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Welcome to the April issue of StrokeNet. This month we include articles,
which describe how stroke survivors are reaching out. Rod Sparks shares the
story of a "Walk for Stroke" in which he participated in Tempe, Az. Gunter
Wenzel shares photos from the "Stars for Stroke" event held by The Stroke
Recovery Association of Manitoba. There is also an interview with Susan
Cotter Marshall where she explains her work as a mentor for The Stroke
Network.
Also in the issue, Steve Mallory reports on two changes on the website:
the Gallery for photos and Top Sites for sharing websites. David Ray reports
on The Lower Hutt Stroke Club March meetings. An article is included with
four notices of interest to readers. In her website review Janice Rodriguez
focuses on seizures and epilepsy. Bios, which are now located in the
Gallery, are of Dorothy Bove and Gunter Wenzel.
Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory
Steve Mallory explains additions within the Message Board. Members can
add pictures in the Gallery. This is also the place to go to add your
biography. He also explains the addition of Top Sites where you can share
personal websites or websites of interest to stroke survivors.
Read Steve's Remarks...
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Life In New Zealand with a Stroke, By David Ray |
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David reports on his Stroke Club's two March meetings. The first was a
speaker talking about the trip she and her husband took to Turkey. The
second was the half year picnic in the Otari Bush Gardens.
Life In New Zealand with a Stroke... »
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Walk for Stroke by Rod Sparks |
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Stroke Network member Rod shares stories and pictures from a recent Walk
for Stroke in which he (and 8000 others) participated. Kudos to all
members of the stroke family who take the time and effort to make these
events successful.
Walk for Stroke... »
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Stars for Strokes Photos, by Gunter Wenzel |
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Gunter Wenzel shares photos from The Stroke Recovery Association of
Manitoba event "Stars for Stroke." Read Gunter's bio in this issue to
hear the story of how he became involved.
Stars for Stroke... »
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Mentor Interview |
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Susan Cotter Marshall is Guestbook Moderator and Mentor for the Stroke
Network. She answers questions about her mentor experience. If you have
ever considered becoming a mentor be sure to check out her comments
Mentor Interview... »
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Notices |
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Reader Jean Crawley is currently organizing a Stroke Network Quilting
Group. Her email in included. Please contact her if you wish more
information.
Human Engineering Research Laboratories explains a database of
wheelchair users they are compiling. The Registry is an informational
service that uses an interested participant's profile as a wheelchair
user to qualify for approved wheelchair research studies.
The Cole Center for Healing and Cincinnati Hyperbarics are hosting a
free presentation on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Cincinnati, OH, USA on
Thursday, April 22, 2004.
Integrative Speech Therapy is organizing Technology Training
Workshops to be held in Potomac, Maryland, USA. Sessions will be held
March 29-30, 2004; May 23- 24, 2004; and July 12-13, 2004. Participants
will learn to integrate the latest advances in computers and technology.
Notices... »
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Website Review, By Janice Rodriguez |
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Janice reviews several sites, which give information on seizures and
epilepsy. Some sites give general information while others provide info
on epilepsy caused by stroke. Janice also covers two sites, which give
info on medicines. These sites provide information on drugs relating to
seizure and epilepsy, but other medications as well.
Website Review... »
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Bios: Dorothy Bove and Gunter Wenzel |
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Dorothy Bove had an aneurysm on September 11, 2000 when she was 28. Two
weeks following surgery she had a stroke. She explains how far she has
come. Her positive attitude has been a key.
Gunter Wenzel stroked on January 5, 2003. His story includes
information of how he became involved with The Stroke Recovery
Association of Manitoba (SAM). Pictures taken at a reason event SAM
held, "Stars for Stroke," can be found above.
Bios... »
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Our Organization |
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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 what 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. The print version of this
newsletter is available at the website. Contents of this newsletter may
not otherwise be reprinted without the organization's permission. Please
contact the editor.
Frequently Asked Questions »
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