PO Box 231, Main Post Office T5J 2J1

Web: www.sraedmonton.org

(780) 485-3052

  PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

   

WELCOME to SRAE (Stroke Recovery Association of Edmonton)’s monthly Newsletter!  We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter “2010” with Family and Friends!  Now are you ready for yard work?

 

This SRAE – April Newsletter is coming out earlier than usual… because we want to remind everyone… you only have one more month… to get your registration in for SRAE’s upcoming 2^nd Public Stroke Awareness Workshop entitled “Stroke… the Next Steps”!  With our Keynote Speaker Dr. T. Jeerakathil, Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta Department of Medicine; Concurrent Sessions; Plenary Speakers; lots of information plus displays; luncheon; snacks plus “free parking” all for $15.00 per person!  This will be held on Saturday, May 29^th, 2010 at Central Lions Seniors Recreation Centre, located at 11113 – 113 Street, Edmonton from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm!  Please see the registration form on page 3… you must register by May 15th to attend… so fill out the form… bring along a friend!  

 

Reminder - Monday, June 14^th for our Annual SRAE Picnic (which will be held indoors in the ACT Aquatic Centre located at Rundle Park from 5 pm – 7 pm)!  It is a pot luck event…so you will receive a phone call from one of the ladies off the phoning committee asking you - if you plan to attend, how many guests you plan to bring and to let us know what you will be bringing (eg. salad, munchies, refreshments or dessert)!?  All the hotdog buns, wieners, condiments, etc. will be provided.  It’s a FUN time and it will be our last meeting until Monday, September 27^th, 2010.  We hope to see you there… Rain or Shine!  

 

Another friendly reminder - if you are a paid member – Thank You for your “financial support” to our Membership!  If you have not paid yet – PLEASE see Fred or Alice Chow at our meeting 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 that need to be paid.

 

If you have any other ideas and or topics you would like to hear discussed at our meetings, please let us know by leaving a message on our SRA phone number (780) 485-3052 and someone will get back to you.  We also have a website at www.sraedmonton.org.

 

Until next month, Bye4Now…  Gladys Marie Magega, President of the SRA - Edmonton

 

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

 

Monday, April 26^th, 2010 - Ms Sandra Sorestad, Representative from “Life Line”

 

Saturday, May 29^th, 2010 – SRAE – 2^nd Public Stroke Awareness Workshop

 

Monday, May 31^st, 2010 – TBA

 

Monday, June 14^th, 2010 – SRA – Edmonton’s Annual Picnic

 

As always… the SRA – Edmonton is closed July & August – sorry no monthly meetings; but you can always call our SRA phone (780) 485-3052 and someone will get back to you!

 

Monday, September 27^th, 2010 – Start-up of SRA – Edmonton’s monthly meetings!

 

Please join us at our monthly meetings… 6:30 pm for refreshments and 7:00 pm the general meeting will begin at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, lower level, Conference Room A.  Everyone is welcome!

 

“Stroke….the Next Steps” Public Workshop

 

 

Saturday, May 29, 2010

 

Central Lions Seniors Recreation Centre, 11113-113 Street, Edmonton

Coffee at 9:15 am; workshop from 9:30 am until 3:30 pm

 

Registration Fee: $15 per person (includes lunch and coffee, parking is free)

 

We are excited about the speakers and topics that the workshop will feature:

 

Dr. T. Jeerakathil: Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology at U of A Dept. of Medicine: Getting Organized! How to Stop Stroke from Stealing Minds and Lives

 

Dr. Elizabeth Gilchrist, Neuropsychologist, Stroke Unit, Glenrose Hospital: Cognitive Changes After Stroke

 

Val Lougheed, brain injury survivor and author: Trauma, Rehabilitation, Recovery- Keep Your Fork!

 

Concurrent Sessions:

 

Dr. A. Prochazka, Professor, Centre for Neuroscience, U of A:  New Technology to Improve Hand Function after Stroke

 

Cherie Henderson, Occupational Therapist, Alberta Health Services: Constraint Induced Therapy on Arm and Hand Weakness

 

Sharon Anderson, Project Manager, Edmonton site, Canadian Stroke Network: Getting Along with your Life After Stroke program

 

Colleen Taralson, Stroke Service Coordinator, Alberta Health Services:  Hypertension  

 

The "My Life is Not a Tragedy " Players from the Glenrose Hospital will finish the workshop.

 

The workshop will be a very good opportunity for the public, stroke survivors and professionals to meet and hear the distinguished speakers, get information on community resources for stroke, and meet others in the field.

 

Please complete the registration form (separate page/page 3 of this Newsletter) and send with your cheque to SRAE mailing address to ensure a place at this Workshop.

 

 

Typeset and Graphic by Billie-Jo Brockie

 

 

“Stroke….the Next Steps” Public Workshop

 

Date:          Saturday, May 29, 2010

 

Place:        Central Lions Seniors Recreation Centre, 11113-113 Street, Edmonton

Time:         Coffee at 9:15 am; workshop from 9:30 am until 3:30 pm

 

Program to include:

 

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. T. Jeerakathil, Assistant Professor, Div. Of Neurology, U. of A. Dept. of Medicine

Plenary Speakers:  Val Lougheed, Brain Injury Survivor

Dr. Elizabeth Gilchrist, Neuropsychologist, Glenrose Hospital Stroke Program

Concurrent Sessions:  Dr. A. Prochazka & Cherie Henderson; Sharon Anderson; TBA

 

Displays from community agencies and associations

Registration Fee: $15 per person (includes lunch and coffee, parking is free)

 

·         By Mail ONLY: send the form and cheque to:

SRA Edmonton, PO Box 231, Main Post Office, Edmonton AB T5J 2J1

 

This workshop is sponsored by:

Alberta Provincial Stroke Strategy and Stroke Recovery Association of Alberta

 

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Registration for the Stroke Workshop, May 29, 2010  ($15 per person)

 

Name: __________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________

City and Prov.:                                                                            __________________________

Postal Code:                                           ___     Phone: ______________________________

E-mail: _________________________________________________________________

     Special dietary needs_________________________________________

 

Please make cheque payable to: Stroke Recovery Association of Edmonton

Mail to:   SRA Edmonton, PO  Box 231, Main Post Office, Edmonton, AB T5J 2J1

 

A confirmation will be sent to you.

 

No refunds            Register Early         Space is Limited          Deadline is May 15, 2010

 

         For information call:

         Edmonton Stroke Recovery Association 780-485-3052