Shetland Stroke Support Group
Chairperson – Caroline Leslie
Dorothy Storey (secretary)
Baila House, Lerwick
Shetland,ZE1 0SF
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Newsletter for April 2016
Welcome to the April newsletter, if you have access to the internet you might like to have a look at our website at www.sssg.co.uk which is updated monthly and has some photos of past events, as well as links to other stroke related websites for information and advice.
In March we met up at Quoys for a visit from Peter Johnson who played a DVD called" Following the trail of the herring" which marked the 100th anniversary of the Lerwick Mission (RNMDSF). His wife Christine also joined us for the evening and there was plenty time to chat over tea/coffee and homebakes at the end of the evening.
Next Event
Thursday 21st April at 7pm - We have booked a special evening meal at the Shetland Hotel in the St Catherine’s suite. Please phone Joy on 01595 696 491 or email her at by Tuesday 19th April to book your place at the meal and a menu has been included for your information. There will be a charge of £10 per person which will include the three course meal, tea/coffee and a drink on arrival.
Donations
We are very grateful to Maureen MacLeod for her amazing donation of £2,356 towards the Stroke Support Group funds. She raised the money by completing a 5 mile sponsored walk at the Clickimin running track last month, to celebrate her 70th birthday! Many thanks also to all who supported her and provided sponsorship for the event. We have booked Ben Mullay to take a photo of the cheque presentation, from Maureen to the Stroke Support Group, at the Shetland Hotel meal.
Communication Support Group
Anyone who has had problems with speaking after their stroke is welcome to come to the communication support group, and the next meeting will be on Thursday 28th of April from 2-3pm at the Lerwick Baptist Church at Quoys .
There will be tea/coffee and biscuits provided at each session and transport costs can be covered by the stroke support group if required.
Stroke Group Booklet
We are planning to have a small booklet printed with information about the Stroke Support Group to give to people who are newly diagnosed with stroke. Some group members have kindly offered to provide a short piece about their experiences after stroke, which they hope will be helpful to those just coming to terms with having had a stroke. If you would like to contribute to the booklet then please let us know.
Self Help for Stroke website
Selfhelp4stroke is a free self management website for anyone who has had a stroke, and can be found at www.Selfhelp4stroke.org. Selfhelp4stroke was written through the experiences of people that have had a stroke in Scotland. This is a free resource and the information is displayed in video, audio and interactive formats. Many of the resources are downloadable for you to use in your own time.
CHSS Advice Line
Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland have just announced that their Advice Line “Ask the Nurse” has been awarded the UK Helpline of the Year Award. All calls to the Advice Line are free from landlines and mobiles on 0808 801 0899. The Advice Line is open on Monday to Friday from 09.30 – 16.00, with an answering machine out of hours.
SSSG Events Diary Dates for 2016 (Some events still to be confirmed)
· Thursday 19th May - 7pm at Quoys, Music night with Eunice Henderson and her group of young musicians.
· Saturday 25th June – Yell trip, Old Haa Museum, Mary’s shop and lunch at the hall
· Saturday 23rd July – Scenic route to Dunrossness with lunch at Sumburgh Hotel and visit to Quendale Mill
· Saturday 20th August – Run through South and North Nesting, lunch in Vidlin Hall and possible visit to Outrabister House
· Saturday 17th September – Trip to Bressay in bus then back to Museum for meal
· Friday 30th September – Committee meeting in Walls
· Week of 17th October – FAST campaign and stroke awareness week
· Thursday 20th October – Chinese takeaway meal and AGM at Quoys
· Thursday 17th November – musical night at Quoys with Veev
· Thursday 8th December – 7pm Christmas meal at the Shetland Hotel
For more information or to arrange transport to the above events please call Dorothy on 01595 696 201 or Joy on 01595 696 491
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