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September 2022
"Promoting Health, Preventing Stroke."
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LEMON BASIL RICE
Looking for a refreshing to start your autumn off right? How about a light rice side to add to your dinner. If you went to the plant event featured in the August newsletter, you might already have the basil. Lemons from the summer lemonade stand. Check! Also, you probably already have the staple item, rice. All set! Enjoy
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Do you have 30 minutes to improve your body and get rid of aches, pain and stiffness? | Want to know more about the life-changing benefits of exercise? | |
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month | |
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Young adults who are overweight begin to develop high blood pressure and other heart problems that may put them at higher risk of developing heart disease and stroke later in life. It’s well-known that obesity increases the risk for heart disease and stroke among older adults, reports the American Heart Association. Click to for more information
Parents and caregivers can help by providing healthy meals and snacks, daily exercise and modeling healthy a healthy lifestyle. The Centers for Disease Control offers 5 tips on how to help your family. Click here for more information
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Kelle's Korner
We are happy the newsletter has returned, and our stroke group was quite busy this past summer! I wanted to review some of the topics that were discussed during the YSG meetings.
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May 2022 - Storytelling in Stroke Recovery. Fellow stroke survivor Joyce.
June 2022 - We heard from a Neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Sam Allen and Yarri Kamara, a client assistance specialist. Yarri spoke about Aging and Disability Services. Also, Surbhi Sardana shared a presentation about stroke and heart disease.
July 2022- Sarah Milcetic led an interesting presentation about sleep, and after the meeting. Hannah Burgess, who is working on her doctorate in Public Health discussed a symptom tracker, Sallie and www.powerofpatients.com during her presentation Also, YSG Member, Shelli Beard, shared some interesting travel tips to YSG members. Click here to visit our website for her tips!
August 2022 - The YSG members welcomed 3 time stroke survivor, author, and founder of Aphasia Nation, Inc., Dr. Tom Broussard. Dr. Broussard discussed “Aphasia, Recovery, and Neuroplasticity during his presentation. The YSG members, also welcomed, Dr. Rujvi Kumot, neuropsychologist, discussed anxiety, depression, medications, and cognitive training. Finally, Alycia Laks, speech language pathologist, discussed strategies to help attention and memory.
We have certainly gained a wealth of information this past Summer, and are always grateful to our presenters, especially Neal, from DreamFit Wellness, who ends meetings with mindful yoga exercises!
Welcome to our new members, and have a wonderful September!
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Stroke Recovery Resources | |
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Nikita Guest was home alone with her two-month-old daughter and watching television. When the phone rang, she tried to answer but couldn’t speak. Thankfully, her friend on the other end of the line realized that there was a problem and called 9-1-1.
She was rushed to Southern Maryland Hospital. By the time, Nikita recalls, “There was no movement, and no talking, but I was able to understand what other people were saying,” Nikita recalls. “I was told that I had had an Ischemic stroke.”
Because there was no neurologist on staff at the time and Nikita was transferred to Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
After her release, she spent four weeks at a rehabilitation center for language, occupational and physical therapy. She had to regain her speech, learn how to deal with partial paralysis on her
right side, to drive with her left foot, speech, all while caring for a rambunctious toddler with some help from family and friends.
The new mother also wanted to return to work, but mobility issues and reduced typing skills were a challenge.
In the five years of unemployment, she took a semester of courses in addiction counseling at Anne Arundel Community College, going to support groups, and in 2018, joined Circle of Rights, giving presentations on stroke prevention. She is currently overseeing the
organization’s website, the newsletter layout and still involved in presentations.
What people need to know about stroke recovery is that it’s a “Lifetime recovery,” says Nikita, who is now 35. “It can happen to the healthiest and the youngest.”
A benefit of going to support groups, she adds, is this: “You never should compare your stroke to another survivor. You don’t know what difficulties they have behind closed doors.”
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News & Information in Montgomery County | |
Looks like the start of Festival Season in Montgomery County! | |
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Sept. 15, from 12 Noon to 10 p.m.
Oktoberfest, Silver Branch Brewing Company, 8401 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Family-friendly games, grilling, live music and the area’s best Oktoberfest beer.
Sept. 16, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Washington Ukrainian Festival, St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 15100 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring. Experience Ukrainian culture and hospitality through music, dance, song, exhibits, historical reenactors, cuisine, and drink.
Sept. 17-18, 3 p.m.
The DC Hot Air balloon Festival, Montgomery County Agricultural Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg Live entertainment, arts and crafts, food. Hot Air Balloon rides will be available for purchase. Hot Air Balloon Glow & Laser shows every night.
Sept. 23-25, starts at 12 Noon
Taste of the Middle East Festival, 10620 River Road Potomac, MD 20854 Ss. Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church will hold the Annual Middle Eastern Festival. Homemade middle eastern food and pastries. Fun for the kids, vendors, live music.
Sept. 24 (No time given)
Pan African Festival USA (PANAFEST-USA), Veteran’s Plaza, downtown Silver Spring. Annual cultural festival featuring live performances, arts and crafts, African cuisine and African fashion.
For more events, click here:
https://events.visitmontgomery.com/
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