“Dedicated to Excellence” Vol. 13, Issue 156 March 2013

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RECIPE: Irish Chicken & Dumplings

Benefits of morning walks

Morning walk helps to

lose weight. It burns

your calories and

increases the meta-

bolism of the body. A

regular walk with a balanced diet

can give you good results in

weight loss.

Morning walk reduces the risk of

heart attack and stroke. It

improves the circulation of blood.

Walk raises the HDL levels which

is good cholesterol and lower the

levels of LDL (the bad cholesterol)

plus it strengthen the heart

muscles and dilates the blood

vessels.

Morning walk also reduces type 2

diabetes risk. It balances the

blood sugar levels and reduces the

weight which can be the contributing

factor for the disease.

Morning walk improves lung’s

breathing capacity. It gives you

fresh oxygen which is required for

the many bodily functions including

the working of lungs.

Morning walk helps in the

management of stress. Walk

promotes the production of

hormones which reduces the

levels of stress. It also increases

the level of thinking by increasing

the supply of fresh oxygen to the

brain and the person can see

more positively about the life.

—submitted by Loy Lai

Stroke survivor

Templeton Stroke Recovery

ENCOURAGEMENTS

Ingredients:

4 .............. Skinless, boneless

chicken breast halves

2 (10.75 oz) cans-Condensed cream of chicken soup

3 cups ....... Water

1 cup ........ Celery, chopped

2 .............. Onions, chopped

1 tsp ......... Salt 1/2 tsp ...... Poultry seasoning

1/2 tsp ...... Black pepper, ground

5 .............. Carrots, sliced

1 (10 oz) package, Frozen green peas

4 .............. Potatoes, quartered

3 cups ....... Baking mix

1-1/3 cups . Milk

Directions:

1. In a large, heavy pot, combine

soup, water, chicken, celery,

onion salt, poultry seasoning & pepper. Cover & cook over low

heat about 1-1/2 hours.

2. Add potatoes and carrots;

cover and cook another 30 minutes.

3. Remove chicken from, shred

it, and return to pot. Add peas

& cook only 5 minutes longer.

4. Add dumplings. To make

dumplings: Mix baking mix

and milk until a soft dough

forms. Drop by tablespoonfuls

onto BOILING stew. Simmer covered for 10 minutes, then

uncover and simmer an addi-

tional 10 minutes. “There’s life after stroke”

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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.

March 2013 Contributors: Loy Lai

Ollie Stogrin

Deb Chow Helen Singh Jim Walmsley Werner Stephan Jose Suganob

Production of SRR:

Jose Suganob

Email: suganobj@gmail.com

Printing Pick-up Person:

Ollie Stogrin

Recipe..Irish Chicken & Dumplings 2

Encouragements 2

Last Month’s Happening 3

BLAST..Jim i-joke.. 4

Jose Notes.. 5

Some Cooking Terms 6

Seems I just left on

vacation, the month

just flew by so fast;

only vacations are

always to short.

I wish to thank Key for filling

in this space while I was

away. As always, I’m

almost afraid to come home

as there’s always something

unpleasant that takes place

while I’m away.

One of our members, Alex is

in rehab at GFStrong. He got

another stroke (TIA) but is

getting better with help and

hopefully back at Templeton

soon.

Our 93 year old member,

Lloyd Murray passed away

after a fall in the hospital. Our

former volunteer, Margaret

Goh, also, departed this

world. A lady with a great

sense of humor; was also a

member of our Caregivers

group. Both will be missed by

our members. Lloyd was also

a member of Killarney Stroke

Recovery. A very pleasant

man with many stories to tell

at his end of the table and

put all members to shame

with doing Jeanie’s exercises.

He was so limber.

That’s all the negative news,

since I arrived home. Life is

slowly getting back to normal

after a 15 hour flight and a

jet lag or is there such a thing

as normal?

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

We welcome Helena as a new

volunteer since February. We

also are happy to still have Rita,

Gurjot, Olga??? Olga is still in

Australia, she left Feb. 11th,

hummm, I think?? She’s going to

become a landed immigrant??

After being away so long, ahhh!

Anyway, it’s so sad that so many

members didn’t attend Easter

BLAST. It was a beautiful week-

end. Debbie did a great job,

putting the camp together, with

recruiting volunteers for 4 days;

is a job in itself. She is to be

commended for initiating the

camp again. After it was given up

because it was to ‘labor intensive’

It just goes to show that ‘there’s

another life after stroke.’ One can

get second chance if it’s in your

heart , you believe all things are

possible. Debbie believed that

she could revive the camp. This

was so helpful to her, too. Some

years ago, this she has proved it

will happen, and she did. 3 years

in a row, the camp revived… She

can’t drive but her computer is

her world and this is where she

found all her volunteers; all, from

her own home. Why not possible

from the provincial office of

SRABC?

The Easter long weekend couldn’t

been better for the price. Where

can you go for 4 days, rent a

bus, have all your meals, sleep-

ing accommodations, dance to a

live band, attend an auction, play

casino games, go to the

Westcoast Heritage Railway Park,

ride on a mini-train, have a

“Royal High Tea” like they have

at the Empress Hotel in Victoria,

and free, too. Have a wonderful

massage!!! Wow! (one feels 10

years younger!) again, for free!

Music to listen to courtesy of DJ

James; walk along the river bank,

if you wish or just do nothing.

Where can one have such a

week end? Where? To do things

that you thought were impossi-

ble like dance? Or ride a mini-

train? Very sorry that so many

missed being there, we missed

you. See you all at our picnic in

July!!!

—Ollie Stogrin

Templeton Stroke Recovery

SMELL THE FLOWERS poem by Helen Singh

If I leave you today

Because it is my turn

Will you think of me

When you stop to smell the

flowers

When you’ve climbed another

mountain

And seen the other side

Will you know I am still with you

In your darkest hours

And in your bright ones, too

Will you remember me

And all that we shared together

When I am gone

Will you cry

—by Helen Singh

Templeton Stroke Recovery

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DID YOU KNOW?

“Hand me the tinfoil, will

you?”

AT WAL-MART...

A husband and wife are

shopping in their local

Wal-Mart. The husband

picks up a...case of Miller

Lite and it in their cart.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

asks the wife.

“They’re on sale, only $10 for 24

cans,” he replies.

“Put them back, it’s a waste of

money,” demands the wife, and so

he does and they carry on shop-

ping.

A few aisles further on along, the

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“There’s life after stroke”

BLAST (Building Life After Stroke Together)

March 29 to April 1, 2013 Good Friday to Easter Monday - 3 nights/4 days

For more information:

Please go to website: TurtleTalk.ca

We had a BLAST!! !

Thank you to:

Colleen Fraser, Whistler Heal ing Arts

massage team.

Pool: Diane, L ise, Carr ie, & Kevin

Reik i : Megan & Saran

Dr. Justin Davis-nognz brain f i tness

Kathar ine Cheung-UBC Brain Lab

Er ic McIntosh - Hear ing Loss

Ti le Ar t : Kathy Parmley

Exerc ise: Susan

Special thanks to March of Dimes Canada -

Brent and Keith, MOD -Toronto

Westcoast Her i tage Park Rai lway,

High Tea Party and tour on the mini-ra i l tra in hosted by Lynn & Ernie

Ledgerwoods and their fr iend, Donna

Forchuk.

BLAST ambassadors are proud to be

100% volunteer driven

Generous individuals make it happen We thank you for your time, money and

energy

Everyone has something to give to someone

See you again next year...

HandyDART

woman picks up a $20 jar of...face

cream and puts it in the basket.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

asks the husband…

“It’s my face cream. It makes me

look beautiful,” replies the wife.

Her husband retorts, “So does 24

cans of Miller Lite and it’s half the

price…”

“HUSBAND DOWN, AISLE 7!!!!!!!!!!

—i-joke submitted by Jim Walmsley

Stroke survivor

Delta Branch-SRABC

JIMY I-JOKES BLAST - Easter Long Weekend 2013

nognz BRAIN FITNESS…

Fun and effective brain fitness

exercises can improve mental

performance in people of all

ages as part of a healthy brain

lifestyle. By challenging your

brain for as little as 15 minutes

a day you can expect to see

lasting improvements in your

overall brain health and function.

nognz brain fitness promise to

provide you with the best products,

information and programs to

exercise and strengthen your

brain. Their products stimulate

five key brain functions:

Memory - Challenge yourself to

identify, store and recall infor-

mation more efficiently.

Word Skills - Increase your

verbal confidence and commu-

nication skills.

Coordination - Enhance your

sensory perception & improve

your motor skills.

Critical Thinking - Develop your

skills of logic and reason to

solve problems faster and find

new ways to innovate.

Focus - Improve your ability to

prioritize and organize at

home, work or school. Become

more efficient and better meet

your obligations.

Visit the store:

1517 Bellevue Avenue, West

Vancouver, BC

Tel: 604-912-0171

Toll free: 1-877-996-6469

Website:

www.nognz.com

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DID YOU KNOW?

Have you ever won-

dered why aluminum

foil has one side

that’s shinier that

the other side? The

answer has to do with how

it’s manufactured.

According to Alcoa, the maker

of Reynolds Wrap, the differ-

ent shades of silver result

during the final rolling proc-

ess, when two layers of foil

pass through the rolling mill

simultaneously. The sides

that contact the mill’s heavy,

polished rollers come out

shiny, while the inside layers

retain a dull, or matte, finish.

Of course, the shiny side is

better for reflecting light and

heat, but...when it comes to

wrapping foods or lining grills,

both sides are equally good.

TEMPLETON POOL CLOSED

For one month (March 22 to

April 25, 2013) Templeton Pool

building will be closed for main-

tenance.

We will meeting at Norah

Davis Garden: 2320 Franklin

Street, Vancouver, from March

28 to April 18, 2013

IN MEMORY OF: John Lloyd Murray

Born: May 3, 1920

Died: March 3, 2013

WE HAD A BLAST!!! — Easter long-weekend 2013 at Easter Seal Camp Squamish, BC JOSE’s NOTES

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Spectacularly sunny Easter long

weekend in Metro Vancouver

when the bus, full of stroke

survivors and volunteers went to

BLAST Easter Camp Squamish in

Friday afternoon .

We arrived at Camp Squamish

around 4 o’clock in the after-

noon. There were two dorm,

Haida House and Nootka House.

After we got our luggage, actu-

ally some volunteers got our

luggage from the bus and

delivered it to our room, thank

you!

Heather oriented us at Haida,

and Barb on Nootka House on

what to do. After dinner, got

acquainted with each other.

Then, at campfire sing-along.

Sunny Saturday morning, and

our breakfast; scrambled eggs,

bacon, hashbrowns, toast and

oatmeal which I ate it all. Only

this time, eh! Next in agenda ,

exercise by Katharine, same time

slot which were Tile Craft, Kathy

& Carrie & Pam; and Aquasize by

Lise. Before lunch we got a

group photo with almost all had

a camera so, one was not on the

group photo.

I went to Dr. J. Davis lecture

about brain fitness. Visit his web-

site: www.nognz.com

Last time I got a massage was in

1990’s, went to get a massage.

Wow! Individual massage was

compliment by Colleen Fraser

and her team, Whistler Healing

Arts massage team.

6:30 pm Saturday, Metro

Swing Band arrived and we had

our shoes ready for dance

when the band started playing.

Almost all stroke survivors

dancing with all their heart

contents maybe. And, there’s

sing-along after.

Sunday breakfast, waffles, sau-

sage, yogurt, oatmeal! Celebra-

tion of Spring after. Easter Hats

making with Pam and Karel

assisting. Same time slot,

I didn’t go Megan’s exercise,

Pool, Brent & Keith Chair

hockey and hearing loss by

Eric, and AquaRehab by Lise.

After lunch, I was a model for

the hat I made, with other mod-

eling their hats, too. At West

Coast Railway Heritage Park.

Thanks to Ernie & Lynn Ledger-

woods and their friend, Donna

Forchuk, for the free admission

and High Tea event. Sock hop

after was cut short by DJ

James because dinner came

along. Right after dinner, the

funny money casino and auc-

tion were held. Wow! We had a

wonderful time!

Thanks to: Margaret, DianeL,

Carrie, Kevin, Pam, Katharine,

Brent, Keith, Heather, Megan,

Saran, Barb, Dr. Davis & Kris-

ten, Karel, Lise, Amy, Eric,

Ollie, Martha, Sue and Deb &

Jetson. And, to all stroke survi-

vors who came & enjoy the

Easter long weekend with us.

Until next year...again, that’s

for sure...

--Jose Suganob

Templeton Stroke Recovery

SOME COOKING TERMS—Werner Stephan, North Shore Stroke Recovery Center - West Vancouver Group

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That is an odd sub-

ject! But, I recently

an article on the

Internet which used

vocabulary that I

had never seen on a web-

site before or heard of

mentioned on the subject

of cooking. Some profes-

sional cooks probably heard

these before, but I am not

of them, I was surprised

about some of the terms.

Cooking was described as a

science which included math,

chemistry, physics and biology.

Well, that seems a bit far-

fetched but if you can com-

fortably prepare more than a

cup of coffee, do you know

what a ganache is, or the dif-

ference between a béarnaise

and bechamel? It might im-

press a dining partner if you

can knowledgably discuss a

recipe.

So, here are some of the

more unusual terms:

Al Dente - refers to the de-

sired texture of cooked

pasta in Italian cooking; it

means that the pasta is very

slightly underdone.

Bain Marie - it is a utensil

and a cooking technique.

Delicate dishes are gently

heated in a water bath. An

example is melting choco-

late.

Bernaise - A reduction of

white wine and seasoning is

blended with egg yolk. This

sauce originated in the

Swiss city of Berne.

Bechamel - It is a creamy white

sauce and is made by stirring

milk into a butter-flour mixture

called a roux.

Blind Cake - It means to bake a

pie crust without the filling.

Bruschetta - It is Italian and

means ‘to roast over coals.’ Thin

slices of bread are toasted,

rubbed with garlic, then drizzled

with olive oil and served warm.

Deglaze - It is the first step

when preparing many sauces.

For example, when browning

pork chops, re-glaze the pan

with white wine and after brining

it to full boil and loosing and

dissolving all pan drippings.

Ganache - A combination of

chocolate and cream, melted

together slowly.

Macerate - This term means let-

ting usually fruit marinate in

liqueur for days, weeks or even

month. It is the method to

prepare one of my favorite

X-mas treats, the rum pot.

Roux - A mixture of butter and

flour, browned deeply, then

used as the basis for gumbo or

sauces.

Veloute - A veloute sauce is a

variation of bechamel sauce and

includes chicken stock.

Are you as tired as I am of high-

end cooking terms?

How about:

Tailgate Party - It means to eat

food in a parking lot, usually of a

sport arena. A grill on the tailgate

of a pick-up truck is usually the

centerpiece of a tailgate party.

People typically bring finger food

and lots of beer.

Still too fancy? How to dumpster

diving for your cooking needs?

It’s not a pretty picture and the

reasons are many: severe poverty,

the need for cheap food for a

variety of reasons or adven-

ture? Maybe some people want

to prove how cheaply they can

exist? For whatever reason they

choose to obtain at least some

food out of alley way dumpsters.

Cynics claim that dumpster

diving is not that different from

grocery shopping at a store

because groceries are mostly

discarded because their ‘Best

before…’ date has expired.

I even saw a cooking show

(Freegan Kitchen - gourmet

meals from the dumpster) about

dumpster cooking. The food was

obviously limited to a certain type

of groceries (no meat or fish),

mostly bread and pasta-type items,

for example, pizza and vegetar-

ian dumplings.

‘High-end’ cooking? Tailgate party?

Dumpster diving? What can you

afford? Don’t tell me: High-end

cooking has status, tailgate parties

are a lot of fun but dumpster diving

is cheap. What do you prefer:

status or fun or extreme

frugality?

—by Werner Stephan

Stroke survivor, West Vancouver Group North Shore Stroke Recovery Center

“There’s life after stroke”