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MSWA Bulletin Summer 16

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WILSON OUTREACH NEWS

WILSON OUTREACH NEWS NICOLA RYAN, MSWA SENIOR OUTREACH COORDINATOR As part of our ‘World Trip’ for 2016, Wilson Outreach celebrated DAWN the Olympic BURKE, Games VOLUNTEER in style as we COORDINATOR were right there in Rio!! Perfect timing for us as a group to be ’visiting’ this amazing city at that special time. As well as decorating the Wilson Atrium with as much colour and feathers as we could find, we were very active participating in our very own Olympics. Our Members got behind our Olympians and cheered them on dressed in lots of green and gold as our photo so wonderfully shows! The highlight of our month in Rio was the Carnivale on the last week. This was exceptionally colourful and we enjoyed beautiful food prepared by Giselle, with both Members and staff joining in the fun and festivities. Our last ‘trip’ away for this year was Hawaii; we will share the highlights of that with you early in 2017. With the warmer weather in the last few weeks the Outreach group has been able to get out and about which is always a great feeling, particularly this year after having such a long, cold winter. Groups visited Kings Park in September when the wildflowers were in full bloom as well as going back to Tomato Lake, which has been a favourite place to visit for many years. MARGARET DOODY RESPITE HOUSE (MDH) NEWS CHRIS RUSH There’s always something going on here at MDH! Recently Kate, a regular resident, thought we needed some “Secret Women’s Business”. Instead of buying us thank you chocolates, Kate chose the healthier face mask pamper option! Whilst the male guests declined her kind offer (can’t think why), the other residents and staff embraced the opportunity! Take a look at the photo! MDH has had a great year, we have had some refurbishment and lots of our regulars staying with us as well as some welcome new faces. SOUTHSIDE NEWS NOVEMBER 2016 ANGIE WALLACE Our big news at Southside was a win in the recent MSWA Mega Home Lottery. We had 7 (tickets) syndicates and ‘D’ ticket (with 20 members) won a case of 12 bottles of Merlot wine!! Next time…the house! With the festive season just around the corner, many of our Members and volunteers are busily making decorations for the Christmas tables. Very creative! Judy, Barry and Chad are all back with us after illness or operations. Now we wish Helen a speedy recovery! We are very lucky to have such beautiful picnic spots so close to Wilson so popping out for morning tea is very easy. One group had a lovely walk around Sanctuary Waters park which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone, and seeing the new born ducklings enjoying the beautiful sunshine. If you are reading this and would like to know more about activities happening within our Outreach programme, which believe me are very varied, please don’t hesitate to call my direct line 9365 4830 or call reception on 9365 4888. We can discuss options of which day may suit you better as we do have places available and with the new year approaching you could be looking forward to joining us in 2017!!! You just never know where we will be ‘travelling’ to! If you are considering an out of home respite break for your loved one – perhaps you are travelling on your own or just need a short break from your caring role, then please consider MDH. Located in City Beach we pride ourselves on a homely environment. Our MSWA staff are trained and experienced in supporting people with MS and other neurological conditions from moderate to high care needs. Please give me a call on 9385 9574 to discuss MDH and arrange a visit and/or booking. While on this topic, we know that Sue Shapland has had a challenge with her hand. We hope it heals up soon, Sue! (A thumbs up, as it were!) Our Physio Sharon is back from three weeks of travel in Japan with a couple of friends. By the sounds of it she thoroughly enjoyed the experience. “Ohisashiburi, Sharon” … good to see you again. How about a slide show soon? Southside send our best wishes to all for a safe and happy festive season; take care and see you next year! 34 | MSWA BULLETIN SUMMER 2016

ROCKINGHAM TUESDAY OUTREACH GROUP & SOUTHSIDE NEWS NICOLA RYAN, MSWA SENIOR OUTREACH COORDINATOR Our Tuesday Outreach group at Rockingham is well and truly up and running as you can see from these photos taken at our Melbourne Cup gathering. It was encouraging to have some extra Members stay back after their physio, who hadn’t paid us a visit up until then! The group has been building slowly and the idea is to now get the word out there so we can build it up even more, ready for the start of the New Year! At this stage, we only offer a morning tea, with the potential for a lunch being provided depending on demand and when the numbers grow a little more. Several Members have been encouraged by the games on offer saying “it’s a long time since we’ve had someone to play scrabble with” or “we’ve had someone spend some time with us showing us how to play a new game”. Others have asked for more craft activities which was great timing for the table decorations for the Rockingham Christmas Party! Please pass on the word to any Members you may know living in the southern corridor who you think would benefit from socialisation which, as we already know, plays a huge part in one’s wellbeing. Our long-standing Friday group known as ‘Southside’ can, on any Friday, have as many as 20 Members plus volunteers and staff, even after moving into bigger premises it can get quite tight in the Centre. With the Tuesday group being new, it’s smaller and that could make it easier for some. One Member has already said that she feels like the new kid on the block and is more than happy to be in a new group as it starts out! BEECHBORO OUTREACH NEWS GISELLE MARTIN, RESOURCE COORDINATOR Hooray, winter is over! We have celebrated by filling our raised garden beds with colourful flowers. These will brighten up our outdoor area, which we are hoping to use more with the mild weather (before it gets too hot again!). During October, both of our groups, Eastside and Northside, celebrated their anniversary. Eastside met at the Osborne Park Hotel for a restaurant lunch, with a private room just for us! Everyone enjoyed their meals and had a good time; special thanks to Sue Shapland and Gail Palmer for joining our celebration. Northside met at The Springs Tavern, taking up most of the dining area! Our beloved co-ordinator Zoe (currently on maternity leave) popped in to ‘show off the baby’ and what a gorgeous boy he is! Both events went smoothly and I’m sure everyone appreciated having a lovely outing together as a group. The Outreach group runs similarly to other existing Outreach groups in Wilson, Beechboro, Bunbury and Albany where Members can access physiotherapy as well as massage therapy. Members do not have to attend these services if they do not wish to but the services are there if needed and Members need to have an assessment before accessing these services. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call me on 9365 4830 (Mon-Thurs) or 9592 9202 at Rockingham on a Friday and ask for Nicola. I can also be reached via email nicola.ryan@mswa.org.au. If you would prefer to come and see me that’s fine also. Sometimes it’s just the extra little bits of information that may be helpful for some Members. Our Rockingham Centre also provides a base for several of the MSWA health and Individual Options teams, so they can see you by appointment onsite and closer to home. Halloween and Melbourne Cup just about fell on top of each other this year, so we debated over what to do. In the end, Melbourne Cup won out and we all joined in our own ‘table top’ horse race with a fun little punt. The sweeps were successful with a few lucky winners taking more than one place! After the racing day, we set out to enjoy a virtual trip to Hawaii! Painting, tongue twisters and word jumbles were just a few of the things keeping spirits high as we dreamt of a tropical paradise. The room always looks bright with everyone wearing their leis and the support staff in their grass skirts and coconut bras! Our next big events were the Christmas parties which we will share in the next edition. Have a safe and happy festive season and we look forward to catching up in 2017! MSWA BULLETIN SUMMER 2016 | 35

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