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Welcome to the August issue of StrokeNet. Steve Mallory shares
the newest organization news. David Ray reports on a train trip in New
Zealand. Marty Arlen, in this month's View from a Survivor, documents
water therapy. Debra MacDonald Beauchamp shares a humorous article. Kate
Adamson, who attended a conference last month, shares her daughters
struggle with also attending. Jean Gugenheimer reviews the newest stroke
health news. August birthdays are listed.
Have a good read.
Organization Highlights,
By Steve Mallory
Steve begins his remarks this month by explaining the saga of his
medical pump replacement. We all hope the problem has been solved and
Steve will not experience pain.
The need for donations continues. Steve reports on the member
drive and writes directions for making a donation. Finally, he welcomes
two new members to the staff.
Read Steve's Report...
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Life In New Zealand
with a Stroke, By David Ray |
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 This month David describes a train ride. What a great
way to see the countryside.
Life in New Zealand... »
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Water Therapy: View
From a Survivor, By Marty Arlen |
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 Marty (aka 007) explains how water therapy has helped
in his recovery. You may enjoy reading the particulars of Marty's
water therapy class.
If you would
like to share your experiences with stroke recovery, please send your
learnings to the editor.
Water Therapy... »
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Why Me? By Debra
MacDonald-Beauchamp |
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 In this humorous article Debra shares the
experiences her family has with the TV remote. Her husband is a stroke
survivor.
Why Me... »
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Kate's Korner, By
Kate Adamson |
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 Last month Kate attended a conference. Her daughter
also participated. Stephanie experienced a bit of paralysis deciding
to attend.
Kate's Korner... »
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Stroke Article
Newsfeed, By Jean Gugenheimer |
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 Jean covers several interesting articles. Arenas
include flu shots reducing stroke risk, Zsa Zsa Gabor's stroke, and
stroke recovery, geography and luck. Also covered are the use of
estrogen drugs to protect the brain, blood tests to predict stroke
risk, and low-dose aspirin aids.
Newsfeed Review... »
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Stroke Network
Members Birthdays |
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 The Stroke Network wishes a Happy Birthday to all
those born in August. Click below to see the list of Members who have
added their August birthday to their profile.
Birthdays
are listed in the Calendar and each day the current birthdays are
listed on the Message Board. To be sure your birthday is included on
the list, 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.'
Birthdays... »
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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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