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REMINDER! LUNCH IS TOMORROW!! (WEDNESDAY) AT THE KITCHEN TABLE CAFE, 705 NE 136th Ave. Across from the Firstenburg Center. I've got covid too😩 so enjoy it without me!

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Hi! My name is Joanie Peckels. I had a carotid dissection 23 years ago when I was 35. When I had my stroke I was totally paralyzed on my right side and I could not speak at all for 2 weeks. During that time I could not read or add 1 and 1 together. I had two little kids aged 6 and 8. I was right handed but now I’m left handed for the second half of my life! I have come a long way and now, I volunteer at PeaceHeath SW hospital as a Stroke Ambassador and I am a grandma! I have helped run the PeaceHealth Stroke and Brain Injury Group with the Stroke Coordinators there for about 15 years.

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

Keep on scrolling for Zoom info!

Hi Stroke & Brain Injury Group!

Lunch is Wednesday, April 5th, at 1:00. Unfortunately, I won't be there. My husband came down with covid! And on my birthday of all days! Everyone else in the family feels fine but I'm playing it safe and not infecting any of you. So, please go without me! Wendy is expecting you at The Kitchen Table Cafe! Address is below!

Sadly, I think I'm going to have to cancel Take Your Brain Out to Play. Our location fell through but, we will definitely do the Heart & Stroke Walk!!

Some upcoming dates!

*Saturday, May 20- The Heart & Stroke Walk!

∗If we have snow or ice during any of the winter activities consider them canceled!*

Joanie

Here are the two books that we have been taking about. Available on Amazon.

Joyce Hoffman's Brain Exchange.

Brain Exchange, EXCLUSIVELY for STROKE AND OTHER TBI SURVIVORS – THE-FIRST-EVER and INTERNATIONAL– does several things: Sign up at: https://www.dearjoyce.club/join/

1. You're matched to someone in a 1:1 writing partnership through ongoing emails.

2. We’ll meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday on Zoom of every month to experience mind exercises and intuitive speakers!.

3. A Facebook page has been started called (no surprise here) “Brain Exchange” to socialize, hear stories from stroke and other TBI survivors, and be aware of new strategies that may be helpful.

4. A 1:1 private mentorship program has begun.

5. An open letter in which members share their concerns.

6. Aside from Joyce’s blog, Tales of a Stroke Survivor, members are encouraged to write their own blogs.

7. Forum where you can open your heart without shame or criticism.

Our In Person Meeting is the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1:30! The next one will April 20!

Because it is a heath care facility, we are still required to wear a mask, vaccinated or not.

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

The address is:

Boomerang Therapy Works

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 the 2nd strip mall, on the left just before the next cross street.

Our lunch date is every 1st Wednesday of the month at 1:00! The next one will be Wednesday, April 5th!

The Address is:

Kitchen Table Cafe

705 NE 136th Ave (across from Firstenburg Center)

NO ZOOM THIS WEEK!

Norm Ward's Mantra

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

2700 NE Andresen Rd, D4, Vancouver, WA 98661. 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.

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

Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke

Awoke By A Stroke: My Roadmap To Restoration

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