My contact info is 360-907-4457 or strokeambassador@gmail.com

Keep on scrolling for Zoom info!

HERE IS THE LINK FOR FREE COVID TESTS SENT TO YOU!

www.usps.com/covidtest

Hi Stroke & Brain Injury Group!

We had excitement at our house! My daughter had her baby and we took care of Allie for 1 night and 2 days!  She had never spent the night at our house but she did great!  Because of covid I couldn't see him until they left the hospital.  It killed me!  Here's a picture of Brooks, Brooks and Allie, and me finally able to meet him! He is pretty little, 6 lbs 11 oz. 

ZOOM WILL BE WEDNESDAY AT 11:00!

❤️Joanie

Also, a friend gave me some money for the Stroke & Brain Injury Group and I decided to use it for a brick at PeaceHealth SW for Pat Salverda.  Even though we didn't get to meet Pat, his wife Kathryn was on Zoom with us from Florida, where he had his stroke.  She shared all their trials and tribulations including his leer jet ride home to Vancouver!  He stayed in an Adult Family Home near her house.  Because of covid she had to visit him through the window until restrictions got lifted when the vaccinations came out.  Sadly, he passed away from a heart attack at PeaceHeath SW.  She will be forever thankful for all the support she had from all of you on Zoom through the whole ordeal.  She and her daughter Lauren chose what to put on the brick.  I'm really hoping the engraver has a cougar he can put on it! It won't be done until spring.  All our bricks are right outside of the Health Education Center, where we used to have all our meetings before covid.  Here's what it will say:

PATRICK ROYCE

SALVERDA

GO COUGS!

Exciting news!! We have a place to meet in person!!  Emily Kaemmerlen, of Boomerang Therapy Works, has graciously invited us to share their space, starting in February, on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1:30!  That will be on Thursday the 17th.

We picked that time because I know a lot of you don't like to drive at night.  When spring and summer comes around maybe we can start doing an evening one?  But, lets start with this!

Because it is a heath care facility, we are still required to wear a mask, vaccinated or not.  I'm excited!!

We will still do Zoom on Wednesdays at 11:00.  But, not on the week that we do the in person meeting.

The address is:

4201 NE 66th Ave, Suite 104, Vancouver, WA 98661

It is located just off of Andresen, just North of Hwy 500.  Close to the Ford dealership.  There is  stop light on Andresen which is 42nd St. Turn west there and Boomerang is in a strip mall, on the left just before the next cross street.

ZOOM WEDNESDAY AT 11:00!   Joanie Peckels is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.   Topic: Joanie Peckels' Stroke & Brain Injury Zoom Meeting! Time: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)   Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82535929572?pwd=ejgvRFdwdUFlejRtMlMxeW56Y2djQT09   Meeting ID: 825 3592 9572 Passcode: 247664 One tap mobile +12532158782,,82535929572#,,,,*247664# US (Tacoma)

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.org~ A 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.

 

 

Kate’s Journey.  By Kate Adamson.  OR

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

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

Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke

Awoke By A Stroke: My Roadmap To Restoration

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