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“Dedicated to Excellence” Volume 10, Issue 121 March 2010

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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 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. 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. Contributors: Loy Lai, Guy Radonich Ollie Stogrin Karel Ley, Carol Roycroft, Valerie Offer Werner Stephan, Jose Suganob

Production of SRR: Jose Suganob

Email: [email protected]

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Kiyoko Akeroyd 604-434-6513

Encouragements 2

Recipe: 2

From GuyR., 2

Last Month’s Happen- 3

Do you think... 4

A Thank you Note 4

What is a Trophy wife 5

Sleepbox 6

Inside this issue:

Olympics 2010 Couldron

X This where I took the above photo

during the Paralympics 2010

—JoseSuganob

March 2010 Stroke Recoverer’s Review Volume 10, Issue 121

RECIPE: ‘Ginger Beef’

Ingredients:

1 lb ........... Sirloin steak

1 cup ........ Onion, sliced

1 tsp ......... Garlic, cloves

1 tbsp ....... Fresh ginger

1 tsp ......... Cornstarch

1/2 cup ..... Water

1/2 cup ..... Cashew nuts (or peanuts or

almonds)

1 tbsp ....... Lemon juice

1 tsp ......... Sugar

1 tbsp ....... Soy sauce

Directions:

1. Sliced the beef into 1‖x1/2‖x1/4‖

pieces. Chop the ginger, and garlic

very fine. Mix the cornstarch, soiy

sauce, sugar, and lemon into the

1/2 cup of water. Chop cashew nuts

as finely as possible.

2. Heat 2 tbsp. peanut oil in a skillet

until it smokes. Add a little salt.

Add onions and mix for 5 seconds.

Push the onions to one side, add

ginger and garlic, mix for 5 sec-

onds. Add the beef and stir it

quickly for 25-30 seconds. Immedi-

ately, add the above sauce mixture

and stir well for another 5 seconds

or until the mixture thickens.

3. Remove and serve on a plate after

sprinkling nuts on top.

ENCOURAGEMENT by Loy Lai

―Everything that you lose has its own

way of returning, the funny thing is, its

not always the way you expect it,

sometimes its even better!‖

―The difference between genius and

stupidity is that genius has its limits.‖

“Worry doesn‟t help tomorrow‟s

troubles, but

it does ruin today‟s happiness.”

www.templetonstrokerecovery.com

FROM GUY R.—

COFFEE FILTERS

Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at

Loonie‘s Store for almost nothing even

the large ones. Better than towel

papers and a lot less expensive.

1. Cover bowl or dishes when cooking

in the microwave. Coffee filters

make excellent covers.

2. Clean windows, mirrors, and

chrome. Coffee filters are lint-free

so they will leave windows

sparkling.

3. Protect China by separating your

good dishes with a coffee filter

between each dish.

4. Filter broken glass from wine. If you

break the bottle when opening a

wine bottle, filter the wine through a

coffee filter.

5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a

coffee filter in the skillet to absorb

moisture and prevent rust.

6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free

coffee filter.

7. Recycle frying oil. After frying,

strain oil through a sieve lined with

a coffee filter.

8. Weigh chopped food. Place

chopped ingredients in a coffee

filter on a kitchen scale.

9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make

convenient wrappers for messy

food.

10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a

plant pot. Line a plant pot with a

coffee filter to prevent the soil from

going through the drainage holes.

11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping.

Poke one or two holes as needed in

a coffee filter.

12. Do you think we used expensive

strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips

of coffee filters.

13. Place a few coffee filters in a plate

and put your fried bacon, French

fries, chicken fingers, etc. on them.

It soaks out all the grease.

14. Keep in the bathroom. They make

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great ‗razor nick fixers.‘

15. As a sewing backing. Use a filter as

an easy backing for embroidering

soft fabrics.

16. Put baking soda into a coffee filter

and insert into shoes or a closet to

absorb or prevent odors.

17. Use coffee filter(s) to strain soup

stock and to tie fresh herbs in, to

put in soups and stews.

18. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling

when you add fluids to your car.

19. Use them as a spoon rest while

cooking and clean up small counter

spills.

20. Can use to hold dry ingredients

when baking or when cutting a

piece of fruit or veggies. Saves on

having extra bowls to wash.

21. Use them to wrap Christmas orna-

ments for storage.

22. Use them to remove fingernails

polish when out of cotton balls.

23. Use them to sprout seeds. Simply

dampen the coffee filter, place

seeds inside, fold it and place it into

a plastic baggie until they sprout.

24. Use coffee filters as blotting paper

for pressed flowers. Place the

flowers between two coffee fllters

and the coffee filters in a phone

book.

25. Use as a disposable ‗snack bowl‘

for popcorn, chips, etc.

Oh, yeah, they are great to use in your

coffee makers, too.

—Submitted by Guy Radonich,

Templeton Stroke Recovery

“It‟s almost impossible to be focused and

effective when your mind is pre-occupied

with where it would rather be..

If you‟re not careful,

you can begin wishing your life away.”



LAST MONTH’S HAPPENINGS...

I‘m back again! I wish to thank Key, for

her very good article. On our struggles

with starting Templeton Stroke

Recovery (formerly Brittania) for that‘s

where we first started, at Brittania

Community Center. Key has a very

good memory of our beginning. Many

of our volunteers have asked us about

how Templeton got started. Now that

she wrote about our beginning, maybe

she will continue?!

Key and Helen went to Hawaii for

Helen‘s daughter‘s wedding, Michiko,

who lives in Hawaii and I understand

they had a great time and Key is ready

to go back to Hawaii again especially

since we don‘t have warm weather

here.

Everyone knows that I have been in

Australia for a month. It was 31

degrees Centigrade most of the time.

Ideal vacationing weather, no, the

flood you saw on TV wasn‘t where I

was, that storm was about 2,000 km.

away, although, I never saw Australia

so green!! It was unbelievable! As they

have had a drought for a number of

years in many parts of Australia.

Our Valerie had to do double duty, as

both Key and I were away at part of

the month. I understand our volunteer,

Gina (Janine now) did come and

brought a beautiful cake! For everyone

to enjoy! Gina (Janine now) is a very

busy girl, with her nursing studies but

still find time to come and see us. We

really appreciate her coming. She is so

helpful.

Valerie did a great job, as she was

without volunteers most of the time,

besides without extra help, she, also,

had unexpected things happenings.

Tony got sick and ended in the

hospital and is now in Seniors home,

then our beloved Irma passed away,

very unexpected, it seems every time I

go away, one of our members gets

sick or passes away.

It‘s so sad to lose one of our members

that have become friends and like an

extended family. Our Irma was so lost,

without her loving sister that she lost

just a few month ago. I think, she‘s

gone to be with her loving sister. It‘s

just so difficult to come home and back

to our group and Irma isn‘t there.

Always early to our meeting, with Joe,

her younger brother. They were to first

one to get there on Thursdays. Unfor-

tunately, life has many changes for us.

Our Joe F. is attending every Thurs-

day, as I‘m sure its was difficult to

come back the first time without Irma.

Life is not fair and we aren‘t in control

of when we have to leave this earth.

Thursday, April 1st. We had a visit of

two (2) potential members. Come to

our program, I do hope they will be

back. Only, if they don‘t come back

next week, it doesn‘t mean we weren‘t

welcoming enough, it just means that

they needed different kind of support.

Our Tony came to visit our members,

he lost weight but I‘m sure he was

happy to be with our members again,

as he has had health issues, also,

having his loving wife passed away.

It has been difficult for him for the last

few month, but hopefully it made him

feel better to be with his friends again.

We are happy to have Jeanie back

again, as she was away for a number

of weeks after her husband passed

away. Welcome back! Jeanie. Our

members missed your exercises,

besides I don‘t do the exercises as

well as you do!

Wanda is on vacation. She is in

Poland for the next two (2) months,

visiting her daughter, grandchildren

and friends.

Our Valerie was in Las Vegas last

week. She didn‘t come home in a

‗private jet‘ so it means she didn‘t win

a million, but had a great time.

I believe, by now, many people know

our Jose is assisting to have a new

format ‗Voice of the Turtle,‘ at SRABC

provincial office. You will see his name

on the next issue (Spring 2010) of the

VOT. Which reminds me, please send

“There’s life after stroke”

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news of your group to the ‗Voice of the

Turtle.‘

Again, I wish to thank our stroke survi-

vors and caregivers and volunteers for

their excellent articles in our ‗Stroke

Recoverer‘s Review‘ newsletter.

Hope every one had a memorable

Easter weekend with friends and

family.

— Ollie Stogrin


PARALYMPICS 2010

I really want to take a picture of

Olympic Couldron during the Winter

Olympics but there‘s lots of people

everywhere, and I, with a scooter, can-

not go anywhere, especially on the

Skytrain, but I did managed to go to a

Vancouver Olympic Center - Men‘s

Curling event.

So, I waited for Paralympics 2010

Vancouver following the Olympics

games. The first week, the crowd was

less and I went the place where the

Olympic cauldron was, only to find out

that the rooftop elevator of the new

Canada Place was out of order. No

luck!

The second week, I went again and

this time the rooftop elevator was

working, there‘s still a line-up but

I managed this time. There was a line-

up from stairs, too. Mostly, I think,

Vancouverites, Seniors and school

young kids were at Olympic cauldron

taking pictures like me.

Then, I went to Vancouver Main Public

Library to see the Olympic medals on

display but the line-up was still 4 hour

wait and I cannot wait that long. The

picture of me holding the medals was

gone forever!

Before I forget, I went the Paralympic

2010 Mixed Curling Event. The

stadium was packed and people was

cheering Go Canada Go! Go...

—Jose Suganob


DO YOU THINK THIS COULD US?

A group of 40 year-old girls discuss

where they should meet for dinner.

Finally, they agree to meet at the

Ocean View Restaurant because the

waiters are cute and buff.

10 years later, at 50 years of age, the

group once again discuss where they

should meet for dinner. Finally, they

agree to meet at the Ocean View Res-

taurant because the food is very good

and the wine selection is excellent.


girls once again discuss where they



taurant because they can eat there in

peace and quiet and the restaurant has

a beautiful view of the ocean.


group once again discuss where they



taurant because the restaurant is

wheelchair accessible and they even

have an elevator.


girls once again discuss where they



taurant because they have never been

there before.

—Submitted by Carol Roycroft

Burnaby Stroke Recovery




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A THANK YOU NOTE:

After tonight‘s broadcast and after

looting our hotel mini-bars, we‘re going

to try to brave the blizzard and fly east

to home and hearth, and to do laundry

well into next week. Before we leave

this thoroughly polite country, the polite

thing to do is leave behind a thank-you.

Thank you, Canada:

For being such good hosts.

For your unfailing courtesy.

For your (mostly) beautiful weather.

For scheduling no more than 60 per-

cent of your float plane departure at

the exact moment when I was trying to

say something on television.

For not seeming to mind the occa-

sional (or constant) good-natured mim-

icry of your accents.

For your unique TV commercials—for

companies like Tim Horton‘s—which

made us laugh and cry.

For securing this massive event with-

out choking security, and without

publicly displaying a single automatic

weapon.

For having the best garment design

and logo-wear of the games—you‘ve

made wearing your name a cool thing

to do.

For the sportsmanship we saw most of

your athletes display.

For not honking your horns. I didn‘t

hear one car horn in 15 days—which

also means none of my fellow New

Yorkers rented cars while visiting.

For making us aware of how many of

you have been watching NBC all these

years.

For having the good taste to have an

anchorman named Brian Williams on

your CTV network, who turns out to be

such a nice guy.

For the body scans at the airport which

make pat-downs and cavity searches

unnecessary.

For designing those really cool LED

Olympic ring in the harbor, which

turned to gold when your athletes won

one.

For always saying nice things about

the United States...when you know

we‘re listening.

For sharing Joannie Rochette with us.

For reminding some of us we used to

be a more civil society. Mostly, for

welcoming the world with such ease

and making lasting friends with all of

us.—Brian Williams, NBC Olympic

anchorman

—Submitted by Karel Ley

Delta Stroke Recovery

BOSTON PIZZA

It began in, Edmonton, Alberta. Greek

immigrant Gus Agioritis opened Boston

Pizza and Spaghetti House in 1964.

Although, he lacked any significant

restaurant experience, he achieved

success by combining hard work with a

business strategy that includes a focus

on growth throrough franchising.

By 1970, Boston Pizza—17 locations

in Western Canada - of which 15 were

franchised.

One of the first franchisees of Boston

Pizza concept was RCMP officer Jim

Treliving, in 1968 he opened his first

franchise in Penticton, BC

SENIORS CITIZENS…

Seniors are the leading carriers of

AIDS:

Hearing aids, Band aids, Roll aids,

Walking aids, medical aids,

government aids.

Give me the grace to see a joke, to get

some humor out of life, and pass it on

the other folk. I‘m only sending this to

my ‗old‘ friends.

„Life is like a hot bath,

The longer you stay in it,

the more wrinkled you get.‟

I love to see you smile.

Not forgetting HIV (Hair Is Vanishing)

—Submitted by Valerie Offer


Stroke Recoverer’s Review February 2010 - Volume 10, Issue 120


WHAT IS A ‘TROPHY WIFE? by W. Stephan, NSSRC, West Van Group

My wife warned me that if I select such

a controversial subject to write about,

then I might get into major trouble.

The problem is that I like to tempt

‗major trouble.‘ It makes me feel alive.

In fact, one of my favorite saying is:

‗Don‘t resist temptation, it might not

come again.‘ In that spirit, here it goes:

I consulted the Internet to find the

following definition: A ‗Trophy Wife‘ is an

attractive young woman, she is seldom

the first wife of an affluent older man

and she should be an asset to his

business (or job). The website

‗askmen.com‘ (no surprise) adds: she

must be college educated to be able to

keep up with an interesting conversa-

tion, have charm, have good looks and

be able to maintain a household and

keep domestic staff in line. To be a

trophy wife is rumored to be the secret

desire of countless women, and is sup-

posed to be the object of feminist scorn.

Not surprisingly the same magazine

recommends to retain a capable lawyer

and stresses the need for an ironclad

nuptial contract. Now, I remember: a

real trophy wife should not be older than

half the man‘s age.

To some men a trophy wife indicates an

enviable achievement while to others it

is an idiomatic synonym for ‗idiot.‘ What

do you think? (By the way, the idiom

‗boy toy‘ is closely related to the idiom

‗trophy wife.‘

How does one find a trophy wife?

The ‗askmen.com‘ site

recommends:

Expensive restaurants

Fitness facilities

‗Happy hour‘ in financial district bars

Exclusive country clubs

Gatherings of high end hobby asso-

ciation such as yacht clubs.

The term ‗trophy wife‘ appeared in a

SLEEPBOX

How about sleeping in a box when you

are just passing by a large city.

Sleepbox size:

2m x 1.4m x 2.3 m

Sleep in comfort and security. Cheap

sleep in case of emergency for anyone

rich or poor!

No time wasted looking for a hotel.

Designed to be installed at train sta-

tions and airports, and central public

places or cities where accommodation

is fully booked.

In tropical climate countries, the

sleeper box can be installed outdoors

in main streets.

The space includes includes bed,

linen, ventilation system, alarm, LCD

TV, WiFi, space for your laptop and

outlet for recharging your cell phone.

Under your bed and floor there is a

cupboard for your luggage.

Payment is made at terminals who will

give clients an electronic key that can

be purchased for 15 minutes or for as

many hours as you need.

Dubai Airport is installing 50-70 Sleep-

boxes.


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1950 issue of ‗The Economist‘ and

referred to the historical practice of

warriors capturing the most desirable

women in battle to bring them home.

In modern times they are acquired

through other means It is claimed by

some that the term was extensively

used in August 1989 by the ‗Fortune‘

magazine. Many sources claim also that

the term was coined even earlier by the

‗Online Etymology Dictionary‘ in 1984.

Are you looking for a trophy wife? One

was quoted by the ‗Happy Woman‘

magazine to remark: He loves the way

I look in Lycra and I love the way I look

in his Jag. I think that should dampen

anybody‘s interest because she could

not have described this particular

relationship better.

—by Werner Stephan, NSSRC,

West Vancouver Group

What will they think of next?

Airport’s

SLEEPBOX INSIDE

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