Annually, Oceanside Stroke Recovery and VIU Spa Institute partner to learn and share. This week, members were treated to a complimentary manicure while VIU students learned about working with people who might have mobility, spasticity, aphasia or other disability. Member and caregiver, Mary Jane Turner, delivered … Continue reading →
Each Friday, our amazing exercise therapist, Jeannine Krefting provides an hour of exercise for our stroke survivors. After graduating from College in 1997, Jeannine started her new career as a Recreation Therapist, working with many different groups, including children with autism and pervasive development disorders, … Continue reading →
Some people know more about the workings of the human mind than others. Unfortunately, some of those knowledgeable people are stroke survivors. At last Friday’s weekly meeting the members of the Oceanside Stroke Recovery Society were treated to a further exceptional peek into just how … Continue reading →
Ron Smith, author of “The Defiant Mind: Living Inside a Stroke” will be speaking at our Feb. 10 meeting. Ron is the BC author of four collections of poetry, a book of short stories, a play, a kid’s book and many more. His poetry has … Continue reading →
