Queens Line WI Scrapbook, 1986-1996, [1986] - [1991], page 9

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ETAE CAE e mc e enamama kz M‘N Orientation meeting for volunteers at the Civic ‘ | n ; » j ing them how it was 4 # ; 4 The Civc riopinadan . impesmrably Ranousnide py stownt eoonl d um cmuntons | Crooate ceceutan ote ; { 5 ate â€" ‘ 7 ; $ per & were _ often sns iely o ol rode Stlie onPtnl ind aoon d . working \’Vithslrr;okepa“'ems- progrzmregogor‘ggfsf ;,]:::-He: Ee(\)v ;las'SFOOm and worked sideIi?edir:hfyc;‘::rflgs;it“f $ :5?1?1 v:fi:{nle;;‘rd h?‘s to cope The ‘hospital pag a Broâ€" yehl 10 C with Mottershead in front 0 _ During ) ngk emiey Oe ons s eriences. fer; & the meeting, Some . Municati0n Skills that are ir;:;‘n F\;\;};ikerl’e]lzotlgn;e(;l: m%r; x Sheestimated that ?jn theo\gqlliltlst““rlz-re e 0? [}}]16 volunteers told others de\’floped t0 Carry on a conâ€" | recover â€" theit vocabulary, â€" Averag the v9]un:eer c lepL tabl Jand Motlers‘head asked C _ofw delighted . patients \"ersanon when one person | memory and muscles used to 20 minutes with A . ;1) ea[icm to poifit to the ob were if the volunteer brought . cannot talk. | igll.. z2. When a patient has just sufâ€" }1? ghe L=c Thco l] C * in flowgrs from the garden or Grant stressed that the As well as volunteers, the â€" fered a stroke the . f‘ectt was asked to nn d gbâ€" alaveric food. VOl.umeer,S work is very imâ€" meeting on Wednesda)’ morâ€" spends five mix)UICS- j ; 't]:i?s‘ the l<peech S:?reapm i peuycl. bo(_h (osons ning was attended by the Lloyd said the patients Jickled gp & e Attention $ f tient and the hospital‘s point families of stroke patients 100K forw.a{d to . theas TKE voluntfeeis sai uolghn The nursing director also . of view, . ¢ who are interested in helping . Yolunteers . vist ,and often Mhecdes of ':18} l '-lll‘plenâ€" added 'thaAt the . patients Anyone â€"interested _ in thei Jamily memberithioueh . when they don‘t want to | & ho neir § air lis "J morale is lifted by lookm'g becoming a volunteer at the herapg work they just want to talk. "i'g 8. ‘l €. ns ae" a“?d V’a_ forward to the volunteer‘s Pembroke Civic should call Each.volumeer 22 49 cnn% ‘mw the exercise W$ visit, the attention they get 735â€"6851 and leave your only onces week. bolthers Depressed CO!’II{L u‘ued‘. nc amit; and the progress they make. name and number. tient sees ‘a different || ‘Somelimes they are te! § ut 1--0mr:lihe E '“:esaid volunteer every day of the Tibly depressed and . they ?l'nur.\ull\»g a['cm 1:/15 2. work week don‘t want to work. But we , rat s}ro _? Pa“ s need t1 & i don‘t give up we may stop d'l‘ld the concentrated atten The â€" hospital â€" has 4N work and just chat. But by tion of somfonc workm’g f overload of stroke patients, â€" constantly going back to with them. "‘Nurses don‘t right now and it is looking them each week the depresâ€" alwa_ys have that time. They for more volunteers. sion goes, sometimes just £¢t interrupted or have to Emma Batron, the acting â€" over night and they wnat to â€" answer the bell." _ _ ; coâ€"ordinator told some of the â€" work. It is so rewarding, she _ The speech exercises and § ; new volunteers . about (the added. ~ * ; program. ' "If they don‘t have famiâ€" The volunteer uses objects â€" ly, then they really look forâ€" | _ and pictures and the patient ward to the girls in pink," uze gsezâ€" o y '157\{0 |_ is asked to identify them. Lloyd said. & 3e es zs Barron said it is also imâ€" Jane Mottershead, is the e _ C s t ie ze | portant for the volunteet t0 â€" part time speech therapist at 3 3 F 42 es > y > P I know when to stop the work â€" the Civic. She talked to the 3 e * / \K e F~ e , if a patient is tired or just to _ yolunteers about language _ s he & o e She ge i te . frustrated to carry on. _ defect. She said for some § R ades â€" . 5 : sys She explained . that the | people it is very frustrating : 5 heare > s m ie 2 volunteer program is a comâ€" _ because they know the words C E 'wl'}.; ~Â¥Ve .+ '-.g" :;';"'3"?"1': 4 pliment to the professionalâ€" | they want to say they cannot : f k ./. & pe: m‘ «L A staff. Their role is strictly remember them or comâ€" 4 * * y s \ > use amdey Mss ; ¢ defined to talking with the _ municate them. © s ts ce * Â¥ e | patient. Mottershead the best way w "Hore e uie 4 ‘ ‘‘What you are doing is to teach the volunteers was e 7"â€" Py °P 4 | | g : idy Ns uRBua ~â€"*} | ~ ns Ohe ies s Wt ) oge~ :,,-sg{fj‘_:?‘i/(:;;c: uAs. 3_'$‘l"f\~.,.. ;J f _U‘é;}i@*’f’l" \; 3 .7\5:4 Yss * 6 . t kn $7, & > \ cA (ae it on tR :s /Fu d faot | d & vao * isoA Y +o. s = 4 at 2p [E | s 32‘ s ':u"g/;li:-‘"\),i»#, t o t nssy i) .227 | | wn, os Bb‘ in ol t nple 2+ C3 ; e > tx§ 5* iz u.. \XZwy \9 mome: 5 Te ts a 5 %" f iss s P ‘ . s * i s s l § k . > > c > oi o > n fls : es . ara oys G \TEpmestas R oo e ue .l =A pete. ¢ ty t c > (@%L o ~ 4t , uce %" on s . /T e " m t d $ k. 5e % N =~ . ~â€" 2: sc . ie * s > 2 + e e ie P h * the". * > &~ > $ * Wl E. C o f ital spoke to Jane Mottershead, a speech therapist at the Pembroke Civic ;i:eSP'S';ovsvgd inz t volunteers interested in working with stroke patients. identity and name | volunteers some of the items she uses to help the patients objects. .

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