Celebrating Our Healings!
Healings in Motion is proud to celebrate the 4th year of the Central Valley Recovery, Awareness, Preventing Strokes program (“CV-RAPS”). This program was developed to bring people throughout the community together to hear experts that have been trained in some aspect of healing or recovery from a brain attack, a stroke. Since damage to the brain also causes cognitive and neurological problems similar to those who have incurred a brain injury, Healings in Motion also includes programs that embrace those who are recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury (“TBI”). Caregivers play a substantial role in caring for survivors; they are always a vital part of our programs.
A celebration is worthy because healing is a victory. It is a time to reflect on all of the experts that have come and shared new concepts and ideas, to answer questions that may not have been answered at your doctor’s visit, and it is also a time to reflect on what each one of us is doing to be better at knowing and utilizing the resources that we now have.
The “CV-RAPS” program unites people from different stroke support groups with those who are from the community who are inquisitive and seeking materials and answers to prevent a stroke or better care for a loved one. “CV-RAPS” is an extra arm of support, but in reality, acts as a learning chamber to empower you to push forward with your dignity as an informed patient and an empathic professional. “CV-RAPS” offers an opportunity to expand your resources and medical contacts and to keep sharpening the tools you need to push forward in the process of healing.
A large part of the benefit gained from “CV-RAPS” is that is patient-driven. No matter what level of recovery, your thoughts, input and engagement is welcomed and needed. Each year when we celebrate we move the notch up a little more because we are better. We are here to recognize our achievements and aspire to be better than we are today this time next year. Your healing is measureable. Can you measure pain better? Have your cognitive skills improved? Are your emotions still in turmoil or are you feeling better? Do you feel in control of your vitals, like your blood pressure? Are you more organized in your thoughts and with your household responsibilities? Are you happy? We had experts addressing all of these issues over this past year. Your brain is learning and you are rewiring. You decided to beat the odds and never give up! That is what we are celebrating today!!!!
You are encouraged to know your resources and use them. Your being here in whatever capacity you serve, as a survivor, Caregiver, as one of our medical champions, as one of our cherished sponsors or any other associate, is substantially valuable to Healings in Motion and has made “CV-RAPS” possible.
“CV-RAPS” is one aspect of Healings in Motion. Everyone is encouraged to keep up with the on-going activities of Healings in Motion on facebook (www.facebook.com/healingsinmotion) or our blog (www.healingsinmotion.wordpress.com). We are growing and becoming better every day!
Thank You!
