In this issue... Life in New Zealand with a Stroke, by David G. Ray High Blood Pressure and Your Stroke, by Joe Flasher Let's Make a Deal, by Rhonda Peterson Communicating with People who have Aphasia, By Henning van Aswegen Website Review: The Low Vision Centers of Indiana -- Stroke/Brain Injury Vision Care Bios: Joe Flasher and Irene Sharpham About Us

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In this issue, David Ray continues his report on his recent road trip. Joe Flasher writes about types of blood pressure medication. Rhonda Peterson reflects on the process of making choices. A article written by Henning VanAswegen suggesting helps for communication with those with aphasia is reprinted. The web page Stroke/Brain Injury Vision Care of The Low Vision Centers of Indiana is reviewed. Biographies are of Joe Flasher and Irene Sharpham. Irene's bio includes a link to her short book. Enjoy.

	Life in New Zealand with a Stroke, by David G. Ray
David reports on beginning his Stroke Clubs second half of the year. Then he continues the saga of his recent road trip. Life in New Zealand with a Stroke... »

	High Blood Pressure and Your Stroke, by Joe Flasher
Joe lists for our readers various drug types, which are used for hypertension. He explains how each of them works. High Blood Pressure Drugs... »

	Let's Make a Deal, by Rhonda Peterson
Rhonda reflects on the experience of making choices. We are all confronted by choices, which make a tremendous difference to our future. Rhonda writes about attitudes, which promote healthy choices. Let's Make a Deal... »

	Communicating with People who have Aphasia, By Henning van Aswegen
This is a reprint of an article first published in StrokeNet in May 2002. Henning, who struggled with aphasia after his stroke shares with readers some helps in communicating with those who have aphasia. Be sure to read his suggestions, especially if you are struggling with communication. Communicating... »

	Website Review: The Low Vision Centers of Indiana -- Stroke/Brain Injury Vision Care
The Low Vision Centers of Indiana web page discussing Stroke/Brain Injlury Vision Care is reviewed. This page explains the common vision problems experienced by stroke survivors. Solutions are discussed. Of particular interest are sections dealing with reading and driving. Website Review... »

	Bios: Joe Flasher and Irene Sharpham
Joe, who is a retired pharmacist, had his first stroke in June of 2001. His bio tells the story of his recovery. Joe contributes to StrokeNet. He is currently writing a series on drugs most often used by stroke survivors. Irene stroked in 1990. Her biography tells of her extraordinary journey over the last 13 years. She battled aphasia. In 2001 she published a short book documenting her experience. A link to the book, "My Brain Is Racing By Leaps and Bounds" is included.

	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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