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Happy New Year. We hope that 2003 brings good things into your life.
Living with stroke has been a surprising good experience for many of our
readers. We hope this year brings positive energy in your direction. The
first issue of StrokeNet for 2003 includes a number of interesting articles.
David Ray's stroke club is taking a winter break, but he shares with us
some of his family holiday traditions. Reader Mike Tallinger contributes an
inspirational story about his stroke experience. Next find a book review of
"Your Mother has Suffered a Slight Stroke" by Kathleen Bosworth, which tells
a stroke story from the perspective of a family member. Many will appreciate
the helpful hints in the article about G tubes. The website review is of
Washington University (St Louis) Stroke Center site. Finally we hope you
enjoy the bios of readers David Borer who lives in England and George Murray
from South Africa. Happy reading!
Organization Highlights, by Steve Mallory
Steve begins his remarks this year by listing Stroke Network
accomplishments for 2002. He then introduces the new Medical Director, Shawn
Jennings.
Read Steve's Remarks...
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Life in New Zealand with a Stroke, by David G. Ray |
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David's stroke club is taking a winter break. So David reports on his
family holiday, sharing traditions from New Zealand.
David's Article... »
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Stroke Reflections, by Mike Tallinger |
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Mike Tallinger stroked on March 1, 2000. In this writing he both shares
his experiences and offers advise to others. His story is an
inspirational one. He has had to relearn many things. He reminds us that
the frustration experienced is worth it as the stroke survivor
continually relearns various abilities.
Read Mike's article... »
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Book Review: Your Mother has Suffered a Slight Stroke, by Lin Wisman |
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In her book "Your Mother has Suffered a Slight Stroke" Kathleen Bosworth
shares the story of her mother's series of strokes. Written from the
perspective of a family member who had to bear much of the
responsibility and decision-making, it gives insight into the complex
situation with which a stroke family must contend.
The Review... »
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G Tube Care |
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Many stroke survivors have a G Tube. This article discusses its care.
The swallowing reflex does improve over time. The article explains how
to care for the tube. It gives helpful hints from someone who has been
there.
G Tube care... »
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Website Review, www.strokecenter.org, by Lin Wisman |
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This month's review is of Washington University's stroke website,
http://www.strokecenter.org. This large website includes an area for the
survivor, family and caregivers. A section is also provided for health
professionals. The site is very well organized and is recommended.
Website Review... »
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Bios: David Borer and George Murray |
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David Borer, who lives in a small town in England, stroked in May of
1999 at age 59. He tells how he proved the experts wrong by progressing
beyond what was thought possible. Since his stroke he has married,
extended his interest in photography and managed long distance
traveling.
George Murray is a reader from South Africa. His stroke occurred in
November 2001 when he was just over 60. He found himself researching to
learn more about stroke. He has battled depression as he has come to
terms with the long-term losses from his stroke.
Bios... »
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About Us |
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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.
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