and mechanical
engineering. What better place to
have the second industrial revolu-
tion in nano-technology than where
the first took place, in the heart of
the West Midlands.”
Dr. Kyle Jiang, from the Department
of Mechanical Engineering, said,
“We are looking at an industrial
revolution happening in peoples
pockets. The breakthrough is an
enormous step forward. Devices
which need re-charging or new
batteries are a problem but in six
years will be a thing of the past.”
(My guess would be the engine is real, but the
article was written by a news reporter who
exaggerated things a bit)
WHISTLING...
Whistling does not belong to the
exclusive domain of the male folks
Women can get used to the habit
of whistling. The reverse way of
breathing in the air by sucking up
the lips can improve the breathing
function, as it expands the capacity
of the lung.
SMILE…
Smile to improve your health, your
stress level, and your attractive-
ness.
LIFESTYLES —Werner Stephan, North Shore Stroke Recovery Center - West Vancouver Group
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Just recently I became
aware (New Year
resolutions and all
that) of the concepts
of:
High Density lifestyle
Low Density lifestyle
I did not know the difference.
So, I researched the high den-
sity lifestyle first, because it
sounded superficially more
attractive. There are apparently
several signs that one is living
the high density lifestyle:
A mother and her child just
don’t seem to walk fast
enough through the cross-
walk for you
You begin to think that there
is a conspiracy to make you
late for work every single day
You started a petition to
replace food, water and air
with an extra large cup of
coffee
You leave the driveway in the
morning like you were in a
chase scene on TV
You find that waiting for a red
traffic l ight is a waste
of time and ought to be
ignored
You prefer energy drinks all
the time, because they help
you to get through the day
That kind of attitude didn’t
seem to be desirable at all.
How about the ‘Low Density
Lifestyle?’ When I researched
it, I thought that I was back in
the 60s. Remember the hippies?
The low density lifestyle, in my
opinion can be summarized by the
hippie philosophy: ‘Take it easy,
hang loose.” I thought, I heard
them chanting: “Ohmm…” Neither
the high nor the low density life-
style seem to be attractive to me.
Was there no middle ground, or
was there no compromise? Let’s
face it there are no hippies left,
they seem to have died of bore-
dom. The excessive high energy
people seem to die young, too of
heart attacks and stress. So what
do you prefer: boredom or stress?
I am exaggerating, I like to be re-
laxed but also have a bit of stress
and challenges. Like it is said:
What is life without a bit of excite-
ment?
Don’t be confused. ‘LDL’ choles-
terol doesn’t stand for Low Density
Lifestyle, it stands for Low Density
Lipoprotein and is often called the
bad cholesterol because type
B-LDL (as opposed to HDC),
according to http:/en.wikipedia.org,
promotes health problems and
cardiovascular disease. HDL stands
for High Density Lipoprotein. We
haven’t looked at some other
medical issues yet. The National
Institute for Family Heart Studies
has found that lifestyle is a major
determinant of low density lipopro-
tein cholesterol. Environment factors
and alcohol consumption, lack of
physical activity and smoking also
play a major negative role (it raises
LDL cholesterol ). Happiness and
life satisfaction have a major posi-
tive effect.
It would appear that happiness,
combined with a limited low
density lifestyle (not LDL choles-
terol) are the way to go (my
opinion). It seems to be prudent to
limit stress and to have some fun.
Remember A.A. Milne’s ‘Winne-the
-Pooh?’ “Well,” said the Pooh,
“what I like best,” and then he had
to stop and think: Because
although eating honey was a very
good thing to do, there was a
moment just before you begun to
eat it which was better than when
you were, but he didn’t know what
it was called.
Could i t be that i t was:
‘expectation of happiness’ and
the possibil ity that one bee
remained on the honey, thus
providing ‘excitement?’ I think that
the character of Winnie-the-Pooh
first appeared around 1924, so
the bear is now about 88 YOA.
Happiness and some excitement?
It certainly helped him to reach a
ripe old age and he is still going
strong!
—by Werner Stephan
West Vancouver Group North Shore Stroke Recovery Center
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