“Dedicated to Excellence” Vol. 12, Issue 144 March 2012

SIX FINALISTS

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

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from stroke survivors.

March 2012 Contributors:

Loy Lai

Kiyoko Akeroyd

Deb Chow Sue Chalmers

Jim Walmsley

Werner Stephan Jose Suganob

Production of SRR:

Jose Suganob

Email:

suganobj@gmail.com

Inside this issue:

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Recipe– Encouragements 2

SCAM Alert 2

Last Month’s Happening 3

Jose’s Notes, 5 Old Ladies, BLAST

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Bugs Bunny 5

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RECIPE: Rosemary Apple Chicken

Develop a forgiving

attitude (most people

are doing the best they

can).

K.M.S.(Keep Mouth

Shut) This single piece of

advice can prevent an enormous

amount of trouble.

If you didn’t see it with your own

eyes OR hear it with your own

ears, don’t INVENT it with your

small mind and share it with your

big MOUTH.

Anyone can give up, it’s the

easiest thing in the world to do.

But, to hold it together when

everyone else would understand

if you fell apart, that’s true

strength

—submitted by Loy Lai

Templeton Stroke Recovery

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that a second

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for additional shipping/handling -

but, in fact, it is mandatory to buy

two at a time.

I tried to use one EZ Eyes keyboard

and within 2 days; the letters began

to chip off and the CONTROL button

stuck to the point I could no longer

use it. The EZ Eyes keyboard was

VERY, VERY low quality and inferior

product.

ENCOURAGEMENTS

Ingredients

1 ............. Whole chicken (2-3

pounds)

1/4 cup ..... Grape seed oil

1/4 cup ..... Balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp ....... Sea salt

4 ............. Apples, cored and

sliced

4 sprigs ..... Rosemary

Directions:

1. Rinse the chicken, pat dry with

a paper towel and place in a

9x12 inch glass baking dish.

2. Drizzle with oil and vinegar,

then sprinkle with salt.

3. Arrange the apples around the

chicken in the baking dish.

4. Place the sprigs of rosemary

under the chicken.

5. Bake at 3500 for 90 minutes

until browned on the outside.

6. Enjoy and serve.

A medium-sized apple contains

just 70 calories —a dieter’s

delight!

“There’s life after stroke”

When Valerie Offer, our coordina-

tor, lost her battle with cancer on

Saturday morning, March 24th,

2012, we lost one heck of a great

human being.

During her eight year tenure with

us , it was not unusual to see the

elderly stop by hello or to bring of

food or flowers and chocolates,

knowing she could be found every

Thursday morning at Templeton.

When our own members were

losing their battle with cancer,

she comforted them. Her former

career as a nurse served us well.

We lost two members who came

to see us and then went home and

to the hospital - their last hurrah.

She was multi-talented and went

effortlessly from preparing food

for 20 to catering for larger

groups, sewing clothes for over-

sized people, to knitting Canuck

style scarves while she watched

hockey.

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LAST MONTH’S HAPPENING —by Kiyoko Akeroyd, Templeton Stroke Recovery

During the entire time she was at

St. Paul Hospital, her room was

festooned with floral arrange-

ments and she was seldom alone,

truly a testament to the love she

generated. In palliative care a

week before her passing, she said

Easter BLAST was still on her

agenda.

For Debbie’s Passion project

“Easter Camp BLAST,” she knitted

Canuck style scarves while watch-

ing hockey and donated the

proceeds to BLAST.

Valerie, although unwell for

several years, turned up at

June Naramata Camp to help and

last year, although decidedly un-

well, supported Debbie’s Easter

Camp Passion Project by coming

to help.

When Valerie was hospitalized,

Aug 8th, 2011, all of us believed

finally, some solution to her long

period of not feeling well. To the

bitter end, we believed by sheer

will and determination, Valerie

could do this. She could beat the

odds and come home. Her actions

said so. During her quiet time, she

was busy collecting recipes for

when she got out.

In this last month, since her last

surgery, I let myself believe that

she had beaten the cancer and all

the doctors had to do was

straighten out her internal organs

and she was home free. Hope dies

hard and so did she. The world

lost a very unique and wonderful

human being.

Hurrah for Easter Camp...

L a s t year,

Debbie’s mother passed away on

Good Friday but she came to

camp anyway. Valerie moved one

step in front of the other and

came too by sheer determination

to support Debbie’s Passion

project. Jose, our editor has

never missed camp. My mother

went to camp for an additional

two years after she broke her hip

(2002, 2003). Camp supplied a

hospital bed, so my son trucked a

Hoyer patient lift from home to

camp. In 2004 and 2005, my son

did the same for Helen. In 2011

when Debbie kick started

Easter camp BLAST (last year),

believe it or not, a patient lift

was provided and more hospital

beds added - (electric but

because it’s a kid’s camp, they

sealed off most of the electrical

outlets). Because the floors are

carpeted, it was a struggle to

move the Hoyer lift around with

Helen swinging from the end of it.

So, thoughtful John Hedderson

had himself assigned closer to us,

to help me with that courtesy of

Chow Special services.

As evidence of her belief in the

positives of Easter Camp, is any-

one aware that Debbie came even

if she had to make multiple stops

along the way to let her head stop

spinning, before she could

continue to the camp. And, Ollie,

another Templeton radical...she

couldn’t come last year because

she got the flu. Valerie, Debbie,

Jose and Ollie...they are in a class

of their own. They should be

called the ‘Unstoppable.’

— by Kiyoko Akeroyd

Templeton Stroke Recovery “There’s life after stroke”

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—Jose Suganob

Templeton Stroke Recovery

JOSE’s NOTEs: FIVE OLD LADIES —jokeonly

Sitting on the side of

the highway waiting to

catch speeding drivers,

a Police Officer sees a

car puttering along at

22 KPH. Says he to

himself, “This driver is just

dangerous as a speeder!”

So, he turns on his lights and

pulls the driver over.

Approaching the car, he notices

that there are five old ladies, two

in the front seat and three in the

back...wide-eyed and white as

ghosts.

The driver, obviously confused

say to him, “Officer, I don’t

understand, I was doing exactly

the speed limit! What seems to

be the problem?”

“Ma’am,” the officer replies,

“you weren’t speeding but you

should know that driving slower

than the speed limit can also be a

danger to other drivers.”

“Slower than the speed limit? No,

sir, I was doing the speed limit

exactly...Twenty-two kilometers

an hour!” the old woman says

a b it proudly.

The Police Officer, trying to

contain a chuckle explains to her

that 22 is the highway number,

not the speed limit.

A bit embarrassed, the woman

grins and thanks the officer for

pointing out her error.

“But before I let you go, Ma’am,

I have to ask…Is everyone in this

car OK? These women seem

awfully shaken, and they have

not made a peep this whole

time,” the officer asks.

“Oh, they’ll be all right in a

minute. We just got off

Highway 189.” —jokeonly

—submitted by Jim Walmsley

Delta Stroke Recovery

“There’s life after stroke”

“Building Life After Stroke Together”

Good Friday to Easter Monday April 6th - 9th, 2012 www.TurtleTalk.ca

Dual camper households may apply for $100 discount. The fee for BLAST has been set at $225. Ask your loved ones to give the gift of BLISS (Better Life In Stroke Survival)

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604-943-3206 Days 604-253-2390 Evenings

A positive attitude may not solve all

your problems

but it will annoy enough people

to make it worth the effort.

Valerie Offer a very unique and wonderful

human being.

BUGS BUNNY —Werner Stephan, North Shore Stroke Recovery Center - West Vancouver Group

Are Bugs Bunny and

the Easter Bunny

related? Sure! There

are differences. The

character of the Easter

Bunny seems to be based on a

favorite companion of a Nordic

goddess, while Bugs is a modern

cartoon character. With all the

advertising, most of it truly yucky,

and candy and chocolate bunnies

in the stores. One wishes Elmer

Fudd, who introduced as

‘Egghead,’ to win his eternal

pursuit of Bugs Bunny. I could not

resist researching for recipes for

‘Fried Rabbit’ to overcome the

advertising in the stores.

There are many recipes but the

one I find most appealing is for

‘Southern Fried Rabbit.’

Co-incidentally, this is also the

name of a

1953 ani-

mated short

by Warner

Brothers. In

this short

film, Elmer was originally called

Yosemite Sam, a Confederate

colonel, who was much like Elmer.

In the original cartoon (1940),

Yosemite Sam allegedly gets

caught whipping Bugs, who is

disguised as a slave. He gets

severely reprimanded for this

supposed deed, This episode was

censored by ABC in 1949 because

whipping slaves, even in cartoons

was ‘politically incorrect.’

Enough distractions! The recipe...

Here it is…’Southern Fried Rabbit’

Ingredients:

1/3 cup ........ Flour

1/2 tsp ........ Salt

1/8 tsp ........ Black & cayenne

pepper

1 ................ Rabbit, cut into

serving pieces.

Directions:

1. In large plastic bag, combine

all the ingredients, shake well.

2. Brown coated rabbit pieces on

all sides, fry for about 20-25

minutes until tender.

3. Enjoy!

If you don’t know how to cut up a

rabbit, refer to the Internet for

instructions. (www.how-to-hunt-

rabbit.com/fried/rabbit.htm)

The idea of having fried rabbit

for Easter dinner probably is

disturbing for North American

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diners. However, this menu is

rather acceptable to diners in

some European countries,

especially in France.

Speaking from my own experi-

ence, I can report that fried

rabbit tastes delicious. A similar

prejudice to eating rabbit exists

for fried squirrel, which is

desirable meat in South of the

USA.

Remember an old ‘redneck’

saying, “If rabbit feet are so

lucky, what happened to the

rabbit?”

—by Werner Stephan,

North Shore Stroke Recovery Center

West Vancouver Group

SUCCESSFUL CAREER AFTER A STROKE

Did you realize that it is possible

to find fame and recognition even

after a stroke? Jose Suganob is an

example to all of us. His painting

“Tres Musiceros” was chosen in

the “Art of Being Together 2012”

finalist category. It was held at

National Nikkei Museum and

Heritage Center, March 10, 2012

in Burnaby, BC.

Jose had a stroke 23 years ago

and was paralyzed on the right

side of his body. During his

partial recovery, he discovered

his talent for painting. Remember

his Christmas greetings? Our

congratulations and best wishes

for his future success are in

order.

—Werner Stephan

North Shore Stroke Recovery Center

West Vancouver Group “There’s life after stroke”

Bugs Bunny

Elmer Fudd Yosemite Sam

Fried Rabbit