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Welcome to the October Issue of StrokeNet. Those of us at StrokeNet wish
everyone a great fall. Steve opens this Newsletter by reporting on the
annual Golf Fund Raiser which took place on October 1. Sharon-dale Stone
shares information on Pediatric Stroke. Kathy Bosworth explores the issue of
Caregiver Stress. David Ray reports on a talk on organic gardening at his
Stroke Club.
Jean Googenheimer 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...
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Pediatric Stroke, By Sharon-dale Stone |
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 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,,, »
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Dealing with Caregiver Stress, By Kathy Bosworth |
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 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... »
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Life
In New Zealand with a Stroke, By David Ray |
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 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... »
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Stroke
Article Newsfeed, By Jean
Googenheimer |
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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... »
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Website Review, By Janice Rodriguez. |
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 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... »
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October Birthdays |
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 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... »
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Bios:
Penny Wohlford and Pam LeBlanc |
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 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.
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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.
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