August 9 Meeting Notes
Welcome guests: Allen Blackmon
Meeting Leader - Robin
Invocation - The 4 Way Test of what we think, say, or do
- Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and better friendships?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Announcements
Robin - Carmen Bossenbrock service today 8/9/2022
- Carmen Bossenbrock was born in 1928 at the Deaconess Hospital in Wenatchee.
- She worked closely with Dr. Ed Cadman, a Wenatchee-base physician who gained international fame for his fight against polio as the President of Rotary International from 1985-1986. He was from District 5060!
Rotary Leadership Institute Training - 9/17/2022 to 9/18/2022
- Hours - Sat 9/17 - 8am to 4pm - then dinner - Sun 9/18 - 8am to 2pm
- Contact Robin for more information on how to sign-up and attend the training.
Karen the Clipboard - There is now a tab for each upcoming event
- 8/20 Farmer's Market - Volunteers Needed
- 8/27 Wayne Massing's pool party - Sign up requested
- Bring appetizers
- BYOB
- Bring swimsuits
Little Essentials Food Basket - We are still accepting shelf stable and canned food items. Robin will pick up the donations at each meeting.
Wayne Massing - Wayne ran into his supervisor from his job at Boeing at the Festival of Flight last weekend.
Alan Walker - He and Kelly had 2 granddaughters Thursday thru Sunday. Then on Monday they took their daughter, her husband and their 20-month-old to the zoo for the day. It was Sea-Fair in Seattle so on their way home they were on the bridge when the Blue Angels flew over.
Kevin Love - He and his wife celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on their boat in Chelan. They went parasailing and loved every minute of it.
Bill McDowell - Pippen, a 50-year-old play is at the PAC. Bill got to be part of the play because he was sitting in the front row and the play includes audience participation. He also mentioned how great a job Woody Lotts is doing at the PAC.
Mansour Ravassipour - Mansour shared that he is the oldest member of the club (80) and he was also a charter member of Sunrise Rotary.
Carol Adamson - Carol shared that she has survived an entire day without Jim. He was in Oregon picking up their grandson for a visit.
Robin DeRock - Robin tiled her bathroom all by herself. She shared that she was outstanding and awesome, but we all knew that already.
Pangborn Airport - Festival of Flight
Update: The Rotary Booth went well. Lots of frisbees and paper planes were handed out. We also got signatures from 3 new friends. One of them is the new ROTC leader at the high school. One of his sons was in the youth exchange program in Colorado before they moved to Wenatchee.
Thanks to the volunteers:
- 9-10am - David Barshes, Jim and Carol Adamson
- 10-11am - Wayne Massing and Glenn King
- 11-Noon - Stacy Gold and Alan Blackmon
- Noon-1pm - Robin DeRock
- 1pm-3pm - Robin DeRock, Ruth and Geoff Dagg
Wayne, Glenn and Jim Carol and Jim
Jim with hometown hero "Miss Veedol" Jim with the Life Flight Helicopter
Carol and Jim (wait, not Jim) Carol, Wayne and Glenn
(Oops, a resuscitation dummy, so lifelike)
Aviation Engineering Skills
(He should keep his day job!)
Program - Jamie McElroy - Confluence Stroke Outcomes Program
Jamie joined Confluence Health in 2004
- In 2015 she moved to the Acute Rehab Admissions coordinator where she responsible for screening qualified patients to be admitted to an intense inpatient rehabilitation program.
- She traveled to Haiti for 3 weeks on a medical mission, she received the Singleton Award, the Daisy Award, and Nurse of the Year award as well as obtaining her BSN.
- Jamie co-stars in the widely popular "Robin(DeRpck) & Jamie Show" on Facebook live.
Jamie is now the Stroke Outcomes Admissions Coordinator for Confluence Health
This program is one of two such programs in the U.S. The other is in New Orleans.
This program was established to work with stroke patients as outpatients after they leave the hospital.
The goal of the program is to lower emergency room visits and re-admission rates.
This is accomplished by working with people to better manage their health at home after leaving the hospital.
This program covers the entire Wenatchee area including surrounding communities
There are Stroke Clinic classes held 7 to 10 days after a person has a stroke.
The course covers the following topics plus several others:
- Why strokes occur
- 30% of strokes are preventable
- 10 minutes of movement per day, seven days per week for people who have already suffered a stroke
- 30 minutes of movement per day, seven days per week for healthy people
- Eat healthy - Mediterranean Diet recommended for both groups
- Medication Management
- Lifestyle Modifications (Diet, exercise, Smoking Cessation, etc.)
- Making your home fall-proof
- Managing Blood Pressure
- "Normal" Blood Pressure is considered to be 130/90 or below.
- Too low or too high a problem for different reasons.
- Caregiver guidance and support
The guidelines are tailored to the individual needs of each patient. These classes are free and on a volunteer basis. The classes are limited to 24 students per class. These classes are full, with a long waiting list.
There are 2 types of home care:
- Phone Support (Limited to 50 patients at a time)
- Calls are made 30, 90, and 365 days after joining the program
- Mobile (home visit) Support (Limited to 40 patients at a time)
- This is face to face
- Issues are addressed directly by Jamie, through support from a doctor, or with the help of other community care agencies depending on the needs of the patient
A rough estimate of 10 strokes per week are admitted to the hospital in Wenatchee. The age range is usually between 40 to 90 years old, with the majority occurring in people in their 70's.
Confluence handles cases where the clot can be dissolved with medications.
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator or TPA is a blood thinner used for emergency stroke treatment caused by a clot in the brain. (ischemic stroke).
- Brain bleeds (hemorrhagic strokes) are treated differently since TPA would make the condition worse for these patients.
Patients requiring surgical procedures to retrieve clots are sent to Harborview in Seattle, and Spokane area hospitals.
Joke: I found a recipe from Morocco for homemade dinner rolls. It called for fresh thyme but mine was expired. I didn't have a chance to go to the grocery store, so I used it anyway. You know as I think about it, I really liked that old thyme Moroccan roll.
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Just a Thought
"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."
Pablo Picasso
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No one won the raffle this week.
Upcoming Events
Aug 20th - Farmer's Market - Rotary volunteers needed.
Aug 27th - Pool party at Wayne Massing's home. More details to come.
September 7 - 11 - Bike Ride Setup (9/7 - 9/9), Race Day (9/10), Race Clean Up (9/11)
September 21 - World Peace Day at Rotary Park at 5:00
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