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How to Deal with Stroke Survivors

Lovely Video by the American Stroke Foundation sent by our I-Shiner, ANAND on how to deal with Stroke Patients. All Volunteers must view this .

June 4th 2010

1. Today the first volunteer-staff meeting of the I-Shine Project was held. It was great to see the volunteers speaking face to face with the Incharge of the Medical Records Department, Mr.Anthony. The Volunteers ( 3-5 I-Shiners), headed by ANAND was manning the Medical records desk. The tasks mainly involved filling Admission forms, clarifying doubts and directing patients to their respective doctors. This is a vital catalyst to smoothen the flow of patients in the hospital. Mr.ANTHONY was very helpful in understanding the needs of the volunteers and together, the I-shiners and the MRD staffs are making the hospital registration process more efficient. Currently, I-Shiner DHANUSH has been selected to co-ordinate the MRD sector.
   
2. I-shiner ASHFAAQ has started shooting for the small ad that we intend to make for the I-Shine Project. It does not seem as easy as we expected as a lot of co-ordination is expected. Nevertheless, good footage has been acquired. Script is being processed by JASON

1st June 2010

• Right now we have two I-Shiners, Mrs Vyjayanthi & Dr.Shinde who are interested and undergoing curses in counseling. We could have them do psychological profiling and suggest forms of therapy which can be incorporated in recreational therapies. Dr. Shinde is ready to do this every Tuesday 2pm onwards.
• We received a new volunteer , Mr. Balu, who is a retired bank Manager. He would be great in managing the Medical Records section(MRD) in the OPD.
  
• We started to form a TIME SCHEDULE for all the volunteers. Looking good and looks like MRD is being sorted out.
• Spoke to the clinicla psychologist of St.Martha's about allowing postings of counseling students to be at the stroke rehab .
  

Great going ANAND !!

24th - 29th May 2010 - the Week that was ..

The Overseas volunteers in the past have always surprised us with their dedication and zeal for the project . Last year Rahul (from Canada) & Arunjay (from the USA) spared no efforts trying to take the I-Shine message to their known circles, which included celebrities from the Kannada film industries. They also went through tough times , getting through the harsh personal secretaries of celebs and learnt many a thing of the Indian film industry.

They met people and spread the awareness of the I-Shine Message & Stroke Related concepts.

This year , we intend to do more with the new group of volunteers that we get. My sincere thanks to Mr. Venkatesh Murthy & Ms.Sinu Joseph of YFS for taking our appeal for volunteers seriously.

I-Shiner Vyjayanthi has done an excellent job in preparing ADITYA for his school that begins in the firt week of JUNE 2010. Now , she has started the same iniative with MADIHA (an Infantile STROKE case) as well. Here (photo on the right) you can see ADITYA's Session in progress.

MADIHA was born with one half of her body paralysed. she speaks a few words even though she is supposed to be going to school for a year now. What we are trying to achieve, is to make her vocalize and socialize so that she can fit in the regular schooling better.
THIS year's overseas Volunteers ; Ms.Monica and Arkansha (seen in the left) have stepped in quite well in their first week of postings. They have already mingled well with the patients (including STROKE adult and children) .Unfortunately Monica would be with us just for a week , but we will always be proud to have had her as an I-Shiner.
Arkansha would be with us for two months.
Here you see them conducting a group recreational therapy session for the children. MADIHA can be seen in the far left .

This year we have focused on giving more initiative to the volunteers. The Volunteers were allowed , much earlier to start individual sessions with patients.

Here (Above) , you can see our volunteer team leader (ANAND) helping his allotted case , Mr.MEETHALAL, to walk in the external walkway. and then taking an individual session for hand exercises and balance on Saturday 29th May.

Now that the volunteers are coming in, we are going for have a schedule fixed on a rotation system for volunteers posting at the medical records department, STROKE, and orthopaedic department. Hopefully in the comming week we have a more organized formate for the volunteers to follow. More volunteers are still required and we are keeping our fingers crossed.

Special thanks to the above mentioned volunteers, including Harini, Kavya, Dhanush, Malya, Abhishek and the many others who have spent time with us. God bless you all.

J

Meeting with YFS Health & Enviormental Co-ordinator

• Meeting highlights the Mission and Future projects of the I-Shine Project by Jason Furtado.
  
• The Enviormental Project Co-Ordinator , Mr. Vikshut, was shown various areas that could be developed around the hospital. The projects that could be taken up are : Landscaping, Eco-Awareness and No-plastic Drives, Eco-Gift Shop/Fete. He also gave an intro of the various projects being done in Bangalore.
  
• The Health Co-ordinator, Ms.Sinu, announced that there would be 2-3 foreign volunteers coming to st.Marthas. Plus , few more volunteers to help out with the Hospital volunteer axillary.
  
• The hospital PRO was also present at the meeting.
• Two volunteers were present , who would be joining on the 22nd of May 2010, 9 to 1pm, where they would meet older volunteers as well.

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