Stroke Recoverers' Review

“Dedicated to Excellence” Vol. 13, Issue 148 July 2012

Templeton Annual Picnic at Trout Lake, Vancouver, BC 7/26/12 Photo by Karel Ley

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Inside this issue:

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July 2012 Volume 13, Issue 148

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RECIPE: Easy Salisbury Steak

IMPORTANT THINGS

1. Never give up on

anybody; miracles

happen every day.

2. Be brave even if

you’re not, pretend to

be. No one can tell the

difference.

3. Think big thoughts, relish small

pleasures.

4. Learn to LISTEN. Opportunity

sometimes knocks very softly.

5. Never deprive someone of

hope; it might be all they have.

6. Strive for excellence, not

perfection.

7. Don’t waste time grieving over

past mistakes. Learn from

them and move on.

8. When someone hugs you let

them be the first to let go.

9. Never cut what can be untied.

10. Don’t expect life to be fair.

11. Remember: Success comes to

the one that acts first.

12. Never waste an opportunity to

tell someone you love them.

13. Remember that nobody makes

it alone. Have a grateful heart

and be quick to acknowledge

those who help you.

14. Never underestimate the

power of a kind word or deed.

—submitted by Loy Lai

Templeton Stroke Recovery

ENCOURAGEMENTS

Ingredients:

1 (10.5 ounce) can, condensed

French onion soup

1-1/2 lbs...... Ground beef

1/2 cup ........ Dry bread crumbs

1 ................. Egg

1/4 tsp ......... Salt

1/8 tsp ......... Black pepper, ground

1 tbsp .......... All-purpose flour

1/4 cup ........ Ketchup

1/4 cup ........ Water

1 tbsp .......... Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp ......... Mustard powder

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix together

1/3 cup condensed French

onion soup with ground beef,

bread crumbs, egg, salt and

black pepper. Shape into 6

oval patties.

2. In a large skillet over medium-

high heat, brown both sides of

patties. Pour off excess fat.

3. In a small bowl, blend flour and

remaining soup until smooth.

Mix in ketchup, water, Worces-

tershire sauce and mustard

powder. Pour over meat in

skillet. Cover, and cook for 20

minutes, stirring occasionally.

“There’s life after stroke”

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 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.

July 2012 Contributors:

Loy Lai

Ollie Stogrin

Jim Walmsley

Werner Stephan Jose Suganob

Production of SRR:

Jose Suganob

Email: [email protected]

Printing Pick-up Person:

Ollie Stogrin

Recipe... 2

Encouragements

2

Last Month’s Happening 3

Jose’s Notes, Jim Internet Joke 4

Templeton Picnic 2012 Photos 5

Travelling to Ontario 6

Finally! Or at least, its

been summer for a

few days, and it’s

time again for a

monthly report. So

much has happened.

We have been very lucky to get

2 new volunteers. After Michelle

(SRABC Coastal Regional

Director) came to our group, to

view what Templeton does in

our program. June was a busy

as Templeton had their first

‘Strides for Stroke’ which Debbie

reported on in the last newsletter

April was ‘BLAST’ camp at

Squamish.

Now, July...We had our annual

picnic at Trout Lake. From what

I heard, members enjoyed

the food and the company.

Speaking of company, Brad

Akeroyd (Key’s son) teaches

Adult English and 18 students to

interact with our members. The

students were 18 to 60 years

old and from almost 18

countries, which was very

interesting with our stroke

survivors and our members

hearing about the countries they

came from. A great get-together

for everyone.

We also floated balloons in

memory of Valerie. It was a long

over due memorial. We hope,

she was watching from above;

as she was a very caring person

while she was with us. Missed

by so many people she took

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

care of.

July, we had 3 members birth-

days; Wanda, Nancy and

Gabriel. Wanda bought this

lovely big yummy cake. It was

delicious! We could fed another

10 people. Gabriel was away on

a trip to England and still visiting

there. We celebrated Nancy’s

birthday with a cake I baked.

Only problem was, we had birth-

day candles but no one had a

lighter to light them candles. No

smokers present! Sorry, Nancy,

next year I will bring matches!

Now, we are going into August

when we close for a month. Only

Shaz will get our members

together to have a bowling day

then everyone have time off until

September 6 when we return.

September 27th, we hope to do

a day trip to ‘Harrison Hot

Spring’ and Mission Abbey. It’s

been years since we Harrison

Hot Spring. I’m sure there have

been many changes between

here and Harrison. I hope that

other groups, their friends and

relatives will join us for the day

trip, please call me 604-434-

3609 or Key, 604-434-6513 or

Shaz, 778-986-7542. We need

to know who is coming by

September 6th, as we need to

set-up pick-up points and have

payment for the bus.

We will see you at bowling but if

you don’t come to bowling,

we will see you on September 6,

2012. Enjoy your August time-off.

See you all next month!

— by Ollie Stogrin

Templeton Stroke Recovery

A DAY TRIP TO

HARRISON HOT SPRING

And

MISSION ABBEY

Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012

The bus will leave at 9:00 am

Templeton Pool area.

Price: $32 per person

RSVP: September 20, 2012

Call:

Ollie: 604-434-3609

Key: 604-434-6513

Shaz: 778-986-7542

TEMPLETON PARK

Named for William Templeton,

Vancouver Mayor (1896-1897).

During WWI the park was used

for market vegetable gardens.

Area is 1.93 hectares.

EVERYTHING…in life is temporary

So, if things are going good,

enjoy it because it won’t last

forever. And, if things are going

bad, don’t worry. It can’t last

forever, either.


Templeton Annual Picnic was

held at Trout Lake, Vancouver,

BC on July 26, 2012. The

weather was splendid and every-

one was in a good mood.

Brad Akeroyd teaches English to

new immigrants and he intro-

duced them to our members at

the picnic. They were asking us:

when the stroke happened, how

do we overcome the ongoing

challenges of life after stroke.

Karel Ley and Blair Clarke from

Delta Stroke Recovery and

Martha Hutchinson from Douglas

Park Stroke Recovery came.

After we ate, the volunteers were

putting air to the balloons for

Valerie’s memorial. At the same

time, our members let go of

balloons in memory of Valerie.

I hope, Valerie was watching…

The Thursday’s picnic was last

meeting of Templeton Stroke

Recovery before our summer

break. The month of August is

our break.

—by Jose Suganob

Templeton Stroke Recov

HOPE is the little voice

You hear whisper MAYBE!!!

When it seems

the entire world

is shouting

“NO”

CATHOLIC HORSES

A punter was at the

horse races playing

the ponies and all but

losing his shirt. He

noticed a Priest step out onto

the track and blessed the fore-

head of one of the horses lining

up for the 4th race. Lo, behold

that horse - a very long shot—

won the race.

Next race, as the horses lined

up, the Priest stepped onto the

track. Sure enough, he blessed

one of the horses.

The punter made a beeline for a

betting window and placed a

small bet on the horse. Again,

even though it was another long

shot, the horse won the race.

He collected his winnings, and

anxiously waited to see which

horse the Priest would bless

next.

He bet big on it, and it won. As

the races continued the Priest

kept blessing long shot, and

each one ended up winning.

The punter was elated. He made

a quick dash to the ATM, with-

drew all his savings, and

awaited for the Priest’s blessing

that would tell him which horse

to bet on…

True to his pattern, the Priest

stepped onto the track for the

last race and blessed the

forehead of an old nag that was

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the longest shot of the day.

This time the priest blessed the

eyes, ears, and hooves of the

old nag. The punter knew he

had a winner and bet every cent

he owned on the old nag.

He watched dumbfounded as

the old nag came in last. In a

state of shock, he went to the

track area where the Priest was.

Confronting him, he demanded,

“Father! What happened? All

day long you blessed horses

and they all won. Then in the

last race, the horse you blessed

lost by a mile. Now, thanks to

you, I’ve lost every cent of my

savings!”

The Priest nodded wisely and

with sympathy. “Son,” he said,

“that’s the problem with you

Protestants, you can’t tell the

difference between a simple

blessing and last rites.”

—joke submitted by Jim Walmsley

Delta Stroke Recovery

“You need to stop doing things for

someone,

When you find out it’s expected

rather than appreciated”

JOSE’s NOTES...

HandyDART

JIMY INTERNET JOKES...

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THINKING - Walter B. Wintle

TEMPLETON ANNUAL PICNIC —TROUT LAKE, VANCOUVER, BC 7/26/2012


TRAVELLING TO ONTARIO —Werner Stephan, North Shore Stroke Recovery Center - West Vancouver Group

Just about every

year, my wife and I

travel to Toronto to

see the family of my

step-daughter, well,

I admit it: two of our grand-

children. I enjoy the visit and the

trip, except the security checks

at the Toronto airport. One year,

a bottle of homemade wine

didn’t pass inspection, another

year my nail-clippers were

gone, a small pocket knife was

confiscated; need I go on?

My belt always caused problems

and I had to remove it. Can you

picture me holding on despe-

rately to my sliding pants while

passing inspections? Well, sur-

prise, no problems this time:

nothing confiscated; I didn’t

even have to take off my belt.

The rented car had New York

license plates. Why? I do not

know or care. A good thing as a

result: we Canadians did not get

blamed for sudden traffic

moves! Only one other driver

could not resist to blow the horn

in frustration. Life is good when

masquerading as a foreign tourist.

This was the week of the big

games (or so it was said). On

the plane to Toronto, we

watched the semi-finals of the

Europe Soccer Games (Italy/

Germany). A few days later the

final, Italy and Spain, were

shown on TV. I admit it,

I watched the finals because

I liked the beer. My step-

granddaughter, she is 5 YOA,

cheered for Spain because she

liked the color red. Her father

cheered for Italy to make it interest-

ing and also because he likes the

color green better. And, do not

forget it: Canada Day and Inde-

pendence Day.

Canada Day celebrates the

enactment of the British North

America Act in 1867. Originally

called Dominion Day, this name

was changed in 1967. It is

frequently called Canada’s birth-

day and is observed on July 01.

Only in 1967, the Canadian

government began to orchestrate

Canada Day celebrations.

A media columnist accused the,

then, Liberal government of

redefining history and to laden

Canada Day celebrations with

political correctness. To witness

the celebration on Parliament Hill

in Ottawa is considered patriotic

but this year the focus on the war

of 1812 (with the US) over-

shadowed it. In the province of

Quebec, Canada Day is widely

known as ‘Moving Day.’ The

reason is complicated and very

political. Let’s just say, it is a

different interpretation of the

same historic event by the Federal

government and the province of

Quebec.

Independence Day in the USA,

on the 4th of July is an important

holiday. American Congress

approved on this day in 1776, a

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slightly revised version of the

Declaration of Independence

from Britain, as written by Thomas

Jefferson. Britain wasn’t too

pleased about this declaration and

the War of Independence followed

You heard about the heat-wave

in Ontario and the US? Relax!

One arrives in an air-conditioned

airport, transfers to an air-

conditioned car, stays in an air-

conditioned room, visit friends

and relatives in air-conditioned

homes. The temperature outside

is in the 30’s. Who cares! Things

are different in B.C. We really

don’t need air-conditioning in our

cars and houses. I did not realize

until I experienced summer in

Ontario, how little we depend in

B.C. on air-conditioning. Lucky

us!

—by Werner Stephan,

West Vancouver Group North Shore Stroke Recovery Center

An old Cherokee told his grand-

son, “My son, there is a battle

between two wolves inside us

all. One is Evil. It is anger,

jealousy, greed, resentment,

inferiority, lies and ego. The

other is Good. It is joy, peace,

love, hope, humility, kindness,

empathy and truth.

The boy thought about it, and

asked, “Grandfather, which wolf

wins?”

The old man quietly replied,

“The one you feed.”

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