2015 UW Brain Awareness Open House Event--Planning

We're in the final stages of planning our booth/exhibit for the 2015 Brain Awareness Open House event on March 3rd.  Looking forward to seeing over 650 students from Western Washington schools, as well as teachers & parents.

Lots of interesting items for handouts, as well as bringing the Hydrocephalus Doll (a generous gift from Medtronic last year) to its first event!  I've brought it to meetings & to some social gatherings (non-hydrocephalus related), with great feedback.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of our long distance friends at the event, helping out with the exhibit.  It will be great to see them again, since many aren't able to make it to the monthly meetins, unfortunately.

For those who don't know about the UW's Brain Awareness Open House, it is an annual event for school age kids to learn about how the brain functions.  It is always a fascinating event for kids, as well as parents & teachers.  Many learn about new aspects found in brain research.  Our group talks about living with hydrocephalus, the causes & the complexities of the condition.

The next support group meeting will be on February 21st, from 1-3 pm in the Casey Conference Room at Swedish Hospital's Cherry Hill Campus (17th & Jefferson, Seattle). 

Summary of January, 2015 Meeting

It was a great meeting.  We discussed personal developments, as well as plans for the new year.  Among those plans was Brain Awareness Open House, scheduled for March 3rd.  We are going to be getting new informational handouts and are making plans for more out of town assistance.  Planning for a great 2015 event--as usual.

The 1-3 pm schedule is a good one.  Although our out of town members have only half an hour to get their lunch before the dining hall closes at 1:30 pm.  So glad we didn't have to meet on game day--that can be a real hassle when picking up or dropping people off at the train station.

As usual, we brainstorm ideas of how to make this year's exhibit better than the last.

Looking forward to February's meeting.

JANUARY MEETING

Looking forward to our first meeting for 2015.  I would have updated this earlier, but life got in the way for the last several weeks.

We will still be meeting in the Casey Conference Room at Swedish Hospital's Cherry Hill campus, from 1-3 pm.  We welcome anyone with an interest in hydrocephalus, no registration required.  Drop ins & kids are welcome to attend.

Looking forward to Saturday!!

December Meeting

Looking forward to the December meeting on the 20th.  As usual, we will be meeting from 12:45 pm to 3:00 pm in the Casey Conference Room at Swedish Hospital's Cherry Hill campus (17th & Jefferson, Seattle).  Drop ins & kids are welcome.

Starting in January, our meeting time will be from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on the third Saturday of each month, in the same conference room. 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We did, despite having the oven die on us even before getting started!  Had to run out and buy a new countertop oven.  Everything turned out fine in the end.

I love this time of year!  Christmas is next.

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and a happy 2015.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hope that everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving on Thursday.  I'm always thankful to be alive & well.

We got the official notice/invitation to participate in the UW's Brain Awareness Open House for 2015.  It will be held on March 3rd.  I'll be filling out the form shortly.  Looking forward to participating again.

I've already posted the meeting schedule for 2015.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting, on December 20th, from 12:45 pm to 3:00 pm in the Casey Conference Room.  Hard to believe that it is almost the end of 2014!!

2015 Meeting Schedule

In 2015 we will be meeting, as usual, on the third Saturday of each month, in the Casey Conference Room located in the cafeteria/dining area of Swedish Hospital's Cherry Hill campus (17th & Jefferson, Seattle).  We will be meeting from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

As always, we welcome families, friends, caregivers and those (of all ages) living with the condition of hydrocephalus.  Drop ins & kids are welcome to attend.

The 2015 meeting dates are:

January 17th
February 21st
March 21st
April 18th
May 16th
June 20th
July 18th
August 15th
September 19th
October 17th
November 21st
December 19th (Happy Birthday Kim!)

Our November meeting for 2014 will be November 15th from 12:45 pm to 3:00 pm.