The just concluded SSSRCN programme was held on Friday, the 20th August, 2021 which enabled stroke survivors to come together as one big family to have fun, share testimonies and learn more on how to live a healthy and fulfilling life even with their present condition and also learn about preventive measures to prevent further or future health issues.

The first phase of the program was a check of the survivor’s vitals followed by an exercise segment in which all the survivors participated in a class exercise program and the segment was anchored by PT. Adekunle

Moments Captured from the SSSRCN Meeting in August

Educative Session

After the exercise session, the first invited speaker was introduced in the person of Mr. Fatusi from the department of clinical Psychology who spoke and addressed the stroke survivor’s on the topic “Unconditional self acceptance” His major point on the topic was how patients can take good care of themselves not minding their present health status, he further addressed the stroke survivor’s not to consider their health status a spiritual attack but rather, a medical condition which was caused by some underlying health factor and they shouldn’t compare themselves in any way with anyone. He also advised the patients to rest well and take their medications regularly as prescribed by the doctor.

The second speaker was invited in person of Miss Abiri from the Occupational therapy unit who emphasized on how stroke survivor’s can be of relevance to themselves and people around them by involving themselves in some day to day activities or house chores which will serve as a form of exercise to their bodies and not be dependent always on their caregivers but rather be independent. Therefore, the stroke survivor’s were advised to visit the OT unit for more practicable explanations.

Interactive Session

The third speaker was Dr. (Mrs.) Fasiku from CMPC who came in company of other doctors from the same department. Her speech was on how stroke survivor’s can take good care of themselves by maintaining good personal hygiene on a daily basis. She also said that foods should be taken in the right proportion including more of fruits and vegetables with water. She also emphasized on the importance of hand-washing regularly when need be. The fourth and the last speaker was invited and introduced who goes by the name Mr. Adegbola from the Nutrition and diet department. His speech was strictly on how stroke survivor’s should eat balanced diet and should erase it from their thoughts that some food should be abandoned because of their health status but rather eat food in there right proportions. Furthermore, he spoke on the need and importance of reducing salt and seasoning intake by the stroke survivor’s and backed his word by the measurement given by the WHO on salt intake on a daily basis. He showed the stroke survivor’s an example of the amount of salt that should be taken on a daily basis as recommended by the WHO which is 1tsp (one teaspoon) of salt per day.

The progrmme came to an end by some stroke survivor’s asking questions from all the invited speakers and getting clarifications on things they didn’t understand thereafter, a vote of thanks was said by PT. Owoola who directed the programme.