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Hi Stroke and Brain Injury Group!

 

I am so excited to be able to write my first email using The Northwest Brain Network!  Here goes!  

 

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!

 

ZOOM THIS WEEK WILL BE MONDAY, TOMORROW! JUNE 21 AT 11:00! 

 

BE SURE TO PUT “The Northwest Brain Network” INTO YOUR CONTACTS SO YOU CONTINUE TO GET THE EMAILS! 

 

Our Zoom schedule for the next few weeks, I have to change them up a bit:

 

*THIS MONDAY JUNE 21 at 11:00. (Ken’s mom will be visiting)

*THURSDAY JULY 1 at 11:00 (I will be babysitting again on Wednesday)

*WEEK OF JULY 5-9 NO ZOOM (I will be out of town)

*THURSDAY JULY 15 at 11:00 (Babysitting again on Wednesday)

*WEDNESDAY JULY 21 AT 11:00 (BACK TO OUR NORMAL SCHEDULE FOR A WHILE!)

 

I am so very sad to tell you that Kathryn Salverda’s husband Pat passed away on Saturday.  He certainly fought a good fight and surpassed everything those doctors in Florida said he couldn’t do!  They are going to wait a while for a service because of family.  Kathryn said she enjoyed Zoom so much and that in helping her with all your support, in turn we helped Pat. ❤️ She wanted to add 2 books to our list:  Chicken Soup for the Soul-Recovering From Traumatic Brain Injuries, and The Brain’s Way of Healing, written by Norman Doidge, MD.

 

Also on Saturday, my best friend since 6th grade, Norma, my husband Ken and I rode our bikes on some of the awesome trails up the gorge!  We started out in Mousier.  The trail there his beautiful!  There is no way I could do it without my pedal assist!  Tons of hills!  Here are some pictures of us!

 

 

Afterwards, I texted our Zoom friend Norm Ward because he lives in Carson.  We drove across the Bridge of the God’s and he joined us for a beer in Stevenson!  He had just finished PT so it worked out great!

 

I am so excited to share pictures!!  Here are some from our Mini Take Your Brain Out to Play on my patio!

 

 

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Joanie Peckels is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!

 

Topic: Joanie Peckels' Stroke & Brain Injury Zoom Meeting!

Time: June 21, 2021 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

 

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I’m excited to announce OUR ANNUAL PICNIC!!  Mark your calendars, it will be Saturday, August 28th!! 😃


Great Websites or Services!

 

Peak Pro App~ Fun and challenging!  $37.93 per year from your app store.

 

CDM~Great for for socializing, doing Zoom every weekday at the moment.  They play games, sing, do art projects (supplies are delivered to you) and when it is in person they give each client a free Cvan bus pass. Website: cdmcaregiving.org 360-896-9695 Email: info@cdmcaregiving.org

 

Comcast Affordable High Speed Internet~ $9.95 a month!!

www.Internetessentials.com.  SSI/medicaid/Housing Assistance qualify. They also have low cost computers. 

 

OT Lifestyle Solutions~ A great Facebook page by Occupational Therapist Sue Doyle. She always posts great ideas and info on Stroke Rehabilitation, Home Safety & Accessibility Evaluations, Fall Prevention and of course Occupation Therapy.  She also has her own business.  360-723-5145. http://www.otlifestylesolutions.com/

 

Sitting Tai Chi & Gentle Exercises~ DianeToland@aol.com. 360-953-0399.

 

The Aphasia Network~ Lots of programs!  Aphasia Camp at Camp Mc Gruger in Rockaway, OR is especially popular.  Contact Suzanne Gardner 

503-577-1282, suzanneg@aphasianetwork.org or the website www.aphasianetwork.org.

 

Northwest Brain Network~ Lets you know about The Backstrokes and NUMEROUS other speakers and information. https://www.nwbrain.network/.  Zoom Backstrokes is at 11:00 Mondays and speakers are at various times. 

 

SATBIL Magazine~ Lots of information and stories by stroke and brain injury people. SATBILMagazine@gmail.com

 

Loving Them Forward~ A fantastic local organization that has vetted businesses to help with just about anything you can think of! Christina Keys at loveingthemforward@gmail.com or https://lovingthemforward.org 

 

Brain Injury Connections-NW (BIC-NW)~A Portland organization that provides lots of local info. info@bicnw.org 

 

A FaceBook Group Called:  Stroke Caregiving “Wives” Only

 

A Caring Closet~ An excellent place to get used durable medical equipment for free!  And also to donate to it as well.  360-258-0039

1206-C NE 146th Street Vancouver, WA 98685.  acaringcloset.org is their website. 

      

Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of SW Washington~ They offer a multitude of programs, most them need based but there are some that everyone can participate in.  www.HelpingElders.org is an awesome site.  Information & Assistance 360-694-8144.  201 NE 73rd St, Ste 201, Vancouver.  iaclark@dshs.wa.gov

 

C-Van~ For those who can’t drive.  There is a form for you and your doctor to fill out.  They will take you anywhere within their boundaries.  It doesn’t have to be medical but you do have contact them ahead of time.  The cost per ride is $1.80, for each direction. Not need based but you have to be a certain distance from a bus stop.  www.c.tran.com  360-695-0123.

 

Brain Injury Alliance of Washington~ biawa.org

 

AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION~ stroke.org

 

Post Concussion Syndrome~ A Facebook Group

 

Kailey Cox’s LIFE AFTER STROKE: EDUCATION & CONNECTION

2nd Tuesday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Register by emailing: LIFEAFTERSTROKE@providence.orgA Zoom Meeting

 

Bri Fairley, M.S. CCC-SLP, President, Founder Atlas Aphasia Center

Website: www.atlasaphasia.org Phone: 206-256-1168 Email: bri@atlasaphasia.org ~ Offering Speech Therapy

 

Boomerang Therapy Works~ Excellent Physical Therapy!  NEW LOCATION! 4201 NE 66th Ave, Suite 104, Vancouver, WA 98661. Just North of the SR 500 & NE Andresen Rd interchange. 360-258-1637. boomerangpt365@gmail.com. http.//boomerangtherapyworks.com/

Movies

 

Aphasia- Hope Is a Four Letter Word.  By Carl McIntyre, an actor and Stroke Survivor.  The movie itself is only 40 min but there are several interviews with his Speech Pathologist, Denise Caignon and renowned Speech Pathologist Dr. Nancy Helm-Estabrooks.  2012

 

A Not So Still Life- The Ginny Ruffner Story. A Brain Injury Survivor. 2010

 

Carl McIntyre and Hope Is A Four Letter Word

Books
 
If you look under “Stroke and Brain Injury” on Amazon you will find a myriad of books on recovery.  These are the ones that I know of personally or have been recommended to me.  Several of them I purchased as audio back in the day, either cassette tape or CD.
 
Hope Heals.  By Katherine & Jay Wolf.  A great story of stroke survival.
 
 
My Stroke of Luck. By Kirk Douglas.  His own personal story.
 
 

Kate’s Journey.  By Kate Adamson.  OR

Kate Adamson Paralyzed but Not Powerless.  Kate’s Journey Revised.
Her story of surviving a brain stem stroke and locked-in syndrome.  I have seen her speak twice.  Once in Appleton, WI, and once with Holly in Salem, OR.  Very good.
Gabby: A Story of Courage & Hope.  By Gabby Giffords & Mark Kelly.  She was a politician (still is I think!) who was shot in the head while at an event.  This was really good on audio.  It is read by Mark Kelly, her astronaut husband and Gabby herself.  Like a lot of brain injuries, she presents as if she had a stroke.
 
 
Change in the Weather:  Life After the Stroke.  By Mark McEwen a TV weather man who had his stroke on an airplane. Or
After the Stroke My Journey Back to Life.  By Mark McEwen & Daniel Paisner (I think they are the same book published different years but I could be mistaken!)

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey.  By Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD. 

One Handed in a Two Handed World.  By Tommye-K. Mayer.  A great book with all kinds of ideas to do frustrating things with one hand.
Stronger After Stroke, Third Edition: Your Roadmap to Recovery .  By Peter Lavine
Healing & Happiness After Stroke for Caregivers & Survivors: The Holistic Guide to Getting Your Life Back.  By Tsgoyna Tanzman

Post-Concussion Syndrome: An Evidence Based Approach.  By William D. Boyd 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries: 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work

The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity

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