May

STROKENET Newsletter

May 1, 2002 Vol 2 Issue #5

Linda Wisman, Editor,

mailto:LWisman@strokenetwork.org

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IN THIS ISSUE

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=> Sponsorship Notice

=> Organization Highlights

=> Editor's Message

=> Scooter Fundraiser

=> Living with Stroke in New Zealand

=> Essay: Is Stroke a Preventable Disease?

=> Product Review: Bungalow Software

=> Communicating With People Who Have Aphasia

=> “Brain Attack” Excerpts

=> Website Review: www.differentstrokes.co.uk

=> Bio: Beth Weil

=> Bio: Tonya J. Schettner

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Organization Highlights, by Steve Mallory

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Steve talks about the new website design with helpful pointers

on where to go, the current fundraiser raffle and the new mentor

program. Read all about it at

http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/org/malloryorgmay2002.htm

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Editor's Message, by Lin Wisman

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May is stroke awareness month. What can you do to help? Stroke

survivors and caregivers are both in a unique position to aid

in spreading the word of the symptoms of stroke and helpful data

as to how to successfully relate to stroke survivors. Congratulations

to each of us for having made it through another challenging, but

successful year!

Steve invites each of us to visit the new redesigned web pages.

Navigation has improved. Then he introduces the new fundraiser.

Tickets are being sold for $25 to raffle off a donated electric

scooter. Finally each of us is invited to become a mentor.

Next there is a special invitation to participate in the Stroke

Network fundraiser Steve wrote about. Don’t miss your chance to

help.

David Ray’s New Zealand Stroke Club didn’t meet this month so we

get the treat of the story of his four-day tramp trough Milford

Track.

Rhonda takes a break from humor. In honor of Stroke Awareness

month she writes an essay addressing the issue of stroke being

a preventable disease. The stroke survivor’s take on this issue

is bound to differ from many medical professionals.

This month we include three articles focusing on aphasia. There

is a review of Bungalow Software, which is designed to help those

with aphasia regain their speaking, reading, and writing abilities.

Henning van Aswegen shares some suggestions of how to communicate

with those who have aphasia. Following Henning’s article are excepts

from Polly’s book “BRAIN ATTACK: Danger, Chaos, Opportunity and

Empowerment.” At the end of her article is a list of helpful

resources. Polly and Henning are both stroke survivors who were

diagnosed with severe aphasia.

This months website review by Barbara Layne considers

www.differentstrokes.co.uk a site designed for young stroke

survivors.

Our biographies this month are by Beth Weil, a survivor of a

decade, and Tonya J. Schettner who is a new stroke survivor.

I hope you enjoy the reading.

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Scooter Fund Raiser

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The Stroke Network would like to take this opportunity to

announce our new fundraiser. It is a raffle for an electric

scooter. The cost per ticket is $25.

Think about individuals and organizations you know who would

like to have a scooter. Share the info with them.

See details at…

http://www.strokenetwork.org/memberzone/fundraiser/scooter.htm

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Living with stroke in New Zealand, by David G. Ray

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David tells of his walk on the Milford Track.

http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/newzealand/nzmay2002.htm

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Essay: Is Stroke a Preventable Disease?, by Rhonda Petersen

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Stroke is being taunted as a preventable disease. Rhonda give

us a thoughtful essay on the subject.

http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/humor/petersonstrokeaware.htm

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Product Review: Bungalow Software, by Polly Perez

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Polly reviews Bungalow Software. It is designed to help those

suffering aphasia.

http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/products/bungalow.htm

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Communicating With People Who Have Aphasia,

by Henning van Aswegen

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Henning was first diagnosed with aphasia in 1987. He gives some

helpful advice on how to communicate with those afflicted.

http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/articles/aphasiavanaswegen.htm

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“Brain Attack” Excerpts, by Polly Perez

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Read some excerpts from Polly’s book.

http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/articles/aphasiaperez.htm

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Web Site Review, by Barbara Layne

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May’s review covers www.differentstrokes.co.uk. This site, from

The United Kingdom, is designed especially for young stroke

survivors.

http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/websites/laynedifstrokes.htm

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Biography: Beth Weil

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Beth stroked over ten years ago. Her story of how she has

recovered and continues to recover reminds us of the miracle

and the hard work needed for stoke recovery.

http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/bios/bethweilbio.htm

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Biography: Tonya J. Schettner

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Tonya stroked in November 2001. Caused by a hereditary disease,

she has just begun the struggle, but has come far.

http://www.strokenetwork.org/newsletter/bios/tonyaschettnerbio.htm

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Stroke Awareness for Everyone