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Welcome to the June issue of StrokeNet. Steve Mallory shares the news of
hearing from two hospitals interested in the website. David Ray not only
reports on his Stroke Club meetings but he includes info on Kiwis. Kathy
Bosworth writes the first of a two part series "Getting your Affairs in
Order." Frank Carl sent an article about the Rylyn Meacham not-for-profit
center in Oklahoma City.
Jean Googenheimer provides her first selection from the Stroke Article
Newsfeed. Janice Rodriguez reviews websites, which focus on aphasia. Dennis
Martin's bio is highlighted.
Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory
Steve shares the news of hearing from two hospitals interested in The
Stroke Network. He reminds all members to place a pin indicating their
location on the map at the website and to post their bio. Instructions for
both are included.
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 the
two meetings of his local stroke club in May. During the first the
speaker talked about living in New Zealand between the first and second
World Wars. The second meeting was a musical event. David then shares
some data on the Kiwi (one is pictured to the left) and other birds
native to New Zealand.
Life in New Zealand... »
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Getting Your Affairs in Order, by Kathy Bosworth |
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 Kathy
addresses the issue of getting your affairs in order. This includes
documents such as Wills and Living Wills. Many experience this as a
difficult issue. She talks about the dynamics of communication between
generations. This is the first of a two part series. This article
provides basic information. In the next issue of StrokeNet she will
write about the various documents to consider.
Getting Your Affairs in Order... »
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Rylyn
Meacham Center |
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 The Rylyn Meacham
Center, a not-for-profit center in Oklahoma City, Ok, USA, provides
services to stroke survivors when they no longer have medical benefits
available. This is a very uplifting article that will give many in the
stroke family hope.
Rylyn Meacham Center... »
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Stroke
Article Newsfeed Review, by Jean Googenheimer |
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 Jean
Googenheimer has recently taken the position of Newsfeed Screener for
The Stroke Network. She will regularly report through StrokeNet on
articles of interest. This month she calls our attention to an article
discussing Stem Cell therapy.
Join other Stroke Network members to discuss this article. The
discussion will be held in the chat room on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at 8pm
EST.
Newsfeed Review... »
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Website Review, by Janice Rodriguez |
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 June is
National Aphasia Association's (NAA) Awareness Month. Janice celebrates
the month by reviewing aphasia sites. Whether or not you have to deal
with aphasia check here for more info. This is the first of a two part
series. In this article the focus is general information. In July Janice
will focus on treatment and rehabilitation.
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Website Review... »
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Bio:
Dennis Martin |
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 When
Dennis Martin stroked in May 2001, he was a 56 year old engineer. He
shares with readers the early story of his stroke and some more recent
outcome.
Bios... »
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Our
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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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