In this issue... Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory Life In New Zealand with a Stroke, by David Ray Balance: A View From A Survivor, by Lin Wisman Stroke Awareness Month Kate's Korner, by Kate Adamson Stroke Article Newsfeed, by Jean Gugenheimer Stroke Network Members Birthdays Bio: Asha Chandra Our Organization

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Organization Highlights, By Steve Mallory

Steve covers the topics of Guest Speaker, Language Disorders Chat, Chat Schedule, and Stroke Network Email.

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	Life In New Zealand with a Stroke, by David Ray
During April, The Lower Hutt Stroke Club listened to a representative from the Disability Centre. Later they took a bus ride. David then reports on the New Zealand Stroke Foundation initiative "Life After Stroke," guidelines for stroke management. Life In New Zealand with a Stroke... »

	Balance: A View From A Survivor, by Lin Wisman
This article shares learnings from eight years of efforts to improve balance. Balance... »

	Stroke Awareness Month
May is American Stroke Month. This article describes one way to celebrate. Stroke Awareness... »

	Kate's Korner, by Kate Adamson
Kate provided a program for sixth graders, which gave them "hands-on" experience of what it is like to be disabled. Kate's Korner... »

	Stroke Article Newsfeed, by Jean Gugenheimer
Jean reviews articles discussing aspirin vs coumadin, a new class of anti-clotting drugs, the relationship of statin use before stroking, and the use of oxygen therapy. Newsfeed Review... »

	Stroke Network Members Birthdays
The Stroke Network wishes a Happy Birthday to all those born in May. Click below to see the list of Members who have added their May 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. May Birthdays... »

	Bio: Asha Chandra
Asha stroked at the age of 34 in February 2004. In her bio she explains the experience.

	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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