In this issue... Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory Life In New Zealand with a Stroke, By David Ray Managing Chronic Pain, By Joe Flasher Visiting Pets At Hospitals And Rehab Centers, By Dez Crawford Conference Announcement Website Review, By Janice Rodriguez Bios: Dennis Galindo and Jim Weir Our Organization

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Steve reflects on 2003. David Ray shares two New Zealand Christmas menus. Joe Flasher writes about chronic pain and management aids. Dez Crawford reports on pet regulations for visiting hospitals and rehab centers. Innovation and Research in Intervention Radiology's Stroke Meeting is announced. Janice Rodriguez reviews a group of websites, which cover several issues including Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), hole in the heart. Dennis Galindo and Jim Weir share their biographies.

Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory

Steve introduces the New Year by reviewing Stroke Network Accomplishments from 2003.

Read Steve's Remarks...

	Life In New Zealand with a Stroke, By David Ray
David reports his Stroke Club is on holiday. They are planning their coming year and programs which aid members. He also shares with readers New Zealand Christmas Dinner menus. David also informs readers of his recent health problems. Life In New Zealand with a Stroke... »

	Managing Chronic Pain, By Joe Flasher
Joe shares data on chronic pain. He covers information on several different types of medication used to manage pain. Managing Chronic Pain... »

	Visiting Pets At Hospitals And Rehab Centers, By Dez Crawford
Dez shares the rules for pets visiting hospitals and rehab centers. Should you take a pet to visit its owner? Pet Visits for Stroke Survivors... »

	Conference Announcement
Innovation and Research in Interventional Radiology (IR²) Stroke Meeting The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Research and Education Foundation (CIRREF) will be holding its second annual IR² meeting, January 30-31, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD. The two- day conference is designed for clinicians, basic scientists, physician-scientists, trainees from academia, private practice, government and industry. Conference... »

	Website Review, By Janice Rodriguez
Janice writes her first website review for StrokeNet. It is a multipart review She introduces seven websites. Most revolve around the issue of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), a hole in the heart. This is a malady affecting some stoke survivors. Website Review... »

	Bios: Dennis Galindo and Jim Weir
Dennis Galindo experienced a brainstem stroke over three years ago. His shares some recent pictures of himself, family and friends. Jim Weir stroked May 2003. He explains the luck of quick thinking on his family's part and his own determination to educate others how to recognize and quickly treat stroke.

	Our Organization
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. Frequently Asked Questions »

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