ROTARY CLUB OF VINELANDDecember 26, 2006 Newsletter |
Editors: Carol Smith & Linda Foster
Photos: Jay Parks
Website: www.vinelandrotary.com
Email: vinelandrotary@comcast.net
Flag Salute & Prayer
Marty led our singing, the flag salute and 4-way test.
Guests
Joanne Pettisani was the guest of Leslie Durham. Devin Desiere Jr. (our Rotary baby) was the guest of Paige Desire.Program speaker, Dr. Richard Maung, from Achief Physical Therapy was the guest of the club.
Special welcome to new members, Melanie Druziako & Chalky Ottinger .
Birthdays
Karen Bauman - January 1stWayne Triantos - January 1st
Announcements
Remember to bring a wrapped “re-gift” for the holiday party Friday, Jan. 5, at the Luciano Center at Cumberland County College, beginning at 6:30 p.m.Tim Jacobson presented the “Helping Hand” award, which he had held, to Jay Parks, club photographer. Jay announced that DVDs of his end of the year photo review will be offered for sale @$10; fees to be donated to the club.
Pat Proccacino told a joke, and again fines were suspended for the holiday period.
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Today’s Program
Richard Maung of Achieve Physical Therapy spoke on stroke: what it is, its symptoms and treatment. About 700,000 people in the U.S. suffer strokes each year, he said, resulting in nearly 150,000 deaths.Stroke occurs when the blood flow is cut off from a part of the brain, called a “brain attack.” A hemorrhagic stroke is caused by bleeding in the brain; an ischemic stoke means a blockage has occurred, caused by blood clots or hardening the arteries, usually the result of high cholesterol levels.
Symptoms include sudden numbness, weakness or paralysis of the face, especially on the side; sudden confusion; trouble with walking or coordination; a sudden severe headache or difficulty seeing. If any of these conditions take place, the victim should seek medical attention immediately, Maung said.
The speaker also discussed “TIA,” trans-ischemic attack, which is a “temporary episode with recovery in about 24 hours,” he explained. While temporary, it still presents the possibility of a more serious attack occurring, he added. Other facts outlined by the speaker: 70 percent of stroke victims are over age 65, and males are more likely candidates, as well as African Americans and those with stroke in their family history.
Some of the causes include smoking, obesity, alcoholism, lack of exercise, poor diet, high cholesterol readings (240 or more) and high blood pressure (more than 140/90), diabetes and heart disease. Treatments range from the administration of medication to surgery for the more serious cases, and then rehabilitation and physical therapy, with the goal of “restoring the patient to the highest level of function and independence,” Maung said.