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President’s Message WELCOME BACK to the Stroke Recovery Association (SRA) of
Who are we? We are
a “unique” Support Group for SURVIVORS of Stroke, their caregivers and loved
ones who meet at the Our SRA Executive and Board of Directors are all stroke survivors and caregivers. At the October 29th, 2007 Annual General Meeting I was again voted in as your President (I’m a caregiver), our new Vice-President is Marie Connell (also a caregiver), our Treasurers are Fred Chow (a stroke survivor) and his wife Alice Chow (his caregiver), our Recording Secretary is Jorie Clements (rep. from E.B.I.R.S.) and our Newsletter Editor is Craig Roxburgh (stroke survivor).
This SRA Meeting -
Monday, February 25, 7:00 pm “Tax Talk” with Zach Holtzman 6:30 pm for coffee and treats For information, call 485-3052 On The Lighter Side
A businessman on his deathbed
called his friend and said, "Bill, I want you to promise me that when I
die, you will have my remains cremated." "And what," his
friend asked, "do you want me to do with your ashes?" The businessman said,
"Just put them in an envelope and mail them to the Internal Revenue
Service. Write on the envelope, 'Now, you have everything.'"
Just
One Person To the world
you might be one person; but to one
person you might be the world. People gather
bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross. Life is 10%
what happens to you and 90% of how you respond to it Life is like
an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes
you weep. Learn from the
mistakes of others. You can’t live
long enough to make them all yourself Following the
of least resistance is what makes
rivers and men crooked. “Imagination
is more important than knowledge.” - Einstein |
Our members-at-large:
Bev Decore (caregiver), Michele Clapp (caregiver), Joan McCreight
(caregiver), Shawn McCreight (stroke survivor), Richard Feilden (caregiver),
Anne Feilden (stroke survivor), Cindy Schulz and Andrea Brown (both work at
the We hope everyone will enjoy attending our monthly 2008 SRA meetings. We have some new programs to present, special guest speakers and FUN get-togethers planned! THANK YOU to the Program Committee (Jorie, Andrea and Cindy). Please look over the 2008 SRA Calendar of Events. If you have any other ideas and or topics you would like to hear, please contact me…at our SRA number 485-3052. If you are “new” to SRA, we are very happy you have come to visit us! If you are a paid member – thank you for your “financial support” to our membership! If you are a non-paid member – PLEASE see Fred or Alice Chow and they will gladly take your membership money and get you paid-up and in “good standing”! Our membership fees are very reasonable at $10.00 for a single person or $15.00 for a family, for the year! We also welcome charitable donations and a tax receipt will be issued to you for them. We are a “non-profit” organization but we do have some expenses to be paid. Until next month, Bye4Now… Gladys Marie
Magega
Jorie
Clements’ Auto- Biography Hi,
my name is Jorie Clements and I am the Secretary for the Stroke Recovery
Association of Edmonton since March of 2007.
I grew up in At
EBIRS I work on cognitive rehabilitation such as memory, attention,
problem-solving, planning, etc. I get
to help survivors of brain injury get back into their community again through
volunteering, exercise, and providing rehabilitation directly in one’s
familiar setting. EBIRS is a program
that can offer compensatory cognitive strategies for individual’s looking to
continue their rehabilitation and progress after they have been discharged from
hospital programs. I really enjoy
being able to volunteer with the Stroke Recovery Association of Edmonton and
look forward to meeting more members as we attend the meetings together. |
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Real friends
are those who, when you feel you’ve made a fool of yourself, don’t feel
you’ve done a permanent job. Sometimes the
majority only means that all the
fools are on the same side. I don’t have
to attend every argument I’m invited to. Lead your life
so you won’t be ashamed to sell the family
parrot to the town gossip.. |
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Upcoming courses
The Alberta Caregiver College® offers courses for caregivers of brain
injury and stroke survivors in the fall and spring. Courses are from 5:00 –
7:00 P.M. and are held at the
Upcoming
telehealth course
Six
consecutive Tuesdays, Mar. 11 – Apr. 15, 2008.
For more
information or to register, call the
grhedservices@cha.ab.ca.
Caregivers
of Survivors of Brain Injury and Stroke
There
are many issues that caregivers of a brain injury or stroke survivor may have
to deal with when caring for their loved one.
Topics
covered
Session 1
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Introduction and Overview of the
Session 2
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Physiological Aspects of Brain Injury and Stroke (Understanding Brain
Injury/Stroke)
Session 3
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Functional and Mobility Issues after Brain Injury/Stroke (Physical
Rehabilitation)
Session 4
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Brain Injury - The Invisible Injury (Cognitive and Emotional Changes)
Session 5
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Stress and Coping Following Traumatic Change and Chronic Disability
(Caring for the Caregiver)
Session 6
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Community Resources for Caregivers of Individuals with Brain Injury and
Stroke (Community Resources)
Registration
Form
Name:
_______________________________________________
Address:
________________________________________________
City: Province: Postal Code:
________________________________________________
Your Phone:
_______________________________________________
Email Address:
_______________________________________________
The
following questions provide us with information about the person for whom you provide
care.
1. Your relationship to the brain injury or stroke survivor:
________________________________________________
2. The Survivor is… _ male _ female
3. Date of injury:
_______________________________________________
4. Type of injury suffered by the survivor:
_ Traumatic Brain Injury _ Vascular
_ Stroke _ Other
5 .In your opinion, what is the severity of the survivor’s injury?
_ Mild
_ Moderate
_ Severe
6. How did you hear about this program?
_ Regional Stroke
Service coordinators
_ Glenrose Stroke
Program
_ Inpatient _
Outpatient
_ Glenrose Brain Injury
Program
_ Inpatient _
Outpatient
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_ Other (please
specify):
________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please
send registration form to:
Education
Services
Room
19, 10230-111 Avenue
Phone:
(780) 735-7912
Fax:
(780) 735-7924
Toll
Free: 1-877-877-8714
Email:
grhedservices@cha.ab.ca
SRA Calendar of
Events 2008
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Date |
Program Topic |
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Daylight
Savings Time Begins |
Sunday, March
9th |
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St. Patrick’s
Day |
Monday, March
17th |
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Good Friday |
Friday, March
21st |
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Easter Sunday |
Friday, March
23rd |
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March General Meeting |
Monday, March 31st |
Video
Night and Popcorn
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April General
Meeting |
Monday, April
28th |
Care
Vacations with TBA |
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Mother’s Day |
Sunday, May
11th |
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Victoria
Day |
Monday, May
19th |
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May General
Meeting |
Monday, May
26th |
“Aphasia
Awareness” with Andrea Brown |
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Brain Injury
Awareness Week |
June 1st
– 7th, 2008 |
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Aphasia
Awareness Month |
June, 2008 |
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SRA Annual
Picnic |
Monday, June
9th |
Picnic
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Father’s
Day
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Sunday,
June 15th
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are NO General Meetings for the SRA in July and August. SRA Phone # (780) 485-3052. |
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September
General Meeting |
Monday,
September 29 |
“Learn more about ETS and DATS”: Presentation & Video with Margaret
Dorey |
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Thanksgiving
Day |
Monday,
October 13th |
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Annual
General Meeting |
Monday,
October 27th |
“Healthy
Eating” with Dietician TBA
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Daylight
Saving Time Ends
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Sunday,
November 2nd
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Remembrance
Day
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Tuesday,
November 11th
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November General Meeting
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Monday, November 24th
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Members
Choice
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Annual Christmas
Pot-Luck
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Monday, December 8th
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Pot-Luck
Dinner beginning at 6 p.m. at the Glenrose Rehab Hospital – Room A
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General
Meetings: Conference Room A (lower level)
Refreshments are available from 6:30 pm For Information, call 485-3052
Typeset and
Graphic Design by Craig Roxburgh