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“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
4
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
EZ Eyes Key-
board - False
Advertising
The advertise-
ment indicated
that a second
FREE keyboard
is OPTIONAL
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)
For more information: Go to TurtleTalk.ca
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