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Welcome to the May issue of StrokeNet. In this issue Steve Mallory
explains member features you may have missed. David Ray shares the April
meetings of his Stroke Club in Life in New Zealand with a Stroke. Cleo
Hutton contributes some reflection to celebrate Stroke Awareness Month.
In November Kathy Bosworth attended a convention held by the American
Stroke Association. She shares her experience. Janice Rodriguez reviews
Stroke Advocacy websites. A link is provided to the story of Richard
Denning. The link appears on the website of Different Strokes, a UK
association. Featured bio is of Gary Gray. Have a good read.
Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory
Steve reminds members of the importance of being a mentor. He then talks
about the member map and invites everyone to add their location. Next he
explains the Gallery and Top Site features on the Message Board. He also
explains the rationale behind using the home page as access (there are
features one may have missed!)
Read Steve's Remarks...
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Life In New Zealand with a Stroke, by David Ray |
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Age Concern, an organization targeting senior services, spoke at the
first Lower Hutt Stroke Club meeting in April. At the second meeting of
the month members were treated to a film, which their vice president
took on a trip to Little Barrier Island.
Life in New Zealand... »
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Stroke Awareness Month, by Cleo Hutton |
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Cleo contributes an article that may inspire you this May, Stroke
Awareness Month in the US. She defines stroke. In doing so Cleo offers
hope to each of us.
Stroke Awareness Month... »
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American Stroke Association Convention, by Kathy Bosworth |
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In November 2003 Kathy Bosworth attended a convention of the American
Stroke Association. In this article she reports on the experience and
challenges readers to attend a stroke convention.
Convention... »
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Website Review, by Janice Rodriguez |
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Several Stroke Advocacy websites are reviewed. Check here to find out
how to obtain good information. If you are in the US check to find out
how to contact your senators to let them know that they need to STOP
stroke now.
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Website Review... »
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Richard's Story |
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Richard Denning's stroke story is featured by Different Strokes in the
UK. Be sure to have a look at this website. Those of you who frequent
the Stroke Network message board know Richard is rich99. He stroked at
age 17.
Richard's Story... »
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Bio: Gary Gray |
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Gary Gray who is 55 had his stroke in August 2002. Gary lives in Prince
Edward Island, Canada. In his bio Gary describes his journey since his
stroke.
Bios can now be located by clicking Gallery at the top of the Message
Board. Then select Member Bios. During April Alan Morse added his bio.
Be sure to have a read. You can also see pictures of Stan and Lainy.
Click the link below to access bios directly.
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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