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“Dedicated to Excellence” Vol. 13, Issue 147 June 2012

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June 2012 Volume 13, Issue 147

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RECIPE: Shrimp Creole

The Four Agreements

1. Be impeccable with

your word. Speak with

integrity and say only

what you really mean.

2. Don’t take anything personally.

Nothing others do is because

of you. It simply reflects their

own life experiences and

training they received when

they were children.

3. Don’t make assumptions. Find

the courage to ask questions

and express what you really

want. Communicate as clearly

as you can, and don’t become

attached to preconceived

ideas of what should happen.

4. Always do your best, then

never second guess yourself

or look back with regret.

—submitted by Loy Lai

Templeton Stroke Recovery

The awkward moment when

you’re talking and you realize

no one cares about what

you’re saying.

The awkward moment when

you know the truth, and they

still continue to lie…

“I hate it when I say something

funny, and then someone says

it louder and gets all the credit.”

ENCOURAGEMENTS

Ingredients:

2............ Bell peppers, chopped

2............ Cloves of garlic, minced

2............ Celery stalks, chopped

1............ Onion, chopped

1 tbsp .... Extra virgin oil

1 (15 oz can) Chopped tomatoes

1 tsp ...... Saffron

1 cup ..... Frozen peas

1 lb ........ Uncooked, frozen, peeled

and deveined shrimp

Freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Heat the olive oil in a large

skillet over medium heat. Add

onion and sauté for 5 minutes

or so, until beginning to turn

translucent. Add celery,

peppers and garlic and cook

until the vegetables are tender.

2. Add tomatoes and saffron

and heat through. Taste for

seasonings and pepper to

taste.

3. Add frozen peas and shrimp

and cook until shrimp are pink

and cooked through.

4. Serve in a bowl over rice or on

it’s own. Enjoy!

THAT AWKWARD MOMENTS:

“There’s life after stroke”

Templeton Newsletter

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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 viewpoints mostly from stroke

survivors.

June 2012 Contributors:

Loy Lai

Ollie Stogrin

Jim Walmsley

Deb Chow Werner Stephan Jose Suganob

Production of SRR:

Jose Suganob

Email: [email protected]

Printing Pick-up Person:

Ollie Stogrin

Recipe...Encouragements 2

That Awkward Moments 2

Last Month’s Happening 3

Jose’s Notes, Jim Internet Joke 4

Strides for Strokes 2012 5

Is Old Age Like Old Wine? 6

Another month has

gone, I’m sure, I was

just here a few days

ago. Anyway, it just

seems that way…

First of all, I want to

thank Deb for organizing

Templeton’s first ‘Strides for

Strokes’ at Templeton Park Pool.

She did a great job for the event.

There isn’t anything else I can

say except ‘a job well done,’ as

you will see, by her report, in this

newsletter issue.

At this point, I want to thank

Jose for putting together our

information display board inside

the Activity Room that showed

what Templeton Stroke Recovery

is all about.

This month has been an eventful

once again. It seems Templeton

has had so much happened

since our coordinator Valerie got

sick and passed away. We had

Katelyn filled in as Interim Coor-

dinator since September 2011.

She was a good volunteer as

she has been around Templeton

for a number of years, being

Key’s granddaughter, she volun-

teered our Xmas dinners and

picnics. She knew many of our

members and was familiar with

our programs. Thank you, Kate-

lyn, for your help.

We now have a new coordinator,

her name is Shazya K. She has

been with us a month, ‘Welcome

to Templeton!’ I hope, she will

bring fresh new ideas for the

programs for Templeton. As

there’s a constant need for



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LAST MONTH’S HAPPENING —by Ollie Stogrin, Templeton Stroke Recovery

changes to improve our programs

as you can see by the attendance

of ’Strides for Stroke,’ people are

becoming aware that there’s

another ’Life after Stroke.’ So, we

need to provide more items for

our weekly programs.

Last month, we had two birth-

days, which I didn’t report on, my

apologies, to Lloyd who turned

93 and Constantino (never did

tell me his age??) They had their

photo, blowing the candles on

that cake which Angela

(Constantino’s wife) brought in.

Everyone enjoyed that delicious

cake and I understand Constan-

tino had a great party that week-

end. Happy Belated Birthdays,

guys! Next year, I will do better

at remembering…

July is around the corner! That is

the month, we have our annual

picnic (July 26, 2012). We invite

other branches to join us on that

day. Please read Jose’s adver-

tisement on our website:


Then, we close in August for

summer break…

Speaking of vacation, Key and

Helen had a mini-vacation to Las

Vegas, June 25th. I haven’t

heard from them as I was away

also. Maybe they are still in

Vegas??? If they won a bundle...

Lorraine, one of our members

has been kind enough to make

soup for our members, lunch,

too. Thank you so much. Also,

we appreciate Trevor’s help at

Templeton. A very organized

volunteer/member and, of course

Jeanie, our exercise leader. She

does an excellent job. Help from

our members is much always ap-

preciated.

This last month, our Tuesday

supper dinner went to Top’s on

Kingsway. There were 12 of us,

with four cancellations. Unfortu-

nately, it could be our last Tues-

day Night dinner for a while as

HandyDART told us, they don’t

have enough vehicle to accom-

modate our large group in the

evenings. Said they would take

us for lunch, only, I’m afraid that

wouldn’t work as members have

appointments during the day.

Seems, now we have to wait and

see what else HandyDART will

come up with…

Another item, I found out that

Harrison Hot Spring does not

have the Sandcastle Competition

anymore. That’s unfortunate, as

this is where I was hoping to take

our members on a bus tour, Sept

27th. Only now, the itinerary will

be ’swim’ at Harrison Hot Spring,

which many of members enjoyed

going to a few year back. I’m

working on that (price wise) if

anyone is interested on going,

please let me know. I will have a

price on the outing after the long

weekend. Please check for

Jose’s advertisement.

Michelle Castaneda, Coastal

Health Coordinator, SRABC, has

been working on getting more

volunteers for us,

See you all next month!

— by Ollie Stogrin



Strides for Strokes in Vancouver

2012 was held at Templeton

Park track oval on Saturday,

June 23, 2012. It was

Templeton’s f irst ‘Strides.’

Deb did a great job of putting

‘Strides.’ And, I hope, the next

time it will better.

Some of Templeton members

were there to ‘Strides’ with the

other branches. Strathcona

Branch came with their coordi-

nator, Pat Chow and Delta

Branch’s Jimy Walmsley and his

wife helped BLAST.

Our community neighbors were

there, too. Hasting Community

Center, Templeton Park Pool,

Grandview/Woodland Commu-

nity Policing Center, Kidney

Foundation, GF Strong Rehab

Center, Providence Health Care

Lifeline, Moving Ahead Conduc-

tive Education, Men’s Initiative,

Grandview/Woodland Commu-

nity Planning, Stroke Recovery

Association of BC, BLAST and

Templeton Branch and their

displays.

The sun was shining brightly

when we started the Strides.

Deb and Shane Simpson led

the people along the track oval.

I think, next year will be more

showing of support for stroke

recovery after they knew us and

saw what we do.

—by Jose Suganob


True Story

THE SNEEZE:

They walked in tandem,

each of the ninety-two

students filling into the

already crowded auditorium. With

their rich maroon gowns flowing

and the traditional caps, they

looked almost as grown up as

they felt.

Dads swallowed hard behind

broad smiles, and Moms freely

brushed away tears.

This class would NOT pray during

the commencements, not by

choice, but because of a recent

court ruling prohibiting it.

The principal and several students

were careful to stay within the

guidelines allowed by the ruling.

They gave inspirational and

challenging speeches, but no one

mentioned divine guidance and

no one asked for blessings on the

graduates or their families.


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The speeches were nice, but they

were routine until the final speech

received a standing ovation.

A solitary student walked proudly

to the microphone. He stood still

and silent for just a moment, and

then, it happened.

All 92 students, every single one

of them, suddenly SNEEZED!

The student on stage simply

looked at the audience and said:

‘GOD BLESS YOU.’ And, he

walked off the stage.

The audience exploded into

applause. This graduating class

had found a unique way to invoke

God’s blessing on their future with

or without the court’s approval.

This is a true story. It happened at

Eastern Shore District High School in

Musquobolt harbour, Nova Scotia,

Canada.

—submitted by Jim Walmsley

Delta Stroke Recovery

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cholesterol levels.

JOSE’s NOTES...

Welcome to the Karma Café

There are no menus.

You will get served

what you deserve.

HandyDART

JIMY INTERNET JOKES...

DIABETES



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Thank you, to Everyone who

came and/or contributed to our

first ‘Strides for Strokes 2012’

and information fair at

Templeton. The people

manning the information tables

were wonderful and keen on

doing it again next year. We had

a pretty good turn out, consider-

ing the weather forecast and

being the first one. It was

amazing that it poured buckets

all night and stayed warm and

dry for the entire event.

It was great to have Jim and

Diana Walmsley come Delta to

help us out. Once again, Jim

was busy in his community

collecting pledges to support

BLAST. We were pleased to

have Pat Chow, with a group

from Strathcona. We are

neighboring communities so it

would be nice to do more

together. Carol and Bob

Roycroft from Burnaby were

there and some others planned

to come, too.

Inter-branch relationships help

to build a better Stroke

Recovery Association and the

more people that turn out, the

more awareness we create.

Please consider joining us next

year. First, we attract the people

so they know who we are. Then,

we will get their support and

donations. I have received a lot

of positive feedback from the

attendees and the people

who had tables. It is very

THINKING - Walter B. Wintle

STRIDES FOR STROKES 2012 - TEMPLETON’s FIRST!


encouraging and leaves no

choice but to do it again. So, take

advantage of the situation next

year. Raise funds for your

Branch, BLAST, or Templeton.

Michelle Castaneda, our Coastal

Health Coordinator for SRABC, is

a great addition to the Associa-

tion. She is not only good at what

she does, but saved the day

when our emcee fell ill. Who

knew, she only had 10 minutes to

prep! A special thanks to Meagan

Lescun, who volunteered through

SRABC and was a big help.

Of course, my friends and family,

as well as the friends and family

of Templeton who are there for

all our events.

In total, we made $2,463. Pizza

and beverages brought in $240.

T-shirt sales $253. BLAST had

Teva’s bank $60 and held a

50/50 draw ($100 for BLAST and

$100 for the winner). My sister

won it and donated it back to

BLAST. Bonus!

BLAST collected another $1245

(including Jimy) and there is still

more to come in. The total to

date for BLAST is $1500.

Templeton members brought in

$140 in pledges and $325 at the

door.

In the end, Templeton gains

$1000 and T-shirts for next year.

BLAST made $160 and had a lot

of fun doing it. The intention for

BLAST on Saturday was

awareness. We know it is the

individuals ‘Building Life After

Stroke Together’ taking advan-

tage of the occasion that makes

the difference. Every little bit

counts and it’s about doing it for

ourselves.

Many thanks to all who were

involved. It was a very rewarding

experience.

—Debbie Chow

MARK YOUR CALENDAR :

Easter BLAST 2013: Mar 29 - Apr 1, 2013. Early bird deadline: Dec. 15, 2012. Registration will begin after Labor Day.

If you think you are beaten, you are

If you think you dare not, you don’t

If you like to win, but you think you

can’t

It is almost certain, you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost,

For out in the world we find

Success begins with a fellow’s will

It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you

are,

You’ve got to think high to rise,

You’ve got to be sure of yourself

before

You can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go

To the stronger or faster man.

But soon or late, the man who

wins,

Is the man who think he can.

FATHER’S AND MOTHER’S DAY —Werner Stephan, North Shore Stroke Recovery Center - West Vancouver Group

You think that these

are all the celebra-

tions there are on

these or related sub-

jects? Wrong? There

are, of course, Mother’s Day,

Parent’s Day, Children’s Day

and Grandparent’s Day. I am

sure, that I didn’t mention

others. All are secular holidays

and only a few exceptions, not

statutory holidays. Father’s Day

complements Mother’s Day and

was first celebrated in West

Virginia in 1908. It was originally

celebrated to honor the 210

fathers who lost their lives in a

mine disaster in 1907. Cynics,

however, claim that it was

established to provide a balance

to Mother’s Day and to estab-

lished a reason to give presents

and also to be politically correct.

I don’t know whether or not the

last mentioned reason to give

would have been a considera-

tion early in the 20th century.

This year Father’s Day is

celebrated in Canada on June

17th, the 3rd Sunday of June.

Many countries celebrate

Father’s Day on different date,

for example:

Norway—Second Sunday in

February

Ireland and UK—4th Sunday

in Lent

Spain, Hungary—First Sun-

day in May

Iceland and Brazil—Second

Sunday in May.

Argentina—Third Sunday in

October

Russia—Last Sunday in

November

These are just some examples,

there are many more.

As the American holiday was

adopted by other countries and

cultures, the date was changed

to fit already existing celebrations

honoring motherhood and father-

hood.

Parent’s Day in the USA is held

on the fourth Sunday in July. This

was established in 1994 when

President Clinton signed a

Congressional Resolution into

a law. A USA Supreme Court

just ice commented that :

replacing Mother’s Day and

Father’s Day with Parent’s Day

is more consistent with a policy of

minimizing traditional sex-based

differences in parental roles.

The modern holiday of Mother’s

Day was first celebrated in 1908

by Anna Jarvis in the USA, but

she became disappointed with its

commercialization. Honoring

Motherhood is certainly not a

modern idea. Many ancient

cultures, such as the Greeks to

Cybele or the Romans with their

‘Hilaria’ celebration observed this

occasion. However, the modern

holiday is an American invention


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and not directly descended from

the ancients.

The related holidays, such as

Children’s Day in November or

Grandparent’s Day, celebrated in

Canada since 1995 on the

second Sunday in September,

show not only a strong commer-

cial influence, but also a disturb-

ing ‘politically correct’ considera-

tion. That does not mean that,

especially Father’s Day celebra-

tions, can’t be fun. I have heard

of a group of drunken fathers

pulling a barrel of beer on a cart

and singing politically incorrect

songs. Appropriate Father’s Day

presents are always good for a

lively discussion. The usual,

boring necktie? Some grilling

tool? A controversial apron for

grilling? A beer can opener for a

tail-gate party?

—by Werner Stephan,

North Shore Stroke Recovery Center

West Vancouver Group

I choose…

To live by choice, not by chance,

To make changes, not excuses,

To be useful, not used,

To excel, not compete

I choose self-esteem, not self-

pity,

I choose to listen to my inner

voice,

Not the random

opinion of others.

I CHOOSE...

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