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  1. Hi All I've been asked if I would post the following information. I found it a very interesting read http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7907307.stm Looking forward to some of your comments KeithH Fellow Stroke Survivor
  2. Hi Ladies!!! I'm man enough to admit I still get very "Emotional" That will come as a suprise to a few off you!! The slightest thing can trigger it, but my main course I know is FRUSTRATION. Daft, after all this time, it still effects me. Many of you are aware I help a lot of people. O yes, I come over strong. in one way I am. The stuff I've seen and heard over the years, well enough said. Afterwards, when it sinks in - it hurts. Anyway Vivienne, there is help and support, guidance through this site, and out there. It's knowing what doors to knock - Usually I'll find what I want on HERE. in Help, Support & most of all Friendship Take Care KeithH Fellow Stroke Survivor
  3. Don’t panic a Vegetarian Christmas needn’t be a headache. My top tips will help your Christmas go off with a bang. 1.Go nuts! Christmas is a great time to get your nuts out. Look out for vegetarian recipes such as Chestnut Bourguigonne Pie, Pine Nut Risotto and Walnut Salads, all great over the festive period, as is of course the vegetarian classic - the nut roast. Nuts are highly nutritious and can provide you with calcium, zinc and essential fatty acids. 2.Do unusual things to vegetables, they don’t mind. Experiment with some seasonal winter veg. Parsnip, turnip, swede, sprouts, leeks, cabbage - slice them, roast ‘em, boil ‘em, fry ‘em, steam ‘em, bake ‘em. Show them who is boss. 3.Plonk! Christmas is the time to stock your cupboards full of the juices of the vine. Whatever your poison red, white, or a drop of bubbly, the festive period is the perfect occasion to indulge. Vegetarian wine is free from finings such as gelatine and isinglass (the swim bladder of tropical fish), frequently used to clarify wine. Look out for the Vegetarian Society’s ‘V’ symbol, guaranteeing a product is 100% vegetarian or ask in your supermarket or off-licence if they have a list of vegetarian wines. 4.Plink plonk! You don’t need a bacon butty to sort your hangover out, the best veggie hangover cure is a banana milkshake, made from soya milk, honey and ground almonds and of course bananas. Throw it in and whisk away. 5.Lardless. You can still eat mince pies at Christmas, just make sure you get the vegetable suet variety. Traditional suet uses animal fat, thankfully more and more companies are switching to veggie suet. Check the labels before buying. 6.Misunderstandings. It’s a sad fact that lots of people still don’t understand that a vegetarian diet not only provides you with all the essential nutrients you get from eating meat but is also much healthier. You could try explaining to your concerned relatives that vegetarianism is not an eating disorder, failing that the best thing you can do to prove yourself is to glow with good health - and that means lots of scrummy vegetarian food! 7.Clichés. Wherever you go there will always be some joker who thinks veggies are sandal wearing hippies who live on bits of old cabbage. If one of these bizarre individuals corners you over the yule log and starts to make turkey noises or asking pointless questions about whether carrots feel pain - just laugh at them, they are a lost cause! 8.Don’t let friends or family roast your vegetables next to the Christmas bird. Cooking vegetarian dishes separately from the meat is essential. The same goes for vegetarian stuffing, cook separately and don’t allow it to go anywhere near the anatomy of a turkey. 9.Don’t cry over spilt gravy vegetarian gravy is great. If you are living in a mixed meat and veggie household, offer to make up the gravy they won’t be disappointed. Vegetarian gravy granules are readily available or pick up a decent vegetarian recipe book. Take Care All There might be time for a couple More!!!! Keith H Fellow Stroke Survivor
  4. Hi All Found this information very late, please also check time of publication, ask yourself why do they post at these times????? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7765642.stm Click the link to read draft & watch video Keith Henman Fellow Stroke Survivor
  5. Hi All, I'm back with my "Christmas Food Facts" Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without all those favourites on the table, but should we feel guilty about scoffing the lot?? Please find below some useful information about our, “Traditional Christmas Fayre” SMOKED SALMON: An excellent source of omega-3 essential fatty acids-good for heart health and only 142 calories per 100g portion. Also a good source of protein, with useful amounts of niacin, which help your body break down food for energy. TURKEY: High in protein and low in fat-as long as you DON’T eat the SKIN! A 100g portion of light meat contains just 2g of fat, although the same sized portion of dark meat contains 4.1g of fat. Apart from protein, turkey is a rich source of niacin. CRANBERRY SAUCE: Cranberries contain good amounts of vitamin C. RED CABBAGE: Surprisingly high in calcium, which is essential for healthy bones and teeth and a good source of folate. And, like carrots, red cabbage also contains carotenes. CARROTS: A rich source of beta-carotene, which your body makes into vitamin A, which is important for good eyesight and healthy skin. The darker in colour the carrot, the more beta-carotene it contains. Carrots are also high in potassium – needed to regulate fluid balance in the body – and, like most vegetables, are low in calories. Research shows that cooked carrots are beneficial for your health – cooking releases carotenoids, antioxidants that are thought to protect against cancer. PARSNIPS: A good source of folate, Parsnips contain about twice as much fibre as an equivalent portion of carrots – and twice the number of calories, although they are still low-calorie, as long as you don’t add fat through roasting. ROAST POTATOES: Roasting potatoes in oil piles on the calories, about twice as many as plainly boiled potatoes, but its Christmas after all. Thankfully potatoes are still low in saturated fat, if cooked in “VEGETABLE OIL”, and are a reasonable source of all sorts of nutrients including potassium and magnesium, as well as vitamin B6 and folate. Plus they contain reasonable amounts of fibre, an added bonus. BRUSSELS SPROUTS: A rich source of folate and vitamin C. In fact, an average serving of nine sprouts provides about half your daily folate requirement – as well as reasonable quantities of vitamin B6 which is involved in the metabolism of amino acids, the formation of red blood cells and a healthy nervous system. Along with many green vegetables, Brussels sprouts also contain pigment known as lutein, which may stop blood vessels clogging up and so help prevent Strokes and Heart Disease – and they’re reasonably high in fibre. MINCE PIES: It’s the pastry that piles on the saturated fat and calories – the more expensive the pies, the thinner the pastry and greater the fruit content. It’s best to buy a popular brand name. The dried fruit means there will be reasonable potassium content. CHRISTMAS PUDDING: A lot of Christmas puddings, especially shop bought ones, are likely to be quite high in both saturated fats and calories, but dried fruit is full of potassium – and you can ease your conscience with the thought that a generous portion will also provide a reasonable amount of fibre and iron. But it pays to shop around – puddings with more nuts and fruit in them are likely to have a lower saturated fat content. FRUIT: This is the best time of the year to find a range of citrus fruit – Satsuma’s and Tangerines are especially popular. All are rich in vitamin C. DATES: High in carbohydrates and low fat, dates are a reasonable source of fibre, potassium and folate. CHESTNUTS: Traditional at Christmas, chestnuts are ludicrously low in fat, containing just 2.7g per 100g, and are very low in saturated fat, so go wild! STILTON: Contains about the same amount of fat than cheddar, but only half the calcium – but over twice as much folate. Full and medium fat cheese is high in calories, so if you’re trying to watch your weight, take a pragmatic approach, and avoid the biscuits too, if you can. CHOCOLATE: Both milk and plain chocolate are high in fat and calories, but there are differences about which you might not have thought. For instance, milk chocolate contains about five times as much more calcium and more riboflavin – yet another nutrient that extracts energy from food – while plain chocolate contains about twice as much magnesium as milk chocolate, and 50% more iron and niacin. Iron plays an important role in your body’s use of oxygen. More than half of the iron present in our bodies is in the form of haemoglobin, the oxygen-transporting red pigment in blood. Hopefully that should help you, my next installment will be Vegetarian Information Take Care All Keith H Fellow Stroke Survivor
  6. The Tomato/ Heart A Tomato has four chambers & is Red. The Heart also has four chambers, & also Red All of the research shows Tomatoes are packed with antioxidants including vitamins A for growth, healthy hair, skin, bones, teeth and eyes as well as resistance to respiratory infections. Vitamin C for anti-ageing, wound healing, decreasing blood cholesterol and prevention of infections. Assists the body in absorbing iron and Lycopene. High in vitamin C they stimulate the bodies immune system. ANTIOXIDANTS - Term used to describe a number of organic substances such as vitamins A, C & E, the mineral Selenium and 'Carotenoids' - the pigments which colour many fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants are thought to help prevent cancers, heart and stroke problems by assisting in the 'mopping up' and expulsion from the body of substances known as 'free radicals' which can be created by exposure to various environmental pollutants. Next Installment - Food Facts Keith Henman Fellow Stroke Survivor
  7. O no, not him again!! Yep, it's me, last bit honest!! Is achieved the correct term? :? Surviving each and everyday is an achievement in it's self, for anyone living with a disability. Silly things what I/we used to take for granted, washing, walking, communicating, reading, household chores, the list could be endless. Maybe the term adapting, would be more beneficial. Yes it takes a lot longer than it did before. With a little perseverance everyday tasks can be achieved/Adapted. Maybe not to the standard it used to be, but enough to make the difference and not having to depend on too many other people. As stated before, I'm involved with Stroke Clubs & Support in the area I live. Something I really enjoy doing. Knowing I've helped someone, make all the time I put into my voluntary work worth it. Also I'm a volunteer, at a local computer group. Now this is something I'd never thought I would do. As when I was working, I employed a person to do all my paperwork, I hated it. Now, I'm a secretary of my Stroke Club, collate papers about Stroke & Stroke related illnesses. Working alongside the Stroke team, having input into the Stroke Service, in my area, sometimes I wish I was back at work. No, seriously, I'm doing things I would never even thought of doing. My disability has made me stronger, more determined, and I want let people walk over me. I didn't set a goal to have the longest introduction on this site. After reading and talking/chatting to many of the members of this excellent on-line family. I knew that if I could write as much down as I could, the highs and lows, and if people read it in full. They might see themselves in here. Then see there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and yes some tunnels are longer than others. Some just take your time, don't rush, and you will get there. I've put the details of my last 4 posts, for anyone you want to read them again All of you, thank you for your time. This is an excellent site, used by many. Sharing experiences, helps. Set yourself a daily goal, reaching/completing it also helps. I'll close, this last chapter, some might say a novel. Take care Keith Henman Fellow Stroke Survivor Hello Fellow Stroke Survivors by KeithH on Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:36 pm KeithH - Pre -Stroke Days by KeithH on Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:10 am What happened after my Stroke Part One by KeithH on Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:38 pm What happened after my Stroke Part Two? by KeithH on Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:12 pm
  8. Celery - Bok Choy - Rhubarb Plus many more, look just like bones. These Foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these food are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body Keith H Fellow Stroke Survivor Fact 2 next week The Tomato - Heart!!
  9. Only Me Thank you for your comments, there will be one more installment. The feedback helps me also. Just the summery to compile, but I could add to that everyweek!! Don't worry I wont! But I will add bits at regular periods Catch up with most of you on chat, to the ones that I miss, Take care & be strong Keith Henman Fellow Stroke Survivor
  10. As I stated earlier I was introduced to the OK Stroke Club, this turned out to be a very positive move, and in my opinion just knowing you’re not alone helps. I would strongly advise any stroke survivors and their carers to access such groups. At first I was very hesitant as my confidence was at an all time low as I walked through the doors, not knowing what to expect. There was no need to worry as I received a warm friendly welcome, and there were friends I had already met at Duet, in fact it was one of them that suggested I came along. That was over nine years ago and I am now Secretary of the OK Stroke club. I have also found time to help set up four more stroke clubs/groups, and compile a monthly user friendly Newsletter. The group split into two, a group of people decided that they felt there should be better care in the area and that was the start of a much appreciated and successful campaign. The Campaign Group The Hull and East Riding Stroke Survivors' Forum, was renamed Strokewatch, which was an offshoot of the OK Stroke Club. Through campaigning and a petition to Parliament the group succeeded in raising awareness about the urgent need to improve stroke services in Kingston upon Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. In just over a year the group along with some very dedicated NHS staff was responsible for the implementation of the Fast Track TIA Clinic, Acute Stroke Service on ward 110 at Hull Royal Infirmary. The groups are run entirely by local stroke survivors and carers and are regularly consulted by service providers and other agencies on the planning, monitoring and further development of whole stroke services. We still campaign for better stroke services in Kingston upon Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. We also provide information and support to people who have had a stroke, and their carers. Further information can be obtained by visiting www.strokesurvivors.co.uk You will find lots of other relevant information about stroke, on this easy to use site, including the NHS Annual Stroke Reports in full, stroke survivors and carers’ personal experiences and links to other useful sites relating to stroke and disability groups. Being a founder member of Strokewatch, myself and five other fellow Stroke Survivors still have a meaningful say and contribution to the whole stroke service. As members of the “User & Carers Representative for Stroke Hull & East Riding Stroke Service” we liaise directly with the Nurse Consultant for Stroke and her team, giving much valued, constructive and meaningful input to the Stroke Working Group Meetings. We also visit Care Homes and Rehab Wards on request, give talk to stroke groups, student nurses and social services students, we find this very rewarding. We offer empathy, understanding, friendship and a friendly ear to Stroke Survivors, Carers & Family Members. The aim being to help strokesurvivors’ and carers’ to improve their conditions and quality of life. This is something I never imagined or thought I would be able to achieve in the early stages of my recovery, but with lots of help and determination I have succeeded. My last entry which I will submit shortly will sum up all my achievements since my stroke. Or will it be my last entry???? Take care all Keith Henman Fellow Stroke Survivor
  11. Hi all Lovley comments, thankyou I'm writing these to make you all aware that your not alone. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Talking Helps This site is the best I've been on for ages. We all help each other, now thats a massive plus Thank you to KeithB & Karen, for allowing me my input & thank you all for your comments
  12. Home Now!!! After a spell of 16 weeks in hospital I was discharged, then the fun really started. At the time it was my goal to get home before my 40th Birthday, yep did it. Had a party, family and friends from all over came, they all sat there goggling me, fussing & driving me nuts!! “Will someone get drunk, it's my party” My sister lead the way!! whata Girl!!! I managed to keep going to fizzy-o and OT. Up until November 1998. Visiting my doctor for a follow up from the hospital. I ask about information about Stroke & Epilepsy, I was told there was very little about these subjects in this area. He stated that “your not going to be able to work for the foreseeable future, why don't I start something yourself?” Very helpful I thought, but not the sort of support I anticipated. I said thank you for your support, our was it something different, cant remember, and changed my GP. All this and in the same week I found that my job could no longer be guaranteed. This in turn caused a slightly larger problem! The accommodation came with the job. As you may imagine this put me on a low, wandering what do I do now. After 20 years plus, I had to change my whole outlook on life frustration set in, because now I was unable to do the every day things that came naturally. You know silly things like washing, dressing, getting up to answer the door, taking my daughter for walks . . . (I'm going to stop this paragraph before I wind my self up, yes, it still hurts) So we packed our bags and moved to "Market Weighton – East Yorkshire" where only, after a few weeks I was put onto a "Family Stroke Support Worker” first few visits felt strange, but after a while I saw what she was trying to make me ask for. That was . . HELP. At first, I pushed the offer away, in fact I pushed too many people away, family & friends. I was not coping, I just wanted to be alone, I knew I wasn't the only one who had survived a Stroke, but I wanted to know WHY ME!! Then one day my Support Worker, gave me a good kick up the bum. It what I needed, right this is it, come on, your stronger than this, buck your ideas up. Next morning, new day, new start I was to make contact with a group called "DUET" (which alas closed it's doors late 2000) DUET was there to help anybody with any disability build up their confidence and get them back on track. Offering “Empathy & Advocacy” After completing the courses available, I stayed on as a Volunteer to help others. Since attending the "DUET" courses I've moved on to assisting in the tuition of computer training, with disabled people and people with learning difficulties. Something I wouldn't have even thought of a few years ago. Also introduced to a Stroke Club. Now that was a good move, just knowing your not alone helps. I'm Secretary of one Club and helped set up 4 more in the area. I also compile a by-monthly user friendly Newsletter. Plus I'm a “User & Carers Representative for Stroke” I'll tell you more about this in a future input. Stroke Clubs & what I'm doing now in next installment Keith Henman Stroke Survivor Next Installment due soon Take care all
  13. Wont do the School bit, can't remember that far back In October 1975 I joined the ROYAL AIR FORCE. Traveling to places near and far learning my chosen profession - a chef. Serving 12 years. Learning something different everyday. Playing Rugby for the Royal Air Force, as well as local teams wherever I was stationed. I was lucky enough to cook for Members of the Royal Family, and Catered for many State Visits. Then moving on to pastures new. I worked for 'WARNER HOLIDAYS' as a second chef. It wasn't long before I was Head Chef and in charge of my own kitchen. Catering for up to 400 people (when full) three times a day, seven days a week 50weeks a year (Yep I was & still am mad) Hated those “Turkey & Tinsel Breaks” they started end of October & finished mid December, just in time for the real Christmas. By the time Christmas Day arrived I've already served over 4500 Christmas Lunches!!! Anyway. In the very little free time I had, I enjoyed socializing, mainly chilling out down the local. My way off unwinding, was to takeout my frustrations on the “Dart Board” Mind you I also won a lot more than I lost. Played to County Standard, and even made it into the “UK Open, European Masters & Wimma Masters. I was well known on the Dart Circuit on the Isle of Wight. Fixture Secretary of the two leagues in my home town of Ryde. I was only going to stay there for a couple of years, At Warner Bembridge, you know, put my foot in the door, have a look around, see what else was available. Well after 8 years I had enough of working a six day week, all the hours and the hassle wasn't worth it. So a change! It wasn't that there was no other work, but on the Isle of Wight, there's loads of seasonal jobs, and those don't pay your bills. The Job Change!! No, stayed in catering but this time working for the 'ROYAL AIR FORCE" as a civilian. What's this a 5 day week, one weekend in 4, finished by 1800hrs (6p.m.). Lovely, more time with the family, watching my daughter grow up, having time to ourselves. Now enjoying my other pleasure “Rugby” and being in charge meant I did the rota, giving myself at least the home games when I was on weekend off. (Naughty, but a good perk) Everything going OK until that evening in March 1998!!! (That was in my intro) All for now, next installment, what happened after my Stroke Keith Henman Stroke Survivor Take care all
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  15. Hi All Ready for the next installment? Read & enjoy TEN FOODS THAT BOOST YOUR BRAINPOWER http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/well ... inpower/1/
  16. Hi Keith & all fellow users The information I have given, has had the permission of the Source. I've been compiling newsletters for the past 8 years, and as long as I DON'T change any of the text, I have permiision to forward any details. However, if this does cause a problem, i'm sorry for inconviences this may have cause Yours Keith Henman Stroke Survivor
  17. Hi All A few of you know that I was a Chef for 21 years. I've compiled lots of information & recipes from all around the world Since my Stroke, I've TRIED VERY HARD to change my diet. I did it, and yes it helped. I've read somewhere on this site, that some people would like help with dietary advise. Food that helps, etc So here goes, I'm more than willing to help. However, if in doubt check with your GP. Ready for the first installment? FOOD THAT LIFTS YOUR MOOD Source: Extract taken from “BBC GOOD FOOD” [EDIT by bogbrush:] Due to the terms and conditions of the BBC Good Food website http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/ the extract has been removed. See my post below.
  18. Hi all I think this information would help many, read enjoy & pass to others I'll return with other Advise & Tips Soon Keith Henman Stroke Survivor ICE – DO IT! ICE (In Case of Emergency) is a simple idea to help save lives using your mobile telephone. It was first proposed over a year ago by a “British Paramedic,” after a survey revealed that 75% of people didn’t carry any emergency contact information, but 85% carried a mobile telephone. “Bob Brotchie,” a clinical team leader for the “East Anglian NHS Trust” hatched the plan after struggling to get contact details from a shocked injured patient. Bob, who has been a paramedic for 13 years, said. “I was reflecting on some of the calls I’ve attended at the roadside where I had to look through mobile phone contacts struggling for information on a shocked or injured person.” “It’s difficult to know who to call. Someone might have ‘MUM’ in their phone book, but that doesn’t mean they’d want them to be contacted in an emergency.” “Almost everyone carries a mobile phone now, and with “ICE” we’d know immediately who to contact and what number to ring. The person may even know of their medical history.” The idea has gathered momentum in the UK after the London bombings, and has also spread to Europe and the United States. All you have to do is add an entry to the phone book of your mobile using the acronym “ICE” followed by the name of your emergency contact and their telephone number. If you want to add several “ICE” contacts, either use their names after the “ICE” acronym, or simply add them to your phone book as “ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc” Should your preferred “ICE” contact be deaf, prefix the number with “ICETEXT” instead of “ICE” Once you’ve saved the details in your phone, don’t forget to tell your “ICE” contact that you’ve nominated them! Bob hopes that all emergency services will promote “ICE” in their area as a part of a national awareness campaign to highlight the importance of carrying next of kin details at all times. He said the idea was for the benefit of loved ones as well as the patient “Research suggests people recover quicker from the psychological effects of their loved ones being hurt if they are involved at an earlier stage and they can reach them quickly.”
  19. My Name is Keith Henman Some of you might already know of me through chatchack.net/antiquarian - Mr T. Bibby's much used friendly chat site. So here's a little more about me! Born on the 6th of AUGUST 1958. I'm married to LESLEY with a thirteen (going on twenty) year old daughter called ZOE. Now living in “Holme Upon Spalding Moor – EAST YORKSHIRE THE DAY OF MY STROKE It was “MONDAY 23rd MARCH 1998 about 1930 hrs (½ past 7 night time in English). Just about to bath my daughter. When I felt a little funny, then all of a sudden I couldn’t move my left side. So after managing to drag myself to the bedroom, phoned for the ambulance myself. Calling out for my daughter, (she was 3½ then) buy the tone of my voice; she sensed there was something wrong. My wife was going out that night with the girls. So there I was stuck on the bed, waiting and wondering what the h****s happened. About the same time as the ambulance arrived, my wife returned from her friends. It felt like ages before they arrived, but now I know it was only about 10-15 minutes. So there I was strapped to a board (lucky I wasn’t carrying myself) being lowered done the stairs, and of to hospital, “GLOUCESTER ROYAL” within a few minutes, (In a very short space of time we had to arrange a child minder, and somebody to come with my wife to the hospital) I was being pushed and pulled by anybody who came past. Then after about an hour, somebody said I could go home and come back in the morning. It was then was wife (not very politely), asked if anybody thought it was a bit odd. That somebody who came in partially paralysed should be sent home, and told to come back to-morrow. In the comments that passed over the next few minutes, a young doctor intervened. Asking what’s going on. It didn’t take long for this doctor to realise that further investigations needed to be carried out. Then it was a quick trip from “GLOUCESTER to BRISTOL” I suffered a massive bleed. So there I was in “FRENCHAY HOSPITAL” miles from home, wife and friend who are now driving, rushing down the motorway. I won't go into detail what happened in the next week, can’t remember much anyway. Then it was back to “GLOUCESTER ROYAL” for, what turned out to be 15 ½ weeks? A very long time for anybody, in that time my wife only missed four days visiting. It was hard for her, and my daughter to. If anyone wishes to read a fuller version of my Story, it can be found on the MEMBERS page of http://www.strokesurvivors.co.uk I will however add to this, because it's ten years down the line now. My outlook on life has changed, and I'm doing things I would never ever dreamed of. Watch out for the next installment!! I will be back Keith Henman Strokesurvivor
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