In this issue... Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory Pediatric Stroke, By Sharon-dale Stone Dealing with Caregiver Stress, By Kathy Bosworth Life In New Zealand with a Stroke, By David Ray Stroke Article Newsfeed, By Jean Kirshenbaum Website Review, By Janice Rodriguez. October Birthdays Bios: Penny Wohlford and Pam LeBlanc Our Organization

Greetings,

Jean Kirshenbaum reviews five newsfeed articles. Janice Rodriguez reviews two websites, which are resources for the stroke family. October Birthdays are listed. Featured bios are Penny Wohlford and Pam LeBlanc.

Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory

The annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser was held on October 1. Steve reports on its success. He announces the specifics of Rally Month, which is October. Be sure to read about it.

In the second section the report talks about changes which are happening to the message board and chat room. Finally staff changes are announced and special recoginition is given.

Read Steve's Remarks...

	Pediatric Stroke, By Sharon-dale Stone
Most people, who are part of The Stroke Network, are very aware that stroke can happen to those between 20-65. Some are not aware of stroke happening to those under 20. Pediatric Stroke is not only possible but is much more common then is generally known. Sharon stroked when she was 11, 37 years ago. In this article she shares statistics and some of the reasons for pediatric stroke. Pediatric Stroke,,, »

	Dealing with Caregiver Stress, By Kathy Bosworth
Kathy addresses the issue of caregiver stress. She includes helpful suggestions of dealing with the stress of care giving. Websites, which provide aid, are also listed. Caregiver Stress... »

	Life In New Zealand with a Stroke, By David Ray
David reports on the Lower Hutt Stroke Club Meeting, which he attended in September. His daughter gave the talk on organic gardening. Life In New Zealand with a Stroke... »

	Stroke Article Newsfeed, By Jean Kirshenbaum
Reviews cover the issues of obese children and stroke, dreams stopping after stroke, umbilical cords as a source of stemcells, and the value of tPA treatment. Newsfeed Review... »

	Website Review, By Janice Rodriguez.
Janice reviews two websites, which provide information for stroke survivors. Each is a reference to addition sites, which can provide even more information. Be sure to visit some of these websites. You may just find the answers to your questions. Website Review... »

	October Birthdays
The following Stroke Network members are celebrating their birthdays in October. The Stroke Network sends birthday greetings to all of these members. 10th: HostLinda (47) Linda is a Chat Host for The Stroke Network. She is caregiver for her husband Mike. Living in New York, she enjoys crocheting, remote control planes, and family; 10th: pepper7254 (50) Residing in Ohio, she lists her interests as photography, fishing and computers; 12th: sharondale (49) A resident of Ontario, Sharon stroked when she was 11. See her bio in the Gallery. Sharon contributed to this issue of StrokeNet; 17th: johnash (39). Living in California, he likes bowling, dogs, computers, and NASCAR; 23rd hoststephen (74) Stephen is Chat Host for The Stroke Network. He is also known on the message board and in chat as oldinky. Transplanted from Massachusetts, Stephen lives in Georgia. He likes computers, reading and classical music; 28th kmk1028 (48) Residing in Tennessee, kmk1028 is a survivor who enjoys reading, cooking, antiquing, dogs, cats, surfing the net, and playing online games; 29th DonG (50). Don lives in Manitoba. His interests are sports, playing golf, bowling, and curling. To be sure your birthday is included on the list of member birthdays, add the date to your profile. From the home page of the Message Board, select 'My Controls', on the left hand side of the screen look for the category 'Personal Profile.' Select 'Edit Profile.' Message Board... »

	Bios: Penny Wohlford and Pam LeBlanc
Penny stroked in 2002 while having a dressage lesson on a horse. Fortunately the horse sensed there was a problem. Penny still rides horses. She also skis and swims. Pam had her stroke 3 years ago after abusing cocaine for 15 years. She is now is college. Bios can be entered by members or sent to the editor. Instructions for entering the bio for members: From the Members Bio page: 1) Click the button at the top 'New Image'; 2) Enter the following data:A) Caption: your name; B) Large text box: Enter the bio; C) Upload photo: At the bottom of the page upload your picture from your computer; 3) Save If you do not have a digital photo contact the editor at the address at the top of this newsletter. She can send you a snail mail address where you can send a paper photo to be scanned.

	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. 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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