In this issue... Organization Highlights, by Steve Mallory Life in New Zealand with a Stroke, by David G. Ray Car Titles, by Rhonda Peterson Stroke Survivor Rehabilitation Recommendations Keyboarding Alternatives, by Lin Wisman Book Review: One Handed in a Two Handed World, by Michael Roberts Website Review, by Barbara Layne Bios: Timothy Minikel and Kit Morrison About Us

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Also in the issue you will find an article where Rhonda Peterson reveals her relationship with her cars. David Ray writes his monthly column on Living with Stroke in New Zealand. Barbara Layne provides a website review. At the end of the newsletter are this month's bios featuring Timothy Minikel and Kit Morrison. Happy Reading! To write to the editor chose to reply to this email.

Organization Highlights, by Steve Mallory

Steve shares news of the Stroke Network. First he comments on the new chat room and site search purchased this month for the website.

He tells of a newsletter article, which was published in his local newspaper. In addition to great publicity for the Stroke Network it also initiated some donations.

Read Steve's Remarks...

	Life in New Zealand with a Stroke, by David G. Ray
This month's Stroke Club meeting included a talk by a rugby commentator and a report from a fellow stroke survivor's recent trip to North America. Finally David shares with us information about Queenstown, including skiing data. David's Article... »

	Car Titles, by Rhonda Peterson
Rhonda shares a brief story she wrote for "The Ramblings." In it she introduces two cars she has owned. Do you have a close personal relationship with your vehicle??? Rhonda's Article »

	Stroke Survivor Rehabilitation Recommendations
We asked readers to help with ideas of how they manage with one hand in a two handed world. Several made suggestions that will be helpful to stroke survivors whether they have the use of two, one, or no hands The list includes everything from dental floss that can be used with one hand to having a cell phone handy. The listing shows that there is no end to the ingenuity stroke survivors have used to make the world a more workable place. Take a look at the ideas and see if there isn't something that could help to you! The Recommendations... »

	Keyboarding Alternatives, by Lin Wisman
Keyboarding problems have frustrated most stroke survivors. No matter how many hands you have available the keyboard has probably been a source of irritation. In the article various options to alleviate this frustration are discussed. In addition there are links, which will help you find more information. Keyboarding Options... »

	Book Review: One Handed in a Two Handed World, by Michael Roberts
Michael recommends this book which includes practical advise for stroke survivors. The Review »

	Website Review, by Barbara Layne
This month's stroke website is: www.mayo.edu/cerebro/education/stroke.html It is a site about stroke from the Mayo Clinic. It contains all the usual sections - "what is a stroke?" - ""types of strokes" - "warning signs", etc. A different twist are the sections, "Impact of Stroke on Family and Support Groups" and "Emotional Response to Stroke". Explore all of the sections and you will, hopefully, learn something new about a subject that has become all too familiar to us all! The Mayo Website »

	Bios: Timothy Minikel and Kit Morrison
Timothy shares his stroke stories including his frustration of wanting to return to work, vision problems and problems with memories and dreaming. Kit shares with us his 15 years journey of recovery. He proves that the long haul is not only possible, but worth it! Kit Morrison Timothy Minikel

	About Us
What is The Stroke Network? Where did it come from? Who are the people that work there? Read the FAQ if you would like to know. Just with is FAQ? I've seen it on the Internet several times but I've never understood what it stood for. What is FAQ and why does our organization have these letters? FAQ is an acronym for Frequently Asked Questions. It's basically questions that most people are going to ask if they want to know about your web site and service. Our organization has a FAQ in order to give you some background information and insight into our organization. The FAQ is linked from virtually every single page on our whole web site. If you scroll down the page and look on the left column you will see a button with a question mark. Click on the button and you will be hyperlinked to our FAQ web page. You will learn about the formation of our organization and it's history. You can find out who are our partners and learn about our basic policies. Most of the frequently asked questions can be found here but if you have more please let us know. About Us »

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